I was looking forward to a suspenseful journey led by Wilbur Smith when I received my copy of Legacy of War via bookish first. I was greatly disappointed. The book was slow paced and daunting to me. I had to reread sentences and paragraphs, but I was still lost. The concept was interesting. A historical fiction book, that looks at life after Hitler is killed. It explores the families of those who still believed in Hitler‘s way of thinking. Then the story (and the Courtney Family) moves to Kenya where the current empire is falling and Saffron Courtney (the main character) is caught between a battle for freedom or his new country. The Courtney family just can’t win.
This is my first book by Wilbur Smith, and it is the 19th of a series about the Courtney family. Having no background of the Courtney family may have hindered my ability to enjoy this book.
This is my first book by Wilbur Smith, and it is the 19th of a series about the Courtney family. Having no background of the Courtney family may have hindered my ability to enjoy this book.