Legend (Marie Lu)

****

         June Iparis is an extremely talented student being trained to fight in the Republic military.  When her brother is killed on patrol at a local hospital, June is recruited to track down his killer.  The prime suspect?  Day, a teenaged criminal mastermind whose work has been an embarrassment for the Republic over the past several years.  Right now, though, all Day really cares about is saving his family.  June eventually goes out onto the field to find arrest Day, but what she learns there forces her to question every belief she ever had about her beloved Republic.  And once she starts to pursue answers, June realizes that the Republic has lied to her from the start.
      
         I really loved reading Legend!  It was a great, fast-paced dystopian novel that I finished pretty quickly.  Although the basic conflicts in Legend have been covered before (i.e., Good Girl Falls for Bad Boy) Marie Lu managed to make her story stand out.  The characters are well-developed and have great personalities.  You also get to see the world from the points of view of both June and Day.  The print helpfully switches from black to gold when the story changes perspective.  June and Day are very likable (and also very human), and you will be keeping your fingers crossed when all odds are against them.  Legend is another great choice for fans of dystopian books like The Hunger Games.


Rating: 4/5
Completed: March 10, 2012