Legend

I liked this one!Will review later. ( )

Hmmmm, not sure on this one. It was definitely a page turner. I didn't get the romance though. I felt it was forced and not real somehow. Day and June could be the same person. They think the same and talk the same and act the same. Towards the end I was getting confused who was supposed to be narrating. I have ordered the next book so wasn't completely turned off by it. ( )

I predict lovers of the Hunger Games will be big fans of this futuristic retelling of the Les Miserables relationship between a just military officer and a merciful criminal. June Iparis is a child prodigy crushed when her beloved big brother and only family member is killed in the line of duty by the Republic's most notorious criminal, Day, and vows to use all her skill to hunt him down.

I did most of this book on audiobook, and it was quite well-read. I'm not sure if I would have liked it as much without the influence of the actors, emphasizing details I might have missed. Hmm. Still making up my mind on that one.

*SPOILERS*

I do wish Lu had held out the struggle between justice and mercy a little longer. It makes a much more complex novel if Day actually killed the guy, even accidentally. Also, the idea of a white-blonde good-looking Mongolian family is either very creative or really bizarre. I can't decide which. Really hoping that there's some struggle with the characters left behind as they escape, and complex moral situations. That would make for an interesting read. Keep me uncertain, Marie Lu! I want to be puzzling hard over the sequel next week. ( )

Harry McDade
Book review
5-1-13
Legend
By: Marie Lu
This is a story about a boy on the run from his “suppose” great government. After a few apocalypse events, North America has split up. The west coast is the Republic, the center is the Colonies, and the south and east coast is the Patriots. There are still natural disasters like flooding. But now the Republic and the Colonies are fighting. And the Republic is also in a cold war with the Patriots.
The boy is named day he failed to past his test that allows him to be a citizen, so they shipped him of to a working camp. But it isn’t a working camp instead they shipped him off to go face his death. They try to poison him, but he survives and escapes. He now lives one friend names Tess, but they are always on the run. The reason for that is because Day has committed some pretty bad crimes against the republic. In a desperate move to save his family he sets in motion something that will change his life even more than what has already happened.
This novel is about a boy and his companions trying to survive, but stumbles upon a secret that changes their outlook on their “supposed” great Republic. He meets and falls in love with a girl. The girl turns out to be a republic spy. Now what should he do keep fighting the republic or still love this girl.

The Demon King meets V for Vendetta... Short but good. ( )