Receiving an invitation to the Legacy Club in New York City is the dream of every affluent high school senior. Membership in this exclusive club brings with it access to power and privilege, as well as the people who can help one get to the top. Some kids prepare and wait for their invitation their whole lives, being told by all those around them the importance and necessity of membership. Bernie, Skyler and Isobel are three such teens, and thanks to their legacy status they are virtual shoo-ins for admittance. The night of the Legacy Ball typically brings with it beautiful gowns, sparkly jewelry, and memories to last a lifetime. Unfortunately this Legacy Ball will be no different, bringing memories with the glamor, only this year those memories will include a death.
The Legacies is a typical secret society type of story, only with its own little twists. The story is told through the eyes of the main characters predominantly through flashbacks centered around the events leading up to the fated Legacy Ball. I liked experiencing the story through each of their viewpoints; I found myself wanting to know what was in store for each of them as the narrative developed. The Legacies is a fast-paced novel that, at many times, left me on the edge of my seat. I felt the ending was so appropriate to the story and sends a pretty solid message to the reader, especially those young adult readers.
The Legacies is a typical secret society type of story, only with its own little twists. The story is told through the eyes of the main characters predominantly through flashbacks centered around the events leading up to the fated Legacy Ball. I liked experiencing the story through each of their viewpoints; I found myself wanting to know what was in store for each of them as the narrative developed. The Legacies is a fast-paced novel that, at many times, left me on the edge of my seat. I felt the ending was so appropriate to the story and sends a pretty solid message to the reader, especially those young adult readers.