Bewitched Bookworms

*sigh* what an awesome book. Seriously, it was absolutely great! See, I love historical fiction. And, this one is even more special since it is set in a fictional fantasy historical world that is just incredibly imaginative. I love what Cayla Kluver developed her and I envie her talent in creating such a world. Also, I have to mention that she was only 15 when she created this work of fantastic fiction, but one would never guess this when reading her book. In Legacy we have two rival communities that are in war with each other since a very long time. Also, they can't be more different from each other. The Kingdom of Hytanica is like you would imagine a kingdom back in the middle ages. Very patriarchic, with a King and long beautiful gowns and Knight tournaments... The Kingdom of Cokyri however, is very mysterious and one doesn't know much about them. Apparently they are in contrast to Hytantica matriarchic, where women can rule and are bale to fight instead of just looking pretty. The story is told from Alera's POV, she's the Crown Princess of Hytanica and is supposed to marry soon so that her father can retire from being king. Her father has already the perfect candidate for her, but... she despises him. When Narian a long lost song of Hycantia comes in Alera's life, everything changes for her. The way she sees herself and her kingdom....I loved loved loooooveeddddd the characters the most. I love Alera's voice, she is the perfect Crown Princess mature enough to know about her responsibilities but still young enough to break rules and be reckless. She seemed for me perfectly real and a very honest character. I could relate to all the decisions she made, which is very rare in literature for me. Often characters do things I have to shake me head. Alera stays true to her character the whole time. She is Crown Princess and this means sometimes she has to do what is best for her Kingdom not just best for her. I loved this! Alera's bodyguard London is the most awesomnest secondary character ever. I think I have to beg Cayla for a book only about him!! I am in love with him!! My heart broke for him a few times in the book and I shed some tears on his behalf. Maybe we will get more of him in the next books? I sincerely hope so... and, don't get me wrong, he's not part of any Love Triangle here... he's just the bodyguard... and oh so awesome! Stelton, the man Alera shall marry is a jerk. He's arrogant and I although can't like him, he's again perfectly portrayed and described. But he's also not easy to figure out which makes vey intriguing despite is jerky behavior. Then there is Narian. The lost boy and ...*swooon* he's awesome and has everything I need in a boy to swoon over. Dark, mysterious, strong, determined and oh so sweet! Still, there is still so much to learn about him and I'm excited to find out more about him. Legacy is epic! It is an epic tale of forbidden love, loss, responsibilities, war, dark mysterious legends and two kingdoms so different from each other! The cast of characters is incredible and very deeply portrayed, one can see that the author spend time with her characters and each of them got the same love from her. Each one stayed true during the book and I loved to see their development. I can't wait for more!