Reviewed by -- Wendy
Walker
Book Review of -- Rey de
Noches (Legacy Cycle) by Sean
Torres
My overall star rating -- from 1-5 -- 3.5
About the book:
Becoming
king of a world where no sun exists is never simple, even after 3 years of
proving yourself as a worthy candidate. Since the night Ruiz left to begin his
journey like his brother before him, he vows to prove himself a worthy
candidate, in order to obtain said 'holy grail' of Noches itself by earning the
title: Rey de Noches.
Even when
receiving the strangest task: Prevent Chaos that will come to Noches. Seems
like a mockery to Ruiz, although he begins to learn the truth as the events
unfold. Discovery of these new 'beings', coming face to face with the world's
most wanted man, the Moon goddess Luna ending relations with Hispania and the
nations that succeeded from it, a current 20 year inactive King of Noches,
leads Ruiz into a series of events threatening the existence of magic itself.
Ruiz soon
learns the truth of what happened to his brother not only changing his life,
but to his belief over his life's purpose if he's to become the most important
being in Noches, or nothing but a sacrifice…
Book creation ratings:
Overall
total -- 21 out of a possible 30
--
Story & characters -- 8
--
Cover & title -- 7
--
Editing & formatting -- 6
*
based on a 1-10 scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good; 8-10, very good.*
My 5 point review:
-1- This book
was based in an original land with imaginative characters, I really enjoyed
putting my imagination to work bringing this world to life as I read this
book.
-2- Occasionally
I found myself a little confused trying to keep up (things jumped around a bit)
and due to the original nature of the world and characters a lot of
explanations and descriptions required. but otherwise the story was very
exciting and full of twists.
-3- For a
short book the author did an excellent job at with the characters and their
relationships, they are strong and well balanced.
-4- Ruiz with
his unique appearance and the scales are well described. I wished
their would be more adventures in the Legacy Cycle, I really liked Ruiz from the beginning, but I
fell in love with him by the end of the
book.
-5- The
Hispanic-based flavor of the book was new for me and very refreshing, I enjoyed
the idea of the perpetual
night.
Reader Recommendations
Genre
-- young adult, fantasy
Age
recommendations -- 15 plus, In parts
the book is very full on, I am not sure the younger audience could keep up with
it.
Sex
content rating -- Not
Applicable
Violence
rating -- Minor
Violence, not graphic.
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