A review by ciska
The Legacy, by Melissa Delport
3.0
*Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in return for an honest review*
Author
Melissa Delport graduated from the University of South Africa with a Bachelor’s Degree in English in 2000.
At the age of twenty-four Melissa started a logistics company (Transmax) from the spare room of her flat and built it up to two fully operational depots in Durban and Johannesburg. Now, 10 years later, she has sold her business in order to write full time.
Melissa lives with her husband and three children in Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Review
I liked the idea of a woman infiltrating on a very important position and was curious how the story would develop. Rebecca is a powerful woman with a strong will. She is very clear in choices she makes and everything has to move to reach her goal. I did have a problem with her turn around after growing up under the regiment, believing the 'lies' told to being a big part of the resistance. It is clear she is the most important person in the book. I would have liked to know more about other interesting characters like her father, Michael and Reed.
The story starts when Rebecca is still very young and quickly moves to the important action of her trying to defeat her husband. It is not always clear what happened in certain periods of Rebecca's life. Though some of these holes area filled later in the story I felt I missed important information at points. Still I kept on reading as I really wanted to know if she would manage to make it all right.
Author
Melissa Delport graduated from the University of South Africa with a Bachelor’s Degree in English in 2000.
At the age of twenty-four Melissa started a logistics company (Transmax) from the spare room of her flat and built it up to two fully operational depots in Durban and Johannesburg. Now, 10 years later, she has sold her business in order to write full time.
Melissa lives with her husband and three children in Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Review
I liked the idea of a woman infiltrating on a very important position and was curious how the story would develop. Rebecca is a powerful woman with a strong will. She is very clear in choices she makes and everything has to move to reach her goal. I did have a problem with her turn around after growing up under the regiment, believing the 'lies' told to being a big part of the resistance. It is clear she is the most important person in the book. I would have liked to know more about other interesting characters like her father, Michael and Reed.
The story starts when Rebecca is still very young and quickly moves to the important action of her trying to defeat her husband. It is not always clear what happened in certain periods of Rebecca's life. Though some of these holes area filled later in the story I felt I missed important information at points. Still I kept on reading as I really wanted to know if she would manage to make it all right.