"This is just the beginning to your journey. You'll get used to it. Everything will be fine." 
 I had not been really anticipating the release of this book. In fact, I only heard about it a few days before it came out and still hadn't been anticipating it. But... I had to read something. So I went to the bookstore and bought a mix of books: one paranormal (Demon Road) and fantasy (Legacy of Kings). 
 Now, I love fantasy. I have always loved it. Loved the dragons, the princesses and the rulers going into battle. I love many fantasy books: Throne of Glass, the Shadowhunter Chronicles, Skulduggery Pleasant. But those are a journey to me, they aren't books. They are a journey I am swept off my feet and soaring through the clouds. 
 Legacy of Kings was an experience, it never let me go, I was always engrossed, never looking away from the page and I was flying out of this world and into 340BC with fantastical elements and amazing characters who I went through so much with. Legacy of Kings is definitely, without a doubt, my favourite Young Adult fantasy book of this year. I will be surprised if anything can top this. 
 We are introduced to many characters, but I'm going to go ahead and speak about the main characters of the POV's and their intentions. Don't worry, I won't give you any spoilers. I wouldn't dare spoil this masterpiece of a book. 
 Kat: a girl from Erissa who is falling in love with her foster brother flees to the Empire to kill the queen. For what reason? Find out and read it... 
 Heph: Heph is the prince's best friend, dedicated to swearing upon his soul and life. That is until dangers arrive of the Aesarian Lords. 
 Jacob: Jacob is forever drawn to Kat, and will do anything for her, even if it means protecting her from Heph. 
 Alex: the great prince and soon to be ruler of the land, Alexander is threatened by the Aesarian Lords and by a newcomer, who seems to be connecting with him in a familiar bond. 
 Zofia: Zofia, betrothed to Prince Alexander, a princess of Persia, is ready to alter her fate by travelling to find the Spirit Eaters. 
 There is one more POV, but it's kind of a surprise that comes up ever so rarely in the book, and I won't give you too much on that, but they're short and snappy chapters and they are so good! 
 Now, to start off, the writing. THE WRITING STYLE IS ABSOLUTELY BLOODY FANTASTIC. I was so engrossed and intrigued with the writing style and the plot and needed to know more. The descriptions were so real, and I was never bored. Every single detail - of khol, of shade of eyeshadow, of the trees, of the barracks and training arenas - was so entertaining to read about and escape into this fantastic world. 
 "As they'd entered, torches held high, they saw an altar of sorts at the far end, and above it a giant painted eye, almond-shaped, kohl-lined, the iris shockingly blue." 
 Next: the characters. You have no idea how amazed I was by the characters in this book. They were just so unpredictable and cursed with such boundaries drawing them apart from each other, and it was just so heartbreaking that I couldn't even read some parts sometimes. I would stop, stare at the page, wait and then continue. To be honest, my favourites were Heph and Kat. Not together, but their separate journeys, especially Kat. The last few chapters of hers were just so amazing, and it was like watching Arya grow when she trains and journeys with the Hound. The feels were completely and wholly saddening but it was amazing altogether. 
 ALSO ZO YO. Zo was such a complicated yet interesting character and I loved her contributions to the plot and the storyline. Her chapters were always sad, though, just because of her backstory and whenever it would show character comparisons to a flashback in her life. Watching her go on her journey to the Spirit Eaters was amazing and her last chapter made me cry so hard, because she had just come so far and... It was just beautiful to watch her grow up and become so independent. 
 Jacob. Mmmmm, I didn't like this dude. I just didn't. I had my Spidey senses tingling whenever I read one of his chapters, and then when the battle happened and that THING happened, when he did the thing and then the other thing came and... I just wanted to throttle him. Grrrr, selfish bastard. I mean, yeah, he was cute at times but most of the time he was an airsick lowlander. 
 "Heph. Alex. Kat. Olympias. Phillip. All of them can go to Hades as far as she is concerned." 
 This quote was possibly my favourite of all the quotes. Cynane said this, Alex's kinda sister. Eh, it's complicated, you should just read the book. I think it's just interesting to see the refusals that she lets off and vents to the audience, and I love seeing that anger expressed into hatred for the rest of the characters of the plot. It was just amazing to read about. 
 Now, I just have to talk about the battle because the badassery of the women in this series is just unreal. With the hellion, the (view spoiler)[SNAKE VENOM BOMBS LIKE HOLY CRAP WHAAAAT YOU GO KAT WOO (hide spoiler)] and the descriptions of the attacks and when Jacob did the thing, I WANTED TO SCREAM AND SHOUT AND LET IT ALL OUT. 
 So, this was intended to be a review but it's basically yelling and screaming because this book is so amazing and one of my faves. So, basically, I loved it. I loved it so so so SO much, and Empire of Dust is mandatory reading for next year. Everyone binge this series of something when it comes out, because DAMN.