Legend
"Legend doesn't merely survive the hype, it deserves it."
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Young Elites
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's 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 the New York Times bestselling author of The Young Elites
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's 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.
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Stereotypical YA Dystopian
I could definitely tell while reading this book roughly when it came out because it had VERY obvious characteristics that were common for YA dystopian when that genre was popular. That being said, I canât say I was super interested in this book. Had I read the book sooner, perhaps I would have enjoyed it more, but because I could point out all the aspects that were dystopian, the story actually became rather predictable.
Dual POV
To be quite honest, Iâm not really sure I liked either POV. While I understand what they were each designed to do and their purpose and their stories were interesting (well⦠kind of), I just never felt myself growing attached to or caring about either of these two main characters. Part of this had to do with just how young and naive both of the characters came across despite the circumstances they grew up in that would have likely aged them up mentally. I feel like other characters in the book would have offered much more interesting narratives, but those characters also werenât classified as YA. Soâ¦
Backstory
God, this is also a very common story-telling mechanism of the time-period in which this was written (which is crazy because it wasnât that long ago), but the constant backstory trying to offer us insight into who the two main characters are and what happened to them in the past really didnât help much in most instances. I can think of only one off the top of my head that might have been helpful, but definitely not for book one. Itâs obvious that will become a fact later on in the series and the rest of the backstories just dragged the pace down, which really didnât need to happen as it was already on the slow side.
Thomas
Alright, can we just stop for a second and talk about the fact that Thomas is a SUPER CREEP! I imagined him being around the age of Juneâs brother or at the very least above 18 since he was no longer in college and he was making advances and trying to kiss a 15-year-old girl!!! Are you kidding me?! DUDE! Cradle Robbing much?
I could definitely tell while reading this book roughly when it came out because it had VERY obvious characteristics that were common for YA dystopian when that genre was popular. That being said, I canât say I was super interested in this book. Had I read the book sooner, perhaps I would have enjoyed it more, but because I could point out all the aspects that were dystopian, the story actually became rather predictable.
Dual POV
To be quite honest, Iâm not really sure I liked either POV. While I understand what they were each designed to do and their purpose and their stories were interesting (well⦠kind of), I just never felt myself growing attached to or caring about either of these two main characters. Part of this had to do with just how young and naive both of the characters came across despite the circumstances they grew up in that would have likely aged them up mentally. I feel like other characters in the book would have offered much more interesting narratives, but those characters also werenât classified as YA. Soâ¦
Backstory
God, this is also a very common story-telling mechanism of the time-period in which this was written (which is crazy because it wasnât that long ago), but the constant backstory trying to offer us insight into who the two main characters are and what happened to them in the past really didnât help much in most instances. I can think of only one off the top of my head that might have been helpful, but definitely not for book one. Itâs obvious that will become a fact later on in the series and the rest of the backstories just dragged the pace down, which really didnât need to happen as it was already on the slow side.
Thomas
Alright, can we just stop for a second and talk about the fact that Thomas is a SUPER CREEP! I imagined him being around the age of Juneâs brother or at the very least above 18 since he was no longer in college and he was making advances and trying to kiss a 15-year-old girl!!! Are you kidding me?! DUDE! Cradle Robbing much?
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Good book!
Some of it was predictable, but it was written well and I even almost teared up at a part. I can't wait to read the next one!
Some of it was predictable, but it was written well and I even almost teared up at a part. I can't wait to read the next one!
I've missed last 2000's (early 2010's) dystopian.
Why did it take me so long to get to this series?!
Why did it take me so long to get to this series?!
This is the first in a three (maybe four now) book series and while I enjoyed the first book I couldn’t get through the second book, though that may be because I didn’t get the second book until after high school and I was just older than the intended audience. I’d recommend to fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent.
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