Legacy of Chaos

Legacy of Chaos by Larissa Ione
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

We spent a little time learning about Stryke in the last book. He’s the next generation and son of Shade and Runa, and he is a jerk. The first book in this series spent a lot of time tiptoeing around what happened to Crux’s twin, Chaos, but what we mostly know going into this one is that it broke Stryke and estranged him from his family.

In the last book, Cyan’s roommate was murdered by an Aegis agent using one of Stryke’s weapons. Cyan is, obviously, very conflicted because she spent a lot of years idolizing him. She’s a technomancer working at DART, put in an even more awkward position when her boss asks her to go on loan to Stryke’s company to oversee/help with a new weapon he’s making for them. She swallows her pride and goes, ending up differentiating herself by being the only one of Stryke’s employee’s who will not bow to him and his greatness. Turns out, that’s exactly what Stryke needs right now. He’s been very close to the edge for a while and he’s been informed that his suppressants are on the road to killing him.

I really liked the vulnerability that we got out of Stryke in this book. I also really enjoyed Cyan, who was not some damsel in distress in any way through the book. She dives in, ready to face any and all challenges, even when they come with years and years of baggage. I think this book was even better than book 1, so I’m super excited for book 3 next! I should probably mention the heaven stuff too, but it still feels pretty minor but will likely come to a head before the end (hopefully).

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