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A review by thegalinthetower
Legend by Marie Lu
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
✨I think it's safe to say that Legend is one of my favorite stories, and I even go as far as to call it my comfort book✨
After years of a ridiculously long reading slump I was convinced that I would never read again, or that my love for reading had completely disappeared, that it was a phase (as many say) But no! I just needed to get back to my old habits.
Legend managed to lead me down that path.
However at first I was hesitant to reread Legend because, for some reason, I was reading negative comments about the story, and since my 15-year-old self-thought completely differently from my 23-year-old self, I was almost convinced that I wasn't going to enjoy it as much as the first time I read it.
BOI I WAS WRONG.
Legend passed the test of time. And proudly manage to be the only Y/A dystopian novel (besides The Hunger Games) that still has a special place in my heart.
I enjoy June’s journey to find her brother's murderer, the secrets that Day had, the world building (oh my god, the world building).
When Marie Lu first came up with the story, she had envision a story of cat and mouse inspired by inspector Javert and Jean Valjean of Les Miserables. This idea evolve into the story of June and Day, two 15 year old that come from completely different worlds, with a completely different visions of life, and yet, they are more alike than they think.
I'm not going to elaborate any further, or give any spoilers.
All I want to say is that if you haven't read it yet, give it a try, I promise you won't be disappointed. And if it's on your shelf, I encourage you to reread it and tell me about it.
I'm looking foward to read Rebel, the last book of the saga that Marie Lu give us not so long ago, but first i gotta go throught Prodigy and Champion, I'm not sure if my heart is ready to reread Champion but we will see.
After years of a ridiculously long reading slump I was convinced that I would never read again, or that my love for reading had completely disappeared, that it was a phase (as many say) But no! I just needed to get back to my old habits.
Legend managed to lead me down that path.
However at first I was hesitant to reread Legend because, for some reason, I was reading negative comments about the story, and since my 15-year-old self-thought completely differently from my 23-year-old self, I was almost convinced that I wasn't going to enjoy it as much as the first time I read it.
BOI I WAS WRONG.
Legend passed the test of time. And proudly manage to be the only Y/A dystopian novel (besides The Hunger Games) that still has a special place in my heart.
I enjoy June’s journey to find her brother's murderer, the secrets that Day had, the world building (oh my god, the world building).
When Marie Lu first came up with the story, she had envision a story of cat and mouse inspired by inspector Javert and Jean Valjean of Les Miserables. This idea evolve into the story of June and Day, two 15 year old that come from completely different worlds, with a completely different visions of life, and yet, they are more alike than they think.
I'm not going to elaborate any further, or give any spoilers.
All I want to say is that if you haven't read it yet, give it a try, I promise you won't be disappointed. And if it's on your shelf, I encourage you to reread it and tell me about it.
I'm looking foward to read Rebel, the last book of the saga that Marie Lu give us not so long ago, but first i gotta go throught Prodigy and Champion, I'm not sure if my heart is ready to reread Champion but we will see.