Highly recommended, 'Legend' is a stunning tale with a unique spin on the dystopian genre. Where did they take Eden? What is this new strand of plague? Would they still have taken him if events did not play out as they did? Indeed, it seems the Republic is more a military dictatorship than anything else. Do people actually vote? The poor certainly have no say. But questions do arise that I hope will be answered in the following books – Why did they lie about Day’s score? The Elector seems to indeed be elected, so one would think the Republic would be democratic, but it seems this is not the case. The trials were actually a very clever – if somewhat impractical – method of governing the future of the population. It is an aggressive militarized country under Martial Law. I believed it right from the get-go and it was set up realistically. The Legend Trilogy is a series of YA dystopian novels by Chinese-American author Marie Lu. The world-building truly was spectacular.

It made for a nice change and was rather enjoyable – especially given the nature of the characters. So many books have the protagonists uprising from the “outside”, but Metias is right – it’s much more effective to rebel from inside the system.

That’s much more powerful than rebelling outside the system.” “If you want to rebel, rebel from inside the system. The relationships that they had with June and Day (respectively) were so sweet, genuine and full of love. They were all full of integrity and had a fundamental goodness in themselves. Tessa, Metias and John were all strong, notable characters that found a place in my heart. Strong, quick-witted, intelligent, loyal – June and Day are who I aspire to be. In other words, they had everything you could ever want in a character. They were both remarkably intelligent, physically capable and extremely loyal. June and Day were quite enjoyable characters. Marie Lu is the 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Legend series, The Young Elites trilogy, Batman: Nightwalker, and the Warcross series. Eloquently written, full of unexpected plot twists and starring intelligent, relatable characters, 'Legend' makes for a brilliant read.

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