Thanks to June Day escaped his own execution albeit at a terrible price. Now they are fleeing toward Nevada. They hope to do in Las Vegas, the Patriots find to take again their help. Day wants to know what happened to Tess, who had to join the rebel inevitably, when he was taken prisoner by the Republic itself. He also needs help to find out where the Republic has brought Eden his little brother and his injured leg requires urgent treatment. In fact, it is possible both to be brought to the leader of the Patriots. Razor offers assistance to but not in vain. His condition is mainly June to the test: she and Day should help to assassinate the Elector of the Republic. Can June leave and do what Razor and Day ask her a lifetime of loyalty behind?
Such a significant increase in a trilogy as in Legend I experience very rarely. Even more rarely occurs this improvement on the second volume, the experience has shown that's often the weakest of the series. I was flabbergasted that could surprise so positively me Prodigy. Marie Lu draws the pace she explains backgrounds and gives its protagonists an individual's personality. Everything was missing Legend me in the first volume, it brings to the second volume. Looking at the action and the suspense I would let me even tempted to say that Prodigy more like a final in my left as the appearance of a middle band. That impressed me and I'm glad that I have given a chance Legend.
Unlike, for example Ally Condie Marie Lu builds their dystopia on continuously; Piece by piece fit together more and more puzzle pieces. She takes the time to explain from the inside out. In Legend, they showed how the life reality is within the Republic. In Prodigy she adds historical facts and illustrates how this company ever could evolve, which led events to split the United States. In addition, it leaves its readers a look into the colonies throw, where not everything goes perfect. It's not the paradise to which want to believe the people of the Republic. I thought it was great that Marie Lu of a black and white approach takes distance and instead of the many changes grayscale social systems. Neither the Republic nor in the colonies is all entirely good or bad, instead, the truth lies somewhere in between. This well-designed, ambivalent interpretation I definitely did not expect.
I found the most convincing character development. Kamen me June and Day only like a little more original imitation of Romeo and Juliet before, they are now independent figures. June has a brilliant analytical mind and an extremely high, quick wit, even the smallest details processed correctly. However, for this it is very awkward in social contacts. She finds it difficult to express their feelings and occurs frequently in one or another blunder. In Day, however his feelings seethe always right under his skin. He notices of dealing with other people easier than June, but compared to her, he is also less attentive. I come like fire and water before, but not in a negative way. Rather, they complement one another fascinating full and so the same weaknesses from. Day is burning passion, June is cool and relentlessly together they are doubly strong, wild and untamable. I think that's great, because Marie Lu has created a perfectly matched pair. Their adventures make their friendship to the test, however, can not break the bond between them, because their fates are inextricably intertwined in each other.
Marie Lu won me over with Prodigy of their skill as a writer. Although I was only moderately impressive Legend as a prelude to the trilogy, the second volume reveals not only a credible and plausible constructed dystopia, but also the potential of the two main characters. Prodigy is exciting and thrilling, I could simply withdraw its wake not and am now fully arrived in history. I'm very curious what will happen next champion in the finals.
If you offer him interested trilogy for the Legend and play with the idea to read them, you must start with the first volume, otherwise the continuation makes no sense. Let you not intimidated, Legend should act on you little innovative. I assure you, it will get better. June and Day have no new versions of Romeo and Juliet, they are forces of nature.
