Fifteen-year-olds Day and June live opposite lives in the Republic, a dystopian nation that was once the Western United States. June was born into an elite wealthy family and she was the only person to ever pass the government-issued compulsory test known as “The Trial” with a perfect score. Day, who failed his own Trial, is a street rat and the Republic’s most wanted criminal. When June’s brother Metias is murdered she’s determined to track down his killer, and it turns out that Day is the prime suspect. As they cross paths however they begin to uncover the sinister truth of their country.
I felt that Legend was a very enjoyable book. I thought that the story was interesting, and I felt that the dynamic between Day and June was well done in both their interactions and the differences between the two characters. I genuinely enjoyed the differences between Day and June’s personalities based on the environments and circumstances they each grew up in. I also felt that the action was often exciting and suspenseful, especially later on in the book. Although the story can sometimes be predictable in certain areas, since it does tend to follow a typical dystopian plotline, it still manages to remain interesting, and I would recommend the book as a good dystopian novel for young adults.
Written by Aedan, Teen Volunteer
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