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Posted June 17, 2011
I would like to read whether or not you enjoyed the book NOT what happens in the book. REVIEW NOT SUMMARIZE!!
42 out of 77 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 17, 2011
I agree. A review is what you think of the book and not a summary. But if you want to get your message across, try being tactful, polite, and sounding intelligent. Then maybe people might listen.
29 out of 48 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Every family has it legends, lore and pieces of history to pass from one generation to another. But what if the legacy you are passing onto your children was evil and sinister and could cause harm. Would you ignore the truth of what has happened in the past to have children for the future - yes if you truly did not believe that evil is an inherited trait.
Maddie and Sarah Temple were twins who had inherited a gift that they never understood and a mother who denied that it existed. Questions were never answered and doors never opened even when things happened that could not be explained or even understood. They were twins in every way but one contrast was very apparent Maddie was light to Sarah's darkness and they fed off of each other's personalities and lived in one another's head. But after a horrific accident that kills their father and puts Sarah into a comatose state Maddie and her mother begin life again, or so Maddie thinks. After ten years of living without the voice of her sister in her head Sarah is back and the nightmare of their life together begins again. Sarah has been a lab experiment on sleep research for the government trying to use her psychic ability to manipulate its enemies. But what they have done is stir the evil that lives within Sarah that is now creeping into Maddie's life and driving her slowly insane.
The one saving grace in Maddie's life is Dr. Jarred Keith who is trying desperately to save her from the nightmares and get her to realize the dream of them together. But with Sarah completely free of her coma, stronger than ever and drawing Maddie into the web of destruction that she has created is any kind of normal life possible for either Sarah or Maddie. Maddie is able to stay in control with Jarred beside her but will he really want to stay when the complete picture of how horrible her family legacy is revealed.
Sarah's darkness is coming and with Maddie and Jarred running will everything explode before the real truth is revealed? Will the legacy become a curse or a salvation for the sisters?
With all the twists and turns in this book every time you think you have it figured out Ms. DeStefano takes another spin around the block. You have to pay attention to get all the details and follow who the specific characters are but the time you take to work it out is worth it since this book is not only entertaining it is downright scary in parts!
26 out of 48 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.From my goodreads review:
I was amazingly surprised at this dark tale of anger, love and finally redemption. "Dark Legacy" tells story of two twins with psychic abilities, and the chance to use their gift for either good or evil a fight to free themselves from those who want control over them, their ability to influence peoples minds though thoughts and dreams. The Temple twins had their connection was severed early on, as Sara went into a coma while in their teens. Maddie went on with her life, tried to be happy, and into the medical field . Alas, someone is waking up Sara and wanting to use the gifts as a weapon. This premise created Ms. DeStefano kept me turning one page after another, her characters rich and full, the landscape dark and full of rich colours that reminded me of Tim Burton film or of Dean Koontz in his dark tales of Chris Snow"Fear Nothing". Not only do you have a pretty good thriller, but you have a decent romance too. The romance didn't feel forced, but added another dimension to the story.
It seems that this book has received some negative reviews, but maybe I'm not as picky as long as the story is good, and I believe that "Dark Legacy" is a pretty decent and easy read. I do agree with some in that the dialogue is written so that you can feel the unraveling of Maddie's' and Sara's psyche, and make the book seem darker...really it reminds me of the dialogue in some of Steven King books, this is not a fluffy bunny happy story, more of a dystopia really. I am one who is looking forward to Ms. DeStafano's next installment of the Temple Twins, and I hope I am just as pleased as I was as I am with the current work.
21 out of 27 people found this review helpful.
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Posted May 31, 2011
What a good book! I loved it.
20 out of 31 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 18, 2011
The twists and turns will keep you going! Loved this book and recommend it to all readers!!! I could not put it down!!!
9 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 17, 2011
Why would you write the whole freaking story in the review thats just Stupid
9 out of 38 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Twin sisters Maddie and Sarah Temple inherited something paranormal that neither understood and their mom hid behind a facade of denial. The siblings had each other though they were opposites as Maddie was light and Sarah was dark. However, a horrific accident shatters the family as their dad dies and Sarah becomes comatose.
