Title: Allegiance SubTitle: The Legacy Trilogy: Book II Author: Cayla Kluver Publisher: HarlequinTEEN Pub Date: February 28, 2012 Category: Young adult fantasy I had mixed feelings about Legacy the first book in this trilogy, particularly disliking the ending, but when I had the opportunity to read this sequel, I found myself keen to find out what happened, and I’m pleased to say that Allegiance is a much better book than its predecessor. It is a moving story about a girls allegiance to her heart and her people. I found the first book slow and disliked the selfish immaturity, stupidity and weakness of the main character, Princess Alera, who at seventeen succumbed to her father’s pressure to marry the egotistical Lord Steldor despite her dislike for the man.  Unfortunately, all the women in the story were weak, frivolous and insignificant but I loved the strong characters of the supporting cast of members of the elite guard. Allegiance started out the same way with Alera (now … [Read more...]