Review: Legend

Title: Legend

Author: Marie Lu

Genre: Dystopia

Rating: 8/10

Recommend to: Dystopian Fans

Type: Paperback

Date Read: 29th July, 2013

No. in Series: #1

Ahhh, I good dystopian, there are so many bad ones. Legend is pretty great; great storyline, great characters, great writing, great twists. Just great everything!

This book is set in a world where the western half of the United States is now The Republic. From one of the Republic’s wealthy military families, June is a prodigy to the Republic and is treated as the best thing ever. June has never needed anything until her brother is murdered and her only lead is Day. Day is the Republic’s most wanted criminal but is he really as evil as the Republic has told June.

This book is told from two POV’s: Day’s and June’s. I really liked that we also got Day’s POV because if I just got June’s then I would’ve hated Day and I don’t want to hate Day because Day is amazing.

There wasn’t much world-building and I didn’t understand much about the Republic but I think that Prodigy should clear all that up. It wasn’t that important because the story was just so intriguing and it felt like a movie. The plot was just so easy to read and the writing style was really cool because a scene happened so fast even though it lasted a few pages it didn’t feel like it.

I really liked the mystery and all the little things that we found out along the way. It was really enthralling and I just wanted more.

I liked Day and June together because they complimented each other and when they fought together it was so awesome. I nearly felt pity for the people who tried to take them on but i didn’t because they were evil SOB’s.

I just *sigh* love this.

Review for #2: https://jamminsinfinitebookshelf.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/review-prodigy/