Legend (Legend, #1) in And So It Begins Reading Challenge

Dec 27, 2011 Paula Phillips rated it it was amazing

Review: Legend - Book #1 Legend Series - Marie Lu- December 2011
Have you read The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins , Divergent by Veronica Roth ? What about devouring books like Wither by Lauren DeStefano and Delirium by Lauren Oliver ? If so, then get ready for Marie Lu and her new Dystopian YA series Legends with book #1 Legend being released this month. Set in North America , the country has been split into two sides - the Republicans and everybody else. A time , where people are beco ...more

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May 13, 2011 Nicole rated it really liked it

Shelves: won-arc, dystopian, signed-by-the-author

4.5/5

I wasn't sure what to think going into Legend. Before I read this, the author's launch party was literally an hour away from my house! But it was my boyfriend's birthday, and I couldn't ditch him. Luckily, my amazing Fiction teacher lives right near the bookstore, and so I asked her to pick me up a signed copy, and she did! Then, a week later, I won an ARC of Legend, which I read instead of the signed copy because my parents commandeered the other one for Christmas. So this review comes to ...more

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Nov 27, 2018 Renee added it

This was SO good. Talk about about action-packed goodness. Definitely one of the best dystopian books available. It really lives up to the hype!

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Dec 09, 2011 Christy rated it it was amazing

This book really surprised me! I Loved it. Can't wait for Prodigy! ...more

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Nov 22, 2011 Carrie Ardoin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, i-own-this, dystopia

Day and June are both 15 year olds living in California, which is now a part of the country known as the Republic. But their lives couldn't be more different. Day is the Republic's most wanted criminal, a thief and vandal who has destroyed millions of dollars of military property. June is the Republic's most promising young agent. She flew threw high school and college and has already come into a position of great power at such a young age.

When the two teens' worlds' collide, tragedy strikes. Ju Day and June are both 15 year olds living in California, which is now a part of the country known as the Republic. But their lives couldn't be more different. Day is the Republic's most wanted criminal, a thief and vandal who has destroyed millions of dollars of military property. June is the Republic's most promising young agent. She flew threw high school and college and has already come into a position of great power at such a young age.

When the two teens' worlds' collide, tragedy strikes. June is dispatched to hunt the boy down and bring him in to the Republic. But soon enough, she finds herself falling for the one boy she is supposed to hate. And when Day opens her eyes to the truths of her world, it's up to June to save him--before it is too late.

I read this entire book in a single afternoon! It was such a great mix of action, romance, and conspiracy.

The ideas behind the book are nothing new in dystopian fiction...a militaristic regime controls every aspect of civilians' lives. The rich and poor are separated by wide margins. People are dying of a plague. But the combination of all these aspects came together in a way that kept me turning the pages quickly.

Day is instantly likable. He is vicious and efficient when it comes to his family, but kind when it counts. June is a bit more cold and structured, but that's the way she's been raised. Perfection is always expected of her, and she always delivers.

When Day and June meet, the connection isn't what I would call instant, but there is something there. I like how they change each other. Day opens June's eyes to the fact that her world isn't as rosy as she thinks, and June gives Day something more in the world to care about.

That's not to say that this book doesn't have a few issues. I did have a couple of unanswered questions--why is the country at war with itself? What caused the apocalyptic conditions? But since this book is the first in a series, I'll be happy to continue reading to find out if the answers are revealed. ...more

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