Release Date: November 29th, 2011
Publisher: Putman Juvenile
Format of Novel: Paperback
Summary (from goodreads): 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.
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This is the first book to Marie Lu's debuting trilogy and holy crow what a impact this thing had in late 2011 to now! This book is the start of the trilogy with an amazing plot, characters, and the world behind it all. I fell in love with the dual point of views and the characters, especially the two main protagonists were so emotionally wrenching, I think I will go bear hug their creator!
Legend begins with the concepts of getting to know the well know prodigy, June Iparis and the underdog (whose really a wonderful bad ass) of the Republic slumps Daniel (Day) Wing. Readers will see how crazy people like June and Day will go to protect the values and families they deeply care for so much. In terms of the story itself, the main plot of Legend is mostly focused on the developments of June and her realizing that her world is a crazed up one after she goes off to locate her older brother's killer. I liked that readers got to see both sides of the story because Marie Lu was able to deliver the emotional outage of how Day and June feel about the world around them and we get to see that these two characters are very similar to one another even though they were raised very differently.
What also makes this story really appealing in my eyes is the idea of the different diversity within the characters. I loved the idea of Day being half Mongolian and Kaede being one of the few Japanese women in the series. It brings a thought of races coming together in the worse of times and it made me smile to see them being really amazing characters that grow further as the trilogy progresses.
The plot sounds similar to the Divergent trilogy, but I'm so, so, so glad that it's nothing like it at all. Marie Lu knew what she was writing about, she knew the characters, and this book was a fantastic start to her debut trilogy.
Happy Howling.
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