Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Prodigy by Marie Lu. Reviewed from ARC.

I enjoyed the romp that was Legend, the first book in this series, so I eagerly picked up this advance uncorrected galley. For a galley, it is fancy--alternating colors for the  chapters.  June's story is in normal black font, while Day's chapters are in blue.

June isn't sure who to trust now.  She can't trust the Republic--they killed her family. But she isn't sure if she can trust the Patriots, either.  June and Day are at the mercy of the Patriots though after their escape from the Republic. Both are wanted criminals and being hunted.  With the help of some Patriot leaders, they create a plot to kill the new Elector of the Republic, but, of course, nothing is as simple as it seems.  There are traitors among the Patriots AND the Republic.

Exciting, fast read for lovers of dystopias, romance, and action. I wasn't thrilled with the "No, June, we can't love each other" ending, but I'm sure that will be resolved in the third book of the series, Champion, due out in 2014.

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