#1 in the Legend series
4 Stars
Goodreads Review
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.
Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills.
Review: Legend is a great start to a series with will definitely fill your Hunger Games void. It has fight scenes, snappy dialogue, kissing, and a government conspiracy! I listened to the audio book and really loved the two readers. They were excellent and I recommend the audio book to everyone, especially if the gold text puts you off (as it did for me).
I really enjoyed Legend, especially the two main characters. Day and June were both really great characters and I really enjoyed their banter as they got to know one another. With that said, I do wish they lived up to the described intelligence. We're told again and again how exceptionally smart they are, but they seem to get tricked and trapped a lot. I really would have liked to learn more of Day's back story and his motivations behind his crimes. We know he's done all of these crazy stunts (like attacking an airbase) but we never really learned why because he's kind of rogue and doesn't belong to a rebel group.
I did have some issues with the world building. In dystopian books set in America I really like to understand how we got from present day to the current government in the novel. There were some hints at this so I'm hoping this will be discussed more in future novels. I also would have liked to know some more answers to the Republic plague conspiracy as well as why they are at war with the colonies, but again I think that will be covered more in later novels. I also wanted to know more about the trials, especially what exactly when down with Day's trial. There are a lot of interesting concepts that I hope will be fleshed out in further novels.
Overall I really enjoyed Legend. The writing was really great and the pacing was spot on. I know dystopian is a real trend right now is YA literature, but Legend is at the top of the pack. If you liked The Hunger Games and Divergent, make Legend your next pick.
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