I know I'm extremely late to the game with this one, but I bought and finished up Legend by Marie Lu last week. I was hesitant of it at first, because I don't typically like war type books. I finally gave in and bought it after BookTube bashed the need for it into my brain.
The gist of this book: The western United States is now the "Republic", and it's always at war with it's neighbors. Some people, mostly people in the Slums *hint hint* keep contracting this disease/infection/virus thing. If you're lucky enough to have the money for the vaccine then you're fine. If you're the majority of the Republic though, you have to hope you're lucky enough to not get it.
Enter June, she was born into an elite family in the Republic and from a young age has been groomed to be a super badass Republic soldier. So,of course the other lead in this book is the exact opposite. Day is born in the Slums of the Republic. And at fifteen years old he's somehow managed to be the most wanted criminal in the country. One day, Day is checking up on his family when he sees the guards in charge of checking for any new infected mark his house with a symbol indicating someone in that house is infected.
Twist and turns in the form of June's older brother being murdered and Day, who broke into a hospital looking for an infection cure, is the prime suspect, ensure the two are pitted against each other from the get go. Throw in some conspiracy and secrets being found out, and you get Legend.
End result? I liked it. Yes, it was extremely predictable at every turn. But it somehow managed to keep me very entertained, despite being able to guess what was about to happen. And that's a feat in itself. This book is a mix of romance and urban Dystopian tendencies, it wasn't overruled by the romance, which I really liked. I was interested and wanted to know what happened bad enough to buy the rest of the series, so that's something.
Overall rating: 4 out if 5 stars
Who would like this book? If you liked Hunger Games, Divergent, and books like that, then you'd definitely enjoy the Legend Series.
Sidenote: Did you know that Marie Lu came up with the character of Day when she was only 15 years old? Then came up with the Legend concept one day when she was watching Les Mis? After I read this, I visited her website and read all about her and now have a bit of a writer crush on her.
Happy Tuesday book lovers!
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