A couple chapters in, I decided I needed to go back and re-read Legend so I could follow all the plot points involving Day’s friends and family and June’s Republic associates. But with no time elapsed, Lu fails to give herself an opportunity to catch readers up on what happened in the last book, which came out over a year ago. Prodigy picks up right where Legend left off, with June and Day escaping from Los Angeles to evade the Republic forces that are after them. But it falls prey to some of the problems that often beset ongoing series. Prodigy, the second book in the Legend series, is equally well-written and fast-moving. And although there is no shortage of YA novels set in dystopian near-futures, I thought Lu’s Republic, ever at war with the surrounding Colonies in neighboring states, was believable and interesting. They meet in the rough lower-class section of Los Angeles, the center of a crumbling Republic of America ruled by a glorious Elector, where yearly plagues keep the poorer population weak and helpless.Īs an author, Marie Lu has created a cast of likable characters, who are aware of their gifts and abilities but still human and concerned about others. I enjoyed Marie Lu’s Legend, the first book in a YA dystopian epic about two teens - Day, a plucky street fighter and working class hero, and June, an elite warrior-in-training who is sent undercover to capture him.
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