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# Prodigy

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Review: she created characters that were intelligent, sensitive - Marie Lu not only created a dystopian world that was complete and intriguing, she created characters that were intelligent, sensitive, and courageous. The first-person POV, with both main characters taking turns telling the story, was a well-executed storytelling motif. I read the books with my Kindle App on my phone and the first book included different fonts for each character. (I’m not sure why the change of fonts wasn’t there in the next two books.) Legend introduces us to a typical dystopian world where the government is oppressive and a rag-tag band of rebels fight against it and discover its secrets. It is not unlike other dystopian YA fictional worlds. The characters are what make this series shine. The female main character is exceptional in every way—intelligence, beauty, strength, and invention. She is on the side of the government and, though she has a strong independent streak, stands firm in her position. The male main character is on the side of the rebels and is also exceptional—though he never truly knows how exceptional. He is a sacrificial protagonist, giving up his comfort, safety, and welfare for his family and the people of the Republic. They are in many ways the same, but in a few crucial areas, very different. Their relationship is of the reverse-Shakespearian variety. (The guy is placed on the pedestal and the girl feels undeserving, in her own assessment, of being loved by him.) The first inciting incident happens after becoming invested in the lives of these two characters and presents a difficult dilemma for the reader. Whose side do you choose? As the plot thickens, the dilemmas grow and grow. Legend, Prodigy, and Champion are equally compelling and action-packed. Marie Lu is also a devoted descriptive writer. Sometimes I found the description annoying because I simply wanted to arrive at the next plot point and blah, blah, blah got in the way. I’m impatient, though, so my critique is skewed. The ending was satisfying for me. It was not as neat and happy as some readers may prefer, but it seemed consistent with the character’s beliefs and echoed the repercussions of the overarching themes.
Review: Your Reward for Suffering Through the First Novel - This was simply a far better book than Legend; likely because it, from what I've gathered, was written by an older Marie Lu. While I stand by my original, albeit brief, opinion of the series when I reviewed Legend, I have to amend my overall feeling of the story. While, yes, this is a formulaic Young Adult novel, complete with a stereotypically strong, but wanting-for-love teenage girl who falls for the bad boy who is redeemed through her, the science fiction dystopic world is better than most. I still wouldn't go so far as to say that this is trail blazing world-building concepts, but it does have far more originality in book two than it did in book three. It isn't hard science fiction, and the dystopia that we find ourselves in has been, more or less explained (something lacking in most, if not all, YA dystopias), so we're left with just enjoying the plot and characters themselves. Which makes this an enjoyable book, especially for someone outside of the YA demographic. The two characters, June and Day can be seen growing and evolving throughout the course of the book. They are still more-or-less one dimensional characters, but I was left feeling like they're one dimensional because they're fifteen. Which, of course, does lead us to a suspension of disbelief that this entire world is being manipulated by two preteens who barely have personalities of their own; though that's a failing of the genre as a whole. The underlying themes of the book (inequality, capitalism, military imperialism, and global warming) come in stronger and more polished than they did in the first book, which helps advance the story line pretty well; even if the specifics are sometimes a bit hyperbolic and unbelievable. All-in-all, I'd rank this book among the better socially conscious YA novels written; you just have to suffer through the first installment to get to it.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #15,646 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #22 in Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction Action & Adventure #67 in Teen & Young Adult Dystopian #81 in Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction & Dystopian Romance |
| Book 2 of 4  | Legend |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (9,343) |
| Dimensions  | 5.5 x 1.06 x 8.31 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| Grade level  | 7 - 9 |
| ISBN-10  | 0142427551 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0142427552 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 416 pages |
| Publication date  | April 8, 2014 |
| Publisher  | Speak |
| Reading age  | 12 - 17 years |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ she created characters that were intelligent, sensitive
*by D***P on October 27, 2014*

