Trea, Brittany, Kristin, Angie ~aka Reading Machine~, & Colleen - Legend Series

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Trea, Brittany & Colleen - Legend

[⚜️XAR]

Hi, Ladies! When would we like to read this?

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Hello Ladies! I was wondering if it would be okay to join you?

[⚜️XAR]

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ wrote: "Hello Ladies! I was wondering if it would be okay to join you?"

Sure, Angie, I'll add you!

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Thank you!

[Colleen]

OMG we have a thread already?? It's still October, right?

I'm next in line for this eBook from my library, so if we can wait until the 2nd week of November so I know I'll have the book (lending period is 21 days), that would be my preference. If not, I can always catch up.

[⚜️XAR]

Second week of November works for me too. Do we want to say around November 9?

[Brittany]

I'm fine with Nov 9. I'm pretty sure I have this one on my kindle already. Guess I should double check that though, LOL.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Nov 9th is good for me as well.

[Kristin]

Hey guys! Super excited to read this book with you guys! Never done a buddy read before so this is all new to me.

[⚜️XAR]

Kristin wrote: "Hey guys! Super excited to read this book with you guys! Never done a buddy read before so this is all new to me."

Buddy reads are fairly simple. We just discuss as we're reading it. You find something cool, come here and tell us about it! Don't give anything away though! If your comment will reveal something about the plot, be sure to use the < spoiler > html code you'll find at the top right of the comment box to tell you how to hide the comment so that nothing gets ruined for the rest of us. I hope you have fun!

[Kristin]

Awesome!

Do we read the book at our own pace or do you have a reading schedule?

[⚜️XAR]

Kristin wrote: "Awesome!

Do we read the book at our own pace or do you have a reading schedule?"

Sort of both. Usually the buddy read members will schedule a day to start it, then we just read at our own pace until we finish it. I'll be fast with it, as I try to read a book a day.

[Kristin]

Trea wrote: "Kristin wrote: "Awesome!

Do we read the book at our own pace or do you have a reading schedule?"

Sort of both. Usually the buddy read members will schedule a day to start it, then we just read a..."

Wow! A book a day! Impressive haha.

[⚜️XAR]

Kristin wrote: "Trea wrote: "Kristin wrote: "Awesome!

Do we read the book at our own pace or do you have a reading schedule?"

Sort of both. Usually the buddy read members will schedule a day to start it, then w..."

I try! It keeps my brain exercised.

[Colleen]

Kristin wrote: "Hey guys! Super excited to read this book with you guys! Never done a buddy read before so this is all new to me."

Welcome to our crew! I've just started doing BR here and it's fun. The first one took me about 5 days, the last one took about three weeks -- so it can vary widely. Somehow I've managed to sign up for 3 this month, I hope I can keep up. :)

And I'm all set fo the 9th as well. Thank you everyone!

[⚜️XAR]

I started this as my bedtime book last night, but got confused very quickly. There's a novella prequel for this: , that I'm going to go read before I get any further in the book. Maybe that will help clarify things!

[Colleen]

Oh no... I hope the novella isn't necessary. I rarely get them and my library doesn't carry it.

In any case, I plan to start this tomorrow on my lunch hour and come back to check in.

[⚜️XAR]

Colleen wrote: "Oh no... I hope the novella isn't necessary. I rarely get them and my library doesn't carry it.

In any case, I plan to start this tomorrow on my lunch hour and come back to check in."

It really isn't from what I can tell. It's done in two Points of View, just like in Legend. Day's POV is about something that was asked in the next book, that flashes back to before this one. June's POV is about her entrance into Drake University and her feelings about it. We do get Day's full name and a bit of what happened to him before Legend though.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

I'll be starting this one today.

[Brittany]

I'm going to be starting this on my lunch break today. :)

[⚜️XAR]

I'm halfway through it and not enjoying it much. I just read and finished right in the middle of reading this. Does not bode well for my opinion of the book...

[Colleen]

I'm reading the library version eBook and it doesn't have chapters (or page numbers for that matter), but I'm approximately 50 pages in.

(view spoiler)[We've had a couple chapters from both Day and June and I can't say I like either one of them very much yet.

June's brother just died, although he was obviously important to her he seemed very token and cardboard, lacking personality.

I gather from the book blurb that eventually Day and June have to work together and the whole 'overcoming-our-differences' is a good narrative device to add drama to a plot. I'm not sure I care yet.

Goodreads friends I follow who've read this have noted that it starts slow and I can see what they mean. (hide spoiler)]

[⚜️XAR]

My daughter just said the same thing, Colleen. I'm about 150 pages in (50-ish%) and it's still slow!

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

I've read about 50 pages so far the characters ore concept of the story are not appealing to me at all.

[⚜️XAR]

Would it be safe to say that we're not going to continue the series?

I'm undecided about it, honsestly. I was bored throughout this book, and though the pacing picked up a bit, my interest didn't.

[Brittany]

I am struggling through this one and I'm about 30% in. It's just moving so slow. I actually used it as a sleep aid last night!! LOL I was having trouble sleeping so I read a few pages and I was out like a light.

I did notice one thing though (view spoiler)[ When June was talking about her brother's coat she mentioned that he had gold buttons but when Day was describing the same coat, he mentioned silver buttons. (hide spoiler)] I don't know if that's significant though.

