Legend by Marie Lu

A book review by Madeline Soucie



The United States is no longer the United States. It is the Republic of America 
(west coast and "good guys") and the Patriots (east coast and "enemy/terrorists"). 

June is a prodigy of the Republic; at her trials, which are taken at ten and decide what career and or school children can attend, she scored a perfect 1500 out of 1500. She attended the best school in the country four years early, graduated a year early and is training to be one of the country's best soldiers. 

Day is the Republic's most wanted criminal and the police haven't been able to catch him. 

The two come from opposite worlds, but will meet when June has to hunt Day as he becomes the target of June's brother's murder. Together they will uncover startling secrets about their country that were meant to stay hidden. June and Day have to work together to stay alive and outsmart the government without
getting others hurt in the process. 

This dystopian fiction is a great read filled with action and some romance. It is also the first book in the
Legend series by Marie Lu.


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Everneath by Brodie Ashton

A book review by Madeline Soucie

Everneath is a new take on the Persephone myth of Greek mythology. The main character, Nikki Beckett, vanