Marie Lu
Putnam
305 pg., U.S. Hardcover
Five out of Five Stars
What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.
From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths - until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias' death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.
Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills.
From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths - until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias' death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.
Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills.
Marie Lu has written a wonderfully crafted novel full of emotionally driven characters with entirely different motives that ultimately merge in the end, a plot so rich and original and twisted that one would never even dream of forgetting about it, and a conflict so realistic that the reader feels so immersed in the problem itself.
Throughout the book, I never experienced any confusion, but I did experience a lot of excitement and thrill. While there was not a great amount of foreshadowing in the story, the ultimate discovery based on the conflict was totally unforeseen, yet gripping, a changed the way I looked at the story and its characters. I went throughout the whole book believing one thing, but most of my beliefs turned out to be false!
The concept of the setting was extremely unique and disturbing, and I would be intrigued to hear more about it. I absolutely loved the idea of a corrupt Los Angeles and a country split into two. In this sense, it is very similar to The Hunger Games in the idea that it is a post-apocalyptic country. Another concept, though, is a suspicious plage spreading around the country, something that is resolved in a quite scary way in the end.
Legend is the first book in a series.
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