Book Two in the Legend Series
Rating: Five out of Five Stars
Oh my lovely little Legend sequel… Marie Lu I just want to give you a big hug! After I punch you for that ending. -_- Not happy about that.
But I will forgive you for breaking my heart because this series completes me. I pre-ordered this book the moment I could on Amazon and I woke up early on the release date so I could read before I went to work. I must tell you, when I opened my iPad and Prodigy was sitting there waiting to be downloaded I swear I could hear the heavens singing to me.
*Halleluiah angels sign on hiiiiIIIIiiiiigh*
EEEEeeeee trying to tamper down my fangirling so I can write a somewhat coherent review.
Obviously, I loved this book. Legend was one of my favorite books in 2012 and I was sooo excited for the sequel (I had like 3 countdown clocks going.) Day and June are a wonderful mesh of powerful, independent and fierce characters. While they have a lot of similarities in the basic construction and characterization, I feel Lu made them much more separate in Prodigy then she did in Legend, she focused on giving them each their own voice. We are able to get a sense of their differences and their unique backgrounds this time around. It was great to see that Lu didn’t skimp on continuing to develop the two pro-tags in Prodigy because that seems to happen a lot in sequels of dystopias. Authors can get so caught up on world-building and the looming catastrophe that they forget that our peeps need to grow still in the second and third books. So yay for you, Lu!
And just like in Legend, the action and tempo of the story is perfect. Lu has a fantastic balance of inner dialogue, character interaction and fast fight scenes that creates a perfectly leveled plot. While Day bugged the crap out of me for bits during this book, overall I still love these two. June is most perfect badass heroine ever. She’s such a strong female lead and her emotions always match what I would expect from someone like her. ❤ ❤ ❤
SO yes, it’s wonderful. You all should read it. Hello, good bye. The End.
Oh and that bathroom scene…. dayyyuuuuum. I think the movie rating of this book just went up to PG-13 😉
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Haha, I totally agree with you! I had a lot of trouble calming down enough to write my review I really loved this book, and I loved your review of it, too! Yay for Legend fans!
~ Lynette @ Escaping Reality – One Book at a Time