Legend, Marie Lu

so Legend by Marie Lu is a dystopian "fight the power" kind of book (like Divergent and The Hunger Games) and i know that those books are really popular right now and there's a lot of them but this one really is amazing i love it so much asdfghjkl. its a trilogy (Legend, Prodigy, and Champion) (i havent read Champion yet though ): ) and yeah. (this post was requested by +Josh Xu btw.)

Summary:

(its been a while since ive read this book so instead of me writing a lame and probably inaccurate summary here is the inside cover)

What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic’s wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic’s highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country’s most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.

From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths – until the day June’s brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family’s survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias’s death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.

Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills.

My overall opinion:

9/10. its amazing omg. i ship june and day so hard asdfghjkl. and its really suspenseful and its very very very well written and i love the switching perspectives. and also marie lu doesnt kill that many people *cough* jk rowling *cough cough cough* what who said that not me i didnt say anything what are you talking about. anyway. yeah just read the book. this isnt a very interesting blog post im sorry about that. 

anyway here's my copy:

its beautiful isnt it. ("hailey" gave it to me yay thank you tina hailey)


and here's marie lu ( idk i just wanted to have a picture of her here bc shes really pretty)

its nOT FAIR WHY ARE SOME PEOPLE PRETTY AND FUNNY AND AMAZINGLY TALENTED WRITERS LIKE NO YOU CAN CHOOSE ONE OUT OF THE THREE STOP HOGGING ALL THE GOOD QUALITIES SOME PEOPLE ARE NONE OF THE ABOVE OKAY.