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Prodigy (Legend, #2)

Marie Lu

Start date: February 1, 2013

Finish date: February 28, 2013

Why we're reading this: It is the second book in the Legend series!
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Sep 08, 2012 Tressa (Wishful Endings) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya-dystopian, 2013, series

Wow! I actually liked Prodigy as much, if not more, than Legend. It definitely didn't feel like some second books in a series do sometimes - just filler before the final book or event that everything is building up to. There was a lot more character and plot development, which is like a lot of second books, but there was also a lot going on. Definitely not a lot of lag time in this one.

June and Day get involved with the Patriots and then get split up. They know parts of the plan, but not the who Wow! I actually liked Prodigy as much, if not more, than Legend. It definitely didn't feel like some second books in a series do sometimes - just filler before the final book or event that everything is building up to. There was a lot more character and plot development, which is like a lot of second books, but there was also a lot going on. Definitely not a lot of lag time in this one.

June and Day get involved with the Patriots and then get split up. They know parts of the plan, but not the whole. They also don't know everyone involved and exactly what the truth is. Makes it a little hard to know exactly what to do and who to trust and there is a lot riding on what June and Day decide to do.

We also get to see a little bit of what it is like in the Colonies and I thought that was really interesting. Lots of political intrigue. It's amazing how different a place can be on the other side of a wall. It made me think about the Berlin Wall that came down in Germany in 1989. I actually remember that happening and watching it on tv, although I didn't completely understand all that was going on (I'm going to date myself here and tell you I was 10-years-old at the time).

Then there was just a whole lot going on between Day and June. They are from such different worlds and have such different personalities. They haven't known each other very long and they are already bombarded with their past relationships and lives. They struggled a little with just being open and honest with each other because of their own doubts and the circumstances surrounding them. It made it a little frustrating, but also realistic. Things just didn't fall into place for them and I thought it was good to see them try to work through things.

I loved all the characters! Lu did such a good job with them. They aren't characters that you can take at face value because they all have depth. Kaydee was one that I ended up really liking. You have your heroes and your villains, but they aren't strictly bad or good, well, except for maybe Jameson. I loved June and Day even more then I did in Legend! Lu also isn't afraid of killing off some characters, which made me sad, but worked for the story (I'm not going to give you any more than that). The ending is bittersweet and I'm wondering what twist Lu will have in the next book.

If you haven't read this series yet and you like political dystopians, I highly recommend it! I would say it's for those 16+. Great characters and plot! Can't wait for the next one!

Content: Some innuendo, violence, brief language
Source: Library ...more

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Feb 05, 2014 Danielle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2014-read, ya-books, 2014-feb-read, ya-books-read-in-2014

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Apr 21, 2014 Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own-ebook-read, young-adult, romance, audio, science-fiction, favorites, wish-list-physical, reread, tortured-hero-or-heroine, dystopian

09/18/2019: Read for the second time. Audiobook this time.

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Oct 10, 2014 Kristie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-lit-dystopia

I'm still not entirely sold on this series. I don't fully buy the June/Day dynamic, and I think that Marie Lu borrows too heavily from other sources (the capital is in Denver? Really?). I think Prodigy was better than Legend in that it didn't drag as much and introduced life in the Colonies (for about a second), but overall I'm still meh on the series. Truthfully, I like the secondary characters better than the main characters and I think my lack of interest in June and Day is what is putting me ...more

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