Let
me start off by saying that the Legend series is one of my favorite
series of all time. I love it so much and it’s so amazingly awesome. The first
book in the series, Legend, was, of course, spectacular, and Lu did
not disappoint AT ALL with her second book, Prodigy!
After June and Day escape from the
military center of Los Angeles and narrowly avoid Day’s execution at the
expense of his brother’s life, the two flee to Las Vegas in the hopes of
meeting up with the Patriots, the rebel group opposing the Republic, and Tess,
Day’s childhood friend. Meanwhile, the Elector Primo dies from his long-term
illness and his son, Anden, assumes the position of Elector. When they arrive,
the Patriots want June and Day to aid in a plot to assassinate the new Elector.
June goes undercover and gets close with the new, young Elector and she discovers
that he may not be the bad guy that the Patriots make him out to be. Will June
and Day be able to kill what may be the Republic’s only hope for change? Or
will they stop the plot before it’s too late and find out who the real enemy of
the State is? Find out by reading it! Seriously, do it NOW. You won’t regret
it, I assure you!
Once again, Lu has astonished me
with her amazing characters. Both June and Day have such depth and there was a
lot of character development in this book, considering that it was a sequel. June
is still as fierce and determined as ever. Day is kind-hearted and
enthusiastic. I love both June and Day because they are so amazing and I wish
that I could do half of the stuff that they can do. They can scale buildings
like it’s nobody’s business. I want to be able to do that so bad! I mean, they
have an otherwise rough life, but the physical feats they are capable is
astounding and I wish I cold be as cool of them. Oh, jealousy. (See my Legend review for more reasons why I love
June and Day) As a last note on the
characters, let me just mention that Kaede is really awesome. Okay, that is
all.
The story Lu wrote was full of
twists and turns and there were a lot of things that happened that I could not
guess beforehand. I didn’t even know who the actual evil person was until June
figured it out. It’s awesome when the reader figures things out at the same
time as the character does because then you get so caught up in the story, and
that is how Prodigy was. It was SO
AMAZING. Lu also once again did a phenomenal job with the multiple points of
view. As it switched back and forth from June to Day, I could tell which
character was talking because the two narrations were written so differently. It’s
not often that I like books with multiple points of view, but I love this one!
The only criticism that I have of the plot is that there was one unnecessary
death, but that could just be my grief talking because I’m still not over it.
People who have read the book, you know who I mean. So many tears! Also, the
ending? The people who haven’t read this book yet, prepare yourselves for that
because preparing definitely needs to be done before reading this ending. My
heart broke a little and only the next book will be able to heal it. Write
quickly, Marie Lu!
With
amazing characters, an awesome storyline, and dynamic narrations, Prodigy was probably one of the best
sequels I have ever read. I am so looking forward to reading the next book in
the series, Champion, but I have to
wait until November to read it! The wait shall be painful, but I shall carry
on!
I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH!! 5 Smileys!
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