Warning: This is the second book in the Legend Trilogy.
If you haven't read the first book you may not want to read this.
Prodigy
by Marie Lu was just as well written and captivating as the first book, Legend.
I truly loved it, can honestly say it's one of the best Dystopian novels I've read. The love story really progressed. The book was still really suspenseful and there were still some twists I hadn't seen coming that literally made my jaw drop.
Prodigy picks up right where Legend dropped off.
June and Day make their way to Vegas, and upon their arrival, they're almost marched off to the hospital where they'd be finger printed. That would then lead to their discovery. The patriots, however; decided to intervene, and take them to their bunker. While they are there it is also announced that the Elector Primo has died and has been replaced by his son, Anden. June and Day request for the patriots to help them save Day's brother and get them across the war line and into the Colonies. The patriot leader agrees on one condition. June and Day must help assassinate the new Elector. They agree. Everything is going as planned, except as June starts playing her role in the whole plot she quickly learns Anden is nothing like his father. Some things just aren't adding up, and June isn't hundred percent sure if she can go through with it. She is no longer sure where her loyalties should lie, or what should truly happen if she chooses one side over the other. There are yet more secrets and puzzles she will have to figure out rather quickly. She hasn't much time to do so and there are lives on the line.
I loved it so much! Like seriously if you haven't started reading them, go read them now! As a couple things got revealed I was so shocked! I liked how many unexpecteds there were for me, usually I can figure out things before they happen, which I guess make a book "predictable", but I solved almost nothing before it was revealed in this book. The only thing I really saw coming was the ending. I had a general idea of what was going on, before it was announced, yet if you read the book i'm sure you'd know too. My mind was/is kind of a jumbled mess, and I have to organize my thoughts and feelings before I start the third book, Champion.
I plan to start reading later tonight. If you start reading the Legend Trilogy,
I hope you love it as much as I have! Let me know what you think. :)
Legend
by Marie Lu was another fantastic dystopian novel! The first in the Legend Trilogy.
It had a great plot, talented writing, and some really unimaginable twists. It was suspenseful and captivating. There's not a real solid love story in the book, until the end where you see a relationship bloom and it will obviously get carried over to & grow in Legend's sequel, Prodigy.
We read the book from two different perspectives. A boy and a girls.
What use to be the Western part of the United States is now the "Republic" and it's at war with it's neighbors.
My name is June. I'm fifteen. I was born in a higher class family in one with richest districts in the Republic. At ten years old I took a Trial Test, just like every ten year old does. Except unlike everyone else, I got a perfect score. I am now being trained in one of the highest ranked military schools. I have life made for the most part, since I have money I can buy vaccine's so I don't even have to worry about the plague that's running around right now. My parents died when I was really young, so as far as I can remember my brother, Metias has always raised me. Metias is a captain in the military. He said he'd be here for me forever and ever or at least until I got sick of him, but the unthinkable happened. He was murdered. The most wanted criminal in the Republic stabbed him, trying to make a get away. This criminal's name is Day, and I am now determined to track him down. There's one problem though, no one knows what he looks like.
The book was amazing. Not only was it really enjoyable, but it was touching too see how far a family's love could go. I couldn't put it down. I flew through the first book. Literally. I read it one day. I will be starting the second book, Prodigy;
later tonight. I'm really on a dystopian/suspense/romance kick right now. There's so many books in this genre.however; if you're a fan of this genre also this book should definitely be at the top of your "To Read" list. This book had so many secrets and twists to uncover. It turned out Day may not be the only person keeping the secrets either. ;)
Rating 5 out of 5.