Marie Lu not only created a dystopian world that was complete and intriguing, she created characters that were intelligent, sensitive, and courageous. The first-person POV, with both main characters taking turns telling the story, was a well-executed storytelling motif. I read the books with my Kindle App on my phone and the first book included different fonts for each character. (I’m not sure why the change of fonts wasn’t there in the next two books.) Legend introduces us to a typical dystopian world where the government is oppressive and a rag-tag band of rebels fight against it and discover its secrets. It is not unlike other dystopian YA fictional worlds. The characters are what make this series shine. The female main character is exceptional in every way—intelligence, beauty, strength, and invention. She is on the side of the government and, though she has a strong independent streak, stands firm in her position. The male main character is on the side of the rebels and is also exceptional—though he never truly knows how exceptional. He is a sacrificial protagonist, giving up his comfort, safety, and welfare for his family and the people of the Republic. They are in many ways the same, but in a few crucial areas, very different. Their relationship is of the reverse-Shakespearian variety. (The guy is placed on the pedestal and the girl feels undeserving, in her own assessment, of being loved by him.) The first inciting incident happens after becoming invested in the lives of these two characters and presents a difficult dilemma for the reader. Whose side do you choose? As the plot thickens, the dilemmas grow and grow. Legend, Prodigy, and Champion are equally compelling and action-packed. Marie Lu is also a devoted descriptive writer. Sometimes I found the description annoying because I simply wanted to arrive at the next plot point and blah, blah, blah got in the way. I’m impatient, though, so my critique is skewed. The ending was satisfying for me. It was not as neat and happy as some readers may prefer, but it seemed consistent with the character’s beliefs and echoed the repercussions of the overarching themes.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Your Reward for Suffering Through the First Novel
*by D***K on May 29, 2015*

This was simply a far better book than Legend; likely because it, from what I've gathered, was written by an older Marie Lu. While I stand by my original, albeit brief, opinion of the series when I reviewed Legend, I have to amend my overall feeling of the story. While, yes, this is a formulaic Young Adult novel, complete with a stereotypically strong, but wanting-for-love teenage girl who falls for the bad boy who is redeemed through her, the science fiction dystopic world is better than most. I still wouldn't go so far as to say that this is trail blazing world-building concepts, but it does have far more originality in book two than it did in book three. It isn't hard science fiction, and the dystopia that we find ourselves in has been, more or less explained (something lacking in most, if not all, YA dystopias), so we're left with just enjoying the plot and characters themselves. Which makes this an enjoyable book, especially for someone outside of the YA demographic. The two characters, June and Day can be seen growing and evolving throughout the course of the book. They are still more-or-less one dimensional characters, but I was left feeling like they're one dimensional because they're fifteen. Which, of course, does lead us to a suspension of disbelief that this entire world is being manipulated by two preteens who barely have personalities of their own; though that's a failing of the genre as a whole. The underlying themes of the book (inequality, capitalism, military imperialism, and global warming) come in stronger and more polished than they did in the first book, which helps advance the story line pretty well; even if the specifics are sometimes a bit hyperbolic and unbelievable. All-in-all, I'd rank this book among the better socially conscious YA novels written; you just have to suffer through the first installment to get to it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by M***L on March 21, 2014*

Prodigy being the second in the Legend series, has kept the flow and the stature that was created by the first book and Marie Lu has undoubtedly has brought in all the aspects that was there in the first book and made me love it all the more. Legend series is going to be one of my favorite series for being crisp, easy and intriguing. The first book while focused on more personalized struggles of both the characters and the scenario of the world that they lived in, the second book is more focused on the relationship that develops between Day and June , the central characters. The book picks up from where the first book left and the transition is smooth and slow. The second part also gives a brief explanation about the dystopian world which was lacking in the first book. What I like about the book is that the effort is there to differentiate between the narrations of both the characters as the book follows the pattern of multiple POV narration. The characters still stay intact to their true nature as developed in the first book and unlike many other book, does not go for a nose dive as soon as it hits a sequel or a relationship is generated. Starting of the book is more focused on how both the characters deal with the consequences of the events that emerged in the first book and at the meanwhile tackling with the development of a relationship between them. The book starts off a bit slow and by the middle it just keeps getting better and better and ends up with an exciting climax and as expected the ending even though not exactly a cliff hanger still makes you want to go for the next book in this series. If you loved the first book, then this would be a good follow up .The focus more is on the relationship between the central characters nevertheless the story has a good climax

## Frequently Bought Together

- Prodigy (Legend)
- Champion: A Legend Novel
- Rebel (Legend, 4)

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