A Legacy of Storm and Starlight is an adult fantasy along the lines of Sarah J Maas. If you enjoyed House of Earth and Blood then you will most likely enjoy this book as well, however, I would argue that this is better. 

 

Zylah starts the book in hard times. Some handsy prince tries to have his way with her, and she ends up killing him. You know you are in for a ride if you start the book with the main character heading off to hang. 

 

Of course, Zylah is not quite as she seems. She has never quite fit in, but she never suspected that she was half Fea. Now she has to come to terms with this side of her identity. 

 

I read this book slowly. Fantasy with a strong romance plot is not my favorite. However, I never wanted to put the book down. I really like Zylah, but also how well developed all the characters are. 

 

There is a lot going on during the book. I think some of the plot is neglected to further the romance in the book. A lot of readers will really appreciate this. I recognized this while wishing the romance was a little lighter. 

 

The one main point that I did not enjoy was the author would bring up a point, and then bring it up again every few sentences for the next page or so. I am sure it was a conscious choice, maybe to make sure the reader caught what was being presented. But it was the only part of the novel that I really did not enjoy. I will say that this only happened about the first third of the book, and then evened out. 

 

I loved the ending, in that it concluded the book while also perfectly setting it up for the next book. There is so much that I still want to know, but I also don’t feel let down. There was a lot in this first book. 

 

I’m not a big fan of star ratings - except I know that they help Indi authors. I would say this book is a solid 3.5. This book needs a lot more hype. There are so many readers that would fall so hard in love with this world.