Zoe Reed

"In a land impoverished by a war that started before she was born, Kiena has provided for her mother and brother by becoming one of the best hunters in the kingdom. But when a lifelong friend with connections recommends her to the king to track a runaway princess, her life gets turned upside down. Finding the princess is easy. Deciding what to do in a conflicting mess of politics and emotions ... not so much"--Cover.

Breaking Legacies

grace richards

this book is princess x hunter and that’s all you need to know really. ava and kiena are so beautifully written and portrayed it left me wanting more. the only reason this book is 4.5 stars rather than the full 5 is because the vibes in the first half of the book are immaculate, they’re chefs kiss. the yearning, the forbidden romance, the tension. and even the second half is chefs kiss. the angst, the hurt, the comfort. but obviously due to the nature of the book, the second half is more of an ensemble cast which means that ava and kiena got less time together and their weren’t as many scenes where it was just the two of them. so really it’s a totally personal thing where i just want more ava and kiena. anyways read this book. i love sapphic high fantasy

Renee

I like fantasy....in movies, not books. Breaking Legacies, however, is giving me plenty of reasons to explore the genre I so happily skip over when deciding on the next book to read. Honestly, it was only out of curiosity that I gave this lengthy story a shot. Fortunately, it was all over the moment I cracked my forefinger and swiped to Chapter 1. I was so engrossed in this love story I had blurred vision for three days straight. 

Breaking Legacies reads like a T.V. mini series. It’s a slight mix of Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings but with strong, independent women as main characters. There’s Kiena the brave, her love Ava the romantic, Nita the pragmatist, and Rhein the peacemaker. I don’t know who or what Elder Numa is, but I’m throwing her in there too. There is only one descriptive intimate scene between Kiena and Ava, but with all the physical contact and intense emotions, one is enough. The chemistry, spark, magnetic attraction, etc is there, all of it. (I wonder about that painting Ava showed Kiena near the cave...hmm 🤔) That dungeon scene with Hazlitt was dra-ma-tic. I think I held my breath while reading the entire scene. I did get misty eyed, but it’s that damn tablet vision syndrome I tell ya, gets me every time. Speaking of eyes, I’ll never look at dragons the same way again; you talk about sacrifice. Also, there was a nice surprise for Ava at the end which brought the story full circle. 

I hate that my review doesn’t give this book the raving review it deserves. You’ll just have to read it to see for yourself.

Lucia Correa

5+ STARS!

Years ago I read a lot of fantasy such as Mercedes Lackey and epic Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon and of course relatively recently JK Rowling. Is Zoe Reed in these ladies stature? No, of course not. But not many are. But has she written an action packed adventure with strong women, romance, friendships, well developed characters, tears, fast paced, tragedies, triumphs, twists and turns and of course there are castles, magic, witches and more - yes, yes she has. 

I throughly enjoyed this book - and I'm certain to re-read it. Highly recommended.

Breaking Legacies

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