Legend: Midway

Legend has started out very well. It mixes the storylines of the two many characters very well, especcialy with how much interation there is going on in between them. In the first half, Day, the criminal, attempts to rob a hospitol for "plauge cures" to help his brother, who indeed has the plage. The Hospitol is out of plauge medication, and during his escape supposivly killed the other main character, June's, brother. June then starts a hunt for Day, and they happen to cross paths once again when Day rescues her from a "Skitz Fight," or an illeagal street fight, in which gamblers bet on the winner. She then discovers his true identity about 20 pages from the midway point.

I'm really excited to see what Marie Lu does with this book. She has it set up to go in so many different directions. Her writting style is really fun to read, as we can see what the two rival main characters think of each other and their actions against or for one another. Whichever way it goes, it'll be exciting. You get to know the characters well, and can begin to predict what they might do in certain situations. So much has happened so far, and there is still plent of book left, plus a sequal!

Anyways, I'd recomend it highly. Well-written, gripping action-adventure read. As somebody who enjoys the genre, I can't say how you might like it if you dislike the genere, but I think you might.

         

Adiós, for now!

        ~Trevor Bert