Legend

Hey it's Kieara, so this post will be basically a review about a book series named Legend.

Legend is about two individuals from two completely different parts of the social hierarchy. June is the Prodigy of The Republic. While on the other hand, Day is a young man who is The Re
public's most wanted criminal. These two meet in the most inconvenient ways. Their meeting is caused by June's older brother Metias' death.

Over the span of three books, readers discover many secrets of The Republic and also come face to face with a war.

From this point I'll explain more in more details what happens through the series. So if you don't want me to ruin the book for you, please to skip this part. After I explain what happens in the book I'll explain why the book is worth reading.

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Book 1 - LEGEND

The first book starts out with Day explaining that his mother thinks he's dead. This is an odd way to start a book but it helps get to he point that we know that Day is someone completely unknown to the world. That everyone thinks he should be dead. We learn then learn really quickly on the basic structure of this country. Such as how it is possible for everyone to be ranked according to their score on a test they have called a Trial. We also get this sense of suspicion and curiosity from the first chapter when the soldiers are going by each house to seek out plague victims and once they reach his old house a mark is placed on the door which is different from the normal lines you'll see on a plague victims houses.

The second chapter then switches to June's point of view. June is known as the "Prodigy" of The Republic. This is due to the fact that she received an perfect score on her Trial. The way they introduce June is different then the way they introduced Day. June's chapter starts out with a memory of the past, when her parents were still alive. Then we soon start to realize that maybe, just maybe, her life isn't as easy as everyone else thinks. However we also figure out that June has a very rebellious nature. But she is also a person who is very curious, she likes to test her limits and try to push herself to beat others records. In other words she likes to prove herself up to the task of being able to do things consistently.

The story is set in motion when June's older brother is killed and the prime suspect is Day. June is sent into the field to find Day. However, the thing that is out of the ordinary is that Day has never killed anyone and June knows it.

Their first meeting isn't a pretty one. They meet during one of the fights in the streets. As June's is thrown into a fight with some stranger in the streets, Day see's her. And he is completely taken away. He easily finds her the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. Then there's June's reaction. They both think that the other is extremely attractive and one of the most attractive people they have seen. This is where you also see the hints of the love story aspect of the book.

The book progress into June figuring out that the boy she has been sticking around is Day, the boy who killed her brother. But in her heart she doesn't truly feel like he did it. It didn't seem right that Day had killed her brother. After she had given him up and also in a way was the reason his mother had died and his younger brothers were take by The Republic.

Then at the end of the book, June discovered the true killer of her brother. Which was her brother's best-friend Thomas. Then she quickly planned an escape for Day. Even though in the end both of them escape with help from a rebel group called the Patriots, but at the cost of Day's older brother's death.

Book 2 - PRODIGY

The second book is placed just after the events of the first book. June and Day decide to go off to Vegas to find the Patriots once again, so they could join them. Once they do find them they end up having to take on a difficult task of killing the new Elector. Which so happens to be a man that June has met during the first book. Who was also portrayed as  a potential love interest. Day is obviously jealous of this.

As June is practically forced to back into The Republics ranks. She discove

rs more truths behind some secrets. She also figures out that the new Elector isn't a bad guy. She quickly decides to find a way to get in contact with Day so they could hold off the assassination to kill the Elector.

Once the assassination goes south, the two of them then escape to the Colonies, The Republics next-door neighbor which they are  currently at war with. They soon then have to travel back to The Republic due to the issues of their identities.

In the end Day, also known as the most influential man in The Republic by this point, had to make a speech for the new Elector on June's request. This was so the citizens would put their trust behind the new Elector and change the people in their government.

Book 3 - CHAMPION

In the last book June and Day think everything is going to be fine. There's a peace treaty being signed soon between The Republic and the Colonies. However all starts to go south when Day discovers that he has a brain tumor that is too big for them to take out. Around the Same time we
also figure out that a virus has broken loose on the borders of the Colonies.

The last book we work through these problems. We also discover many other secrets. However in the end things don't turn out as we all expected.

A cure had been found and the war had officially stopped.  It may be a good thing Day had survived the procedure getting the tumor removed however he forgot his memories. He completely forgot June. Then June made the decision not to reveal what had happened between them two. Soon after Day and his younger brother move to Antarctica. Then at the very last moment they meet again and they basically start all over again with their relationship.

*just saying in the third book June and Day have sex before he looses his memory. So basically June had her first time with Day but he forgot about that night soon after*

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I personally find this book amazing. This fandom is actually really small because not many people read this series. So they miss all the amazing aspects of it. I recommend people to read this book. It is amazingly written and well worth the the time.