Disclaimer: I received this book from BookSparks. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book Series: Book 1

Rating: 3.5/5

Publication Date: March 12, 2019

Genre: YA Sci-Fi

Recommended Age: 16+ (language, sex, seizures, science)

Publisher: TorTeen

Pages: 368

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Synopsis: THE TESLA LEGACY follows a precocious young scientist named Lucy Phelps whose fateful encounter in the Tesla Suite of the New Yorker Hotel unlocks her dormant electrical powers. As Lucy struggles to understand her new abilities through scientific experimentation, she is thrust into a centuries old battle between rival alchemical societies.

One side wants her help and the other wants her dead, but both believe she is the next step in human evolution. Unfortunately, carriers of the genetic mutation—including Nikola Tesla—have a greatly reduced life expectancy. Even if Lucy can outrun her enemies, she can’t outrun herself.

Review: I thought this book was really good. It was really educational on Tesla, even if it was a bit fantastical on some of the details. The book has a really good concept and the pacing is perfect for this book. The characters are also really well developed as well.

However, the book is really clunky in the middle and with the fight scenes. Some of the side characters are unremarkable and need development. I really feel that the book could have been better, but I just felt so bogged down by the action scenes and by these secret societies that, to me, aren’t really that well developed.

Verdict: A decent book overall!