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Legend by Marie Lu

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
June is a top-tier soldier in training- she is the only person in the country's history that got a perfect score on the placement test. Day is on the nations Most Wanted list. When Day kills June's brother, she is graduated from the military academy early and set loose to capture the criminal. But maybe everything isn't exactly as it seems.

Category
YA, Dystopian

Why I chose this book
Recommended on the Amazon website

My personal opinion (the review)
Pretty good. The characters have good chemistry, they're mostly credible, and the story line is interesting enough. Oh, and two thumbs way up for no language or adult situations! Way to go! But I didn't really connect with the characters, the plot, or the back story. I think that will get better in the series, so I do plan to continue reading it. But I'll borrow it from the library. If it impresses me later, I'll pay for the series.

Warnings
Language: Not really, mild if any
Violence: Fighting, but not very detailed
"Adult" situations: Kissing, and not much detail to it
Death: Yes, and of major characters

Movie rating equivalent
PG-11. It was clean enough to let my 12-year old read it, but not my 10-year old

Protagonist description
Day is a clever criminal- but he's a criminal by necessity. June is an extremely bright, well-honed soldier.

Point of view of story
First, but switching between June and Day

Book length
Medium

Story flow
Decent

Grammar and spelling issues
None

Character connection (no spoilers)
Not really. But I want to know more about the history of the country and Primo

For series:
Independent or integral (stand-alone or back story dependent)
Assuming integral

Series review as a whole
Good so far

If you only have time for one, read: (which one)
Start at the beginning- Legend

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