Maddie and her mom move on. However after a decade of not hearing Sarah's voice in her head, Maddie begins to hear her twin. Her mom lied to her re Sarah and now Maddie knows her sister has been part of a government experiment to deploy psychic skills as a weapon. Their effort has released the dark side of Sarah without Maddie's light to mute the evil. Maddie vows to save her sibling and overcome the DARK LEGACY curse that passed through generations of her ancestors including her mother; her boyfriend, Jarrod Keith vows to save both twins.
This is a great twisting thriller starring twins who are yin and yang to one another and a hero willing to die to keep his beloved safe while helping her find her sibling, who is more in the shadows that mute the dark. The story line is fast-paced from the onset especially once Maddie knows the truth about her DARK LEGACY compounded by her mother's betrayal and desertion. She and Harrod make a strong team, but their fight against those who have experimented with Sarah seems like climbing Mt. Everest in high heels (even if we have come a long way).
Harriet Klausner
8 out of 14 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 18, 2011
I felt the story stuttered and was almost hard to read.
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 17, 2011
This book freaked me out
6 out of 11 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 17, 2011
My god! Write a review not the entire story. I would read it, but i already know what happens. Thanks alot to the people who wrote the story in a REVIEW! You ruined it for me!
6 out of 28 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 18, 2011
I think my headline says it all. Really, if you haven't read the book - there is no need to rate and review it. Also, IMO, if you're asking a question about the book, I think it is really unfair to the author and potiental readers to rate the book with only one star. Atleast give the book three stars.......Another thing, why is there so much complaining when the book is free?!?! Just appreciate the fact that BN offers Free Fridays.
4 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 17, 2011
So is it good.or not? i dnt have time to read a review.as long as tha book
4 out of 26 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 20, 2011
This book had good intentions but fell short when it came to carrying them out. Often times it was hard to understand and the wriiting style while decent felt very jumbled. It could have been a great book :/
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.It is really a shame that so many people gave a poor rating without reading the book. It is unfair to the author and it makes it hard to decide whether to purchase a book or not.
3 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 17, 2011
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Posted June 17, 2011
How can you people rate a book you haven't read? I give you people 0 stars. Maybe actualy read somthing other than tweets, and then get a clue! :)
3 out of 11 people found this review helpful.
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Posted July 11, 2011
I downloaded the book free so won't complain that I wasted my money. I'm not a fan of romance novels so maybe it's my fault for reading it. The book sounded like it would be a good suspense novel. But the suspense could have been accomplished so much better instead of repeating the same thing over and over and OVER again!!! Why not develop more of the characters and their history? Instead I read, "I'm here sweetheart" about 50 times in this short novel. And the glaring anger of Jarred and Maddie is over the top and interrupts the current point, making it difficult to follow along. I finally found myself skipping whole paragraphs. It's a shame that a great idea was wasted by the writing. Sorry if this sounds too harsh - just giving my honest opinion.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted July 11, 2011
This book was okay, but not anything special. The romance was very, very unrealistic. Also, the psychic part of it confused me. The book stated that the twins were psychic... but then it seemed like everybody was getting into everybody else's heads. I'm just glad that the dream states where in italics so we could tell the difference between that and reality. The characters were flat, and there were often repeated phrases that were hard to comprehend: "Our minds brushed against eachother". I'm glad this was a free book. It was not that good, and hard to get through. Books usually take me a week; this took me a month.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.It was free when I got it, and I've found some really good books on the free list. This one is not one of those for me. Psychically connected twins being manipulated as weapons, is a great idea. I wanted to get attached to the characters, I wanted to know what was going to happen but it just didn't flow. Maybe it's just me, but it was hard to follow and repetative.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Overview
Maddie Temple finds her life spiraling out of control as the mental link she shares with her twin sister pushes her closer and closer toward madness and her only hope for redemption lies with a psychiatrist who could end her career.