Book Title: Legend by Marie Lu
Thoughts: I did like Divergent better than Legend, but this is not a bad book in which teenagers rebel against their government. Like "Harrison Bergeron" the government has a strong control over the people.
Lu has two main characters, Day and June, who tell their side of the story in alternating chapters. Day is from the poor part of town, and June is from the wealthy part of town. Day, a criminal wanted by the Republic, is hunted down by June after her brother Metias's murder. I did keep expecting Metias to reappear in the novel thinking that the government just made him look like he was dead to spur June to want to find and bring Day to justice.
When Day and June meet, they do not tell each other who they are, and they end up caring for each other. Then they have to decide if their feelings for each other are worth risking their lives.
I did find the various escapes the characters make too Hollywood, in which they easily escape, but Lu does have the characters suffer injuries, so it is not completely unbelievable. Day and June make a legend of themselves, and I wonder what type of legend we will be remembered for?
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