[Colleen]

I'm about 30% in as well. *yawn*
The writing is not very engaging, but I'm beginning to get curious about a couple things.

Brittany; I didn't catch that, but (view spoiler)[my first thought was that it was just a mistake, but considering that the theory is Day is being framed for her brother's murder, it could be significant.

There's the business of finding these numbers engraved in metal around the place that seems interesting. Day and June have finally met! It only took 100 pages - lol.

Does anyone else get the sense that Day and June sound like the same person? I don't mean literally, but tone and voice. It's like if the font on the eBook wasn't different for each POV, I might not know which one was speaking.

Anyway, I hope it picks up soon. Since they've met now, there's hope.

I like Tess the best so far. (hide spoiler)]

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

I'm commited to reading this for about an hour hopefully the story will move along soon.

[⚜️XAR]

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ wrote: "I'm commited to reading this for about an hour hopefully the story will move along soon."

It really doesn't, even after the 50% mark. Was boring until the end for me.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

I'm finding that although the story is moving slowly for there is a wealth of information being dump on the reader. I don't know if it was intentional or not but that's why its moving so slowly for me.

Also I despice Commander Jameson.

[Colleen]

I'm half way through the book and agree with Angie about Commander Jameson (view spoiler)[ she's ruthless and ordering Day's mom shot like that was pretty harsh. Thomas has either been desensitized to acts of violence or he's really a cold-hearted ass. Although, he could just be a poorly developed character, I can't decide which it is yet.

The next few dozen pages are likely to be about miscommunication and misunderstandings and how everyone is assuming things about everyone else. Argh.... I'm preemptively being irritated. I hope June and Day come clean quickly and we can move on to finding out who really killed her brother. (hide spoiler)]

[Brittany]

I finished this last night and while I thought it did get a tad better later on, it was still just 'meh' for me. I found it to be completely predictable with the exception of (view spoiler)[ Day's mother being shot (hide spoiler)]. I didn't see that coming. I don't think I'll be continuing on with the series

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

Finished this the other day. Even though I rated it 3 Stars I'm thinking f continuing o the next book to see if the flaws I found are corrected.

[Colleen]

Just finished and I rated it 3, but really find it 2.5
I've read other YA dystopians that were much better written, so this paled in comparison to those.

(view spoiler)[
The good guys are good and the bad guys are bad and no one is morally grey - only confused (like June). While morally grey characters can be tedious, at least they're usually interesting. I found every character in this book to be boring. Tess had a chance of being interesting, but we didn't see her much after Day was arrested. Thomas was interesting until I realized I was grasping at straws and he was really just an automaton, a cardboard villain.

At the end of the book, I care little what happens to June or Day, but I am curious about the society the author has built and really want Commander Jameson and Thomas to get what's coming to them. I'm not sure those two things are enough to make me continue the series or not. (hide spoiler)]

[⚜️XAR]

Ladies, since the December Buddy Reads sign ups are now up, do we wish to continue the series? I have a post up to keep a couple of threads open and I can add this thread to it, if we decide to continue.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

I want to continue

[⚜️XAR]

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ wrote: "I want to continue"

I've added the thread to my request to keep it open then!

[Colleen]

I'm unsure. I might pop in to see what you think though. If it appears to improve I might give it another try.

[Brittany]

I'm thinking the same thing as Colleen.

[⚜️XAR]

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ wrote: "I want to continue"

Like Brittany and Colleen, I was also unsure about continuing, but since you can't discuss it alone, Angie, I'll read it with you. When do you want to schedule it for?

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

I've read first hundred pages of Prodigy. I can definitely say it's moving much faster than the first book without all the worldbuilding and other explanations featured. Kinda disliking June in this one so far. The insight to Day's character and beliefs unfolds as the story moves along.

[⚜️XAR]

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ wrote: "I've read first hundred pages of Prodigy. I can definitely say it's moving much faster than the first book without all the worldbuilding and other explanations featured. Kinda disliking June in thi..."

I haven't started it yet, and I may not be able to for a couple of weeks. I'll see what I can do!

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

That's fine just wanted to share my thoughts about what I read so far. I aslo think Day is a bit naive about the Patriots and their goals.

[⚜️XAR]

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ wrote: "That's fine just wanted to share my thoughts about what I read so far. I aslo think Day is a bit naive about the Patriots and their goals."

I'm reading it in tandem with one of my other buddy reads right now. I'm only about 25% in, and agree with you about Day being naive. The plot they've hatched too, carries a lot of risk, and I'm not liking the love triangle I see forming.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

I didn't like that either.

[⚜️XAR]

Took me forever, but I finished this one this morning. I didn't like it. What was the point of going to the Colonies in the first place? Too much of it was unnecessary, and boring. I'm sorry, Angie, but I'm abandoning this series. It just wasn't holding my interest.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

I actually like this book better than the first one. The point of going to the Colonies was to show how much like The Republic it really is. The Colonies have the same problems as The Republic at least that's what I got out of it.

[⚜️XAR]

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ wrote: "I actually like this book better than the first one. The point of going to the Colonies was to show how much like The Republic it really is. The Colonies have the same problems as The Republic at l..."

I didn't think of it like that! I got too confused by how the Colonies operated rather than seeing anything else out of it.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

That's okay I thought I'd share this tidbit because I think it's going to be really important in the final book.