3 out of 5 starsUnfortunately, this final book was the weakest of the three. Although the series as a whole had a solid plot and that the climax was exciting, there were just some big things that bothered me.First of all, everything was just too convenient. There were no casualties of the battle (which is completely unrealistic). At the end of the battle, the girls opened up the door so easily and then the gods completely switched to their side. Just because their circumstances change doesn't mean an evil person would automatically change to your side. Lastly, Grace's parents and Milo accepted everything way too easily. Why weren't the sisters institutionalized after telling their family and friends that they were fighting Greek monsters?Secondly, the book was so corny. The relationship between the sisters was disgustingly sweet. "We are sisters so we are super powerful! Love will solve everything!" is not something sixteen-year-olds who almost died would say to each other. Also, what I loved about the previous two books was the fact that the romance was not the forefront of the series. Unfortunately, that changed completely. Thane and Greer's relationship was so instalove. You can't start a romance in the third book of a trilogy, and Greer is just completely unlikable so I don't understand why anyone would fall in love with her. Gretchen became a completely new person, but not in a good way. The rest of the book was a solid read, so it earned three stars. This series was enjoyable, but it was not one of my favorites. Ugh. This series took a serious nosedive. The premise was interesting. I liked the characters. The writing was fine. The plot was a major issue, though.I kept waiting for the series to get better. While things did happen in the first and second book, there was a serious lack of story arc within the books and neither of them really pushed the series forward(but read my review on the other books for more about that).The third book finally picks it up a bit, but still lacked a compelling story line and conflict. The things that really should have been more of a conflict or issue were rather brushed over. For example, the big question throughout the story is the location of the magical gate they have to protect. It has been missing for eons and they don't know where to find it. Instead of trying to find it themselves, they spend the books trying to find the people who can tell them where it is, only the people don't know where it is, either. Then suddenly, one of them figures it out while she's hanging out with her boyfriend. Just poof! There it is! They spend more time trying to save their mentors than they did trying to save the world. It's hard to really describe it without giving tons of spoilers, but it felt like the focus on the book was on rescuing people who had been kidnapped rather than trying to stop this looming evil.The final conflict is ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. Here the girls have spent considerable amounts of time trying to protect their helpless friends and family, and then when the final battle is about to start, they call in all these helpless people to fight with them. And they all survived, too! Yes, they needed reinforcements, but having one of their boyfriend's soccer team (no joke) show up to fight monsters isn't exactly helpful when they don't know how to fight and they're facing mythological creatures with magic, super-strength, and even venom. It was absolutely ridiculous.And though I did like the characters, in this book my love for them waned. Thane and Greer's relationship makes no sense and I kept waiting for it to be explained, but apparently, not. They're just a couple who see each other and are suddenly in love, which is kind of creepy since she's an identical triplet to his adoptive sister. It's kind of weird to be kissing a girl who looks just like your sister.Thane, himself, was a real likable guy and one of my favorites, but his whole story was irritating. It was obvious for a long time something was up with him. I waited patiently through the second book for answers. Then through most of the third book. By the time it was finally "revealed", I was so irritated and had long ago guessed the truth (due to the huge amounts of clues left laying around...including one of the characters being told that he was a member of Artemis's soldiers) that the scene and subsequent emotional fall-out had little impact on me. The others knew something was up for a long time, but refused to push him for answers, which is stupid. I just kept getting irritated at all of them for the way it was handled.I could go on and on about all the little irritating details that kept piling up to make this an awful read, but I really just felt like though the premise and characters were interesting, the actual plot of the books could have been shaved down into a duology, maybe even a standalone, and even then the story line just wasn't compelling. I ended up scanning the last 1/4 of the book, which is saying something, since that was the build up to the final conflict.And the wrap-up at the end was really rushed. For a series that took its time revving up, it really skimmed over the aftermath.
What do You think about Sweet Legacy (2013)?
A perfect ending to a great series. I'm sorry it had to end. i loved this series it was amazing
—angelmusic
this was the best book i have read.it is amazing.:)
—Saroniii
