Keeper of the Lost Cities Book 8: Legacy by Shannon Messenger

Summary from Goodreads:

Illusions shatter—and Sophie and her friends face impossible choices—in this astonishing eighth book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series.

Sophie Foster wants answers. But after a lifetime of lies, sometimes the truth is the most dangerous discovery. Even the smallest secret comes with terrifying new responsibilities.

And Sophie’s not the only one with blank spots in her past, or mysteries surrounding her family. She and her friends are part of something much bigger than they imagined—and their roles have already been chosen for them.

Every clue drags them deeper into the conspiracy. Every memory forces them to question everything—especially one another. And the harder they fight, the more the lines blur between friend and enemy.

Review:

I had a feeling I would love this book, based on the cover alone….I mean it’s Big Ben, and Sophie is levitating, with power coming off of her in sparks, while holding on to Keefe and Fitz. I guessed it had something to do with Keefe’s memory, and I was partly right!

So much happens in this book! And it pretty much continues immediately after where book 7 left off. Sophie has a bit of an angsty argument with Mr. Forkle. I like that a big part of the book focuses on making Sophie work with other members of her team. We get more time with Dex, Biana, Stina, and Wylie (and this made things really interesting). We also learned a lot more about the nobility and the Council.

Sophie gets her second stolen memory back (along with her sister)! And it was awesome to see her again too. There’s another reset that has to happen, more power struggles, some serious political showdowns, lots of action at the Dwarves’ capital city, and Sophie has to balance her new responsibilities, helping one friend find old memories, sort of date someone, lead a team for the council, still figure out her ever growing/increasing powers, and not die will escaping the Neverseen at every turn. Oh, and another friend was taken by the Neverseen in the last book….

A large part of the book is also about finding out who Sophie’s biological parents are…so she can mostly please a certain boy…(that’s all I will say on this extremely annoying matter). But, oh my goodness the cliffhanger with this reveal at the end was crazy. My jaw dropped. It’s also the reason, I went right into book 8.5….I liked this book a lot more than the one before it. The action was much better paced. AKA: half of it didn’t take place in the hospital wing of a school. There wasn’t much school time at all, actually.

The hardest thing about finishing this book was knowing that there won’t be a book 9 for another year…I do have book 8.5 (review to come). But, it’s not the same as a whole book. I’m so glad I found a distracting series to obsess over at this time. I give this one a 9/10.