Originally posted on Imaginary Friends:
What could be more idyllic than curling up on a late summer evening with an adventure story set in a dystopian future? Blaine and I recently finished Legend, the first book in Marie Lu’s dystopian trilogy. It’s set in a future Los Angeles, part of the war-torn Republic. It’s told from the viewpoint of two fifteen-year-olds from different sides of the tracks: June, a top student at an elite military academy, and Day, a wanted criminal hiding out in the slums. When June’s older brother is murdered, Day is the prime suspect and June goes undercover to track… Continue reading A Dystopian Paradise