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Legend
by Marie Lu
Legend by Marie Lu was recommended to me by so many people, but when I finally sat down to read this dystopian novel, I was honestly disappointed.
Goodreads summarizes it, saying,
"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."
My biggest issue with was the difference in typeface and color for the two perspectives, and the lack of difference between the characters' point of views. The visual change pulled me out of the story every time we changed perspective, which is really annoying. I understand that it was meant to show a distinct difference between the two characters, but that should have been obvious from being two different people.
Unfortunately, without the typeface changes, it would have been easy to forget which perspective I was reading in. Despite the huge differences in the way they grew up, June' and Day's voices were incredibly similar, from the way they acted to the way that they thought. I understand that there is one big similarity between the characters, which I won't spoil for those who still want to read this, but there should have been a much larger difference in the way they acted.
That being said, the plot was interesting and there was a very strong theme of familial loyalty throughout the novel that I really liked. However, it wasn't anything that I haven't read before and enjoyed a lot more, which is the reason that I've rated this novel 3 stars. I don't think I'll be reading the rest of the series.
Goodreads summarizes it, saying,
"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."
My biggest issue with was the difference in typeface and color for the two perspectives, and the lack of difference between the characters' point of views. The visual change pulled me out of the story every time we changed perspective, which is really annoying. I understand that it was meant to show a distinct difference between the two characters, but that should have been obvious from being two different people.
Unfortunately, without the typeface changes, it would have been easy to forget which perspective I was reading in. Despite the huge differences in the way they grew up, June' and Day's voices were incredibly similar, from the way they acted to the way that they thought. I understand that there is one big similarity between the characters, which I won't spoil for those who still want to read this, but there should have been a much larger difference in the way they acted.
That being said, the plot was interesting and there was a very strong theme of familial loyalty throughout the novel that I really liked. However, it wasn't anything that I haven't read before and enjoyed a lot more, which is the reason that I've rated this novel 3 stars. I don't think I'll be reading the rest of the series.