Book Review: Legend by Marie Lu (reviewed by Chris D)
Legend by Marie Lu was a pretty unconventional choice of reads for me in the sense that it has some pretty strong romantic undertones (you know… actual human feelings.) But I needed to pull the car out of the ditch and read something with some emotional depth rather than just for a good story. Fortunately this has both.
Filed under: Book Reviews, Dystopian, Legend, Marie Lu
About Karen Jensen, MLS
Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).
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Stephsco says
I really liked the imagery of LA–the only thing missing was a map! (I love maps). This was one of the stronger dystopians I read from the current trend. I'm eager to read the sequel.