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"The women Thomas shoots hasn't even crumpled to the ground yet when I see the boy launch himself from the rooftop. I freeze. This is all wrong. No one's supposed to get hurt. Commander Jameson did not tell me that she intended to kill anyone from the house-we were supposed to take them all back to Batalla Hall for arrest and questioning. My eyes dart to Thomas, wondering if he feels the same horror I do. But he remains expressionless, his gun still drawn." (Lu 158)

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This quote really impacted both me and the main character June. June watched her commander shoot an innocent person for no reason at all, she originally thought that Republic that she lived in not a paradise but a great place to live and that the people were treated fairly, however this was a very big eye opener for her and me. I saw that there was something wrong happening that innocent lives were being killed and the leader doesn't even look like he cared. June also sees that things aren't the way they should be and her friend Thomas is almost like a monster for pulling the trigger without even a second thought. The Republic is not such a great place after all.

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This picture shows the true reality of the situation that June is in. The government has hidden the truth from June for too long and now she is beginning to suspect that something is up. When she eventually finds Day, she is undercover and he doesn't know that it is her. Day tells June of the horrible truth of what is going on that is hidden by the government, the poor people are treated horribly and are forced to work in bad conditions for hours, If the people fail the test  the are not sent to labor camps like June thinks but are studied for the reason why they failed and then killed. The colonies which are a second nation are winning the war and will eventually defeat the republic.The government has used June like a dog and manipulated what she believes.

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The Mood in Legend is one that is built up on and the imagery that follows it is pretty powerful, you do really feel like your standing in the city and taking in the smells. Looking down the gaping ally ways between the buildings. I got a great picture in my mind of what the area would be like so I could almost put myself in their shoes. It captured me and I couldn't stop reading I finished the book over the weekend.

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I completely agree with this book review, I feel like Legend was a truly breathtaking book and Marie Lu was able to fabricate such a interesting environment. Both June and Day are lead together by pain and grief, both are changed because of each other and while Day struggled more than June they both know what it fees like to lose a loved one. Those two are the most elite soldiers that come from the Republic but have completely  different lives. It was interesting how at the end June betrayed the Republic and rescued Day from his execution, they are now both fugitives of the Republic and are fighting together. This book is one of my favorites and I cant wait to read the nest book in the series.

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/* Starred Review */ Lu’s debut is a stunner. Weaving the strands of SF dystopia, police procedural, and coming-of-age—with touches of superhero and wild frontier traditions—she fashions a narrative in which the action is kinetic and the emotional development is beautifully paced. June, a prodigy from the elite class of the disintegrating Republic, is being groomed for a military career when her brother, a captain, is murdered. June is quickly drafted into the team tracking his accused killer, a spectral and maddeningly persistent outlaw known as Day. June’s life has been shaped by intellect, and to be driven by an emotion as ungovernable as grief makes her vulnerable in painful, dangerous ways. Day has known grief all of his life, but is no more immune to it than June is. The chase unfolds against a plague-infested Los Angeles of Gotham-like grit that Lu conjures with every nuance of smell, sound, and sight. First in a series, this story is utterly satisfying in its own right and raises hopes high for the sequels to come. Ages 12–up. (Nov.) --Staff (Reviewed October 10, 2011) (Publishers Weekly, vol 248, issue 41, p)

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The point of view of this book was 1st person but it was done in such and interesting fashion.

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There are two main characters in the book. June and Day, they are both equally important and forward the plot, every chapter it switches from one to the other and the only thing that they know is what they found out. As the story continues they find each other and and so you get and understanding of what they are thinking about each other. They say thing to themselves in their mind which they don't tell to each other. secrets are present but only the reader knows them. Their thoughts on the other change as the story progresses.