Title: Legend Series: Legend #1 Author: Marie Lu Add to: Goodreads Buy it on: BookDepository |
Synopsis: "What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic’s wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic’s highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country’s most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.
From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths—until the day June’s brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family’s survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias’s death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.
Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills."
From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths—until the day June’s brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family’s survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias’s death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.
Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills."
- At the beginning of the book it's said to us that June lives with Metias, her brother because their parents died when she was very young, because of that she was basically raised by him. June's family is one of the most important families because they are rich and they have some kind of influence, but one day, Day, sneaks into the hospital because he wants to steal drugs to help his sick brother that is dying because of the plague. Day is caught by Metias and, in order to escape, stabs him in the shoulder... something wents wrong and Metias ends up dying.
- June is a prodigy, she got perfect score on her military exam, and because her brother is now dead, the Commander gave her the mission of hunting down her brother's killer, which was kind of a surprise.
- June goes undercover trying to find her brother's killer when she meets a boy, a cute boy actually along with his friend, Tess... that boy is Day, but June doesn't know that... so basically she falls for her brother's killer (kind of).
- Day knows June, and the same way she doesn't know who he is, he also doesn't know who she is, so he doesn't know that June is Metias sister.
- June and Day kiss in the alley.
- After some time June discovers that the cute boy is Day, and she discovers that he is the guy that she's been looking for. June follows Day when he attemps to save his family and sets him up, making him walk right into the trap. During the process his mother is killed and their brothers are taken... he just can't believe that June actually betrayed him.
- June interrogates Day and she starts learning that the Republic is not trusting material, so she steps aside and begins to side with Day.
- During the book we discover that Day is also a produgy and June realizes that he didn't try to kill her brother, actually he didn't because the stab wound that killed him was in the chest and Day stabbed him in the shoulder... someone else killed Metias, not Day.
- June discover, after some research that Thomas, a family friend, was who killed Metias.
- Because Day was taken and he was going to be killed because of his "crimes", June helps him escape leaving the Republic together. At the end of the book John, Day's brother sacrifices himself for his brother.
- While June was trying to find Day (in the beginning of the book) she met a girl from the slums, so now, she tries to find her. June makes a deal with the Patriots (a group of people in the Colonies who try to rise against the Republic) and manages to plan an escape.
- June and Day manage to escape.