Legend Trilogy by Marie Lu

from goodreads

4 stars

I started the year with a reading bang. It seemed I was constantly reading and finishing books so fast. Now the slow down has come. I am getting busy with other projects around the house, or reading aloud to Miss P more and going to lots of appointments.

Sometimes reading is like that. It goes through ebbs and flows. And really, that is life. You have moments where you are so busy if one more things falls on your lap you will burst! And then, you have moments where you can just laze around and be chill.

I am love that things do change and that there are times and seasons for things. I am also grateful that I can renew my library books online, for those times when I am slow.

Synopsis

The Legend trilogy is written in two voices. One is that of Day, the Republic's number one criminal, who is really a 17 year old boy trying to survive and help out his family. The other voice is that of June, the prodigy of the system who follows without question until her brother dies and she is faced with new information. Throw in a war, disease, rebels and romance and you get one pretty cool dystopian series.

My Thoughts

I really enjoyed this series. The characters seemed well thought out and well rounded. They didn't seem to have complete hero complexes that you often see in YA dystopian books. The characters admitted when they couldn't do something and accepted the help that was around them. They really leaned on others which was refreshing to see.

I really enjoyed the switching between voices of Day and June. It was neat to get two different perspectives. It made the story a bit more rounded and helped with the flow. You gained a deeper sense of the society they found themselves in.

I also liked how the series ended. Ending are such a hard thing to get right and I think Lu did an excellent job of making the story feel complete and you feel like the characters are going to be alright. 

There were times that I found the story not as engaging, or some of the interactions a bit weird or not in keeping with the characters and story. But on the whole this was a great dystopian. Definitely one that you should read if you haven't yet.