Legend

Legend by

Marie Lu

    JC

   

Legend is a amazing book that is packed with suspense, action and sorrow at every turn! It is a little gruesome at some points. The book is about a boy named Day and a girl named June. June comes from the rich part of the Republic and Day is from the colonies. June is overcome by anger because of something that Day did. So she starts to track him.

I really like the suspense in the book. She keeps the reader wanting more after every page. Here is a good example of this.

Spies are usually shipped out to Denver, but if they're caught in a big city like L.A., we take them before the capitol dose. He’s hanging upside down in the interrogation room now. Commander Jameson has a pair of scissors in her hand.

 After I read that I realized just how strong the suspense is in this book.

Along with suspense there is a ton of action in the book. Here is a example of this.

What happens next is a blur. I see Metias tense up to fire his gun. I throw my knife him with all my strength. Before he can fire, my knife hits him hard in the shoulder and he falls backward with a thud. I don't watch to see if he gets up. I bend down and have the manhole cover up than lower myself down the ladder and into the blackness.   

That is one of the most intense parts of the book. Marie Lu did a great job on this book.

As I read this book I realized that even when you think that there is no hope left there is still a little to cling on to it  and make it grow. I usually don't feel a lot of feelings for the main characters I do feel some, but not a ton. But in this book I felt the characters a lot because there were so many things that happened that were so sad. But right after something bad would happen, a few pages later something reassuring would happen.

I would rate this book a solid ten! It was amazing and I think that the author should definitely write a sequel if she hasn't yet. If you like a lot of action, suspense and drama than this book is definitely for you. If you like these things but can't handle some sorrow I would not read this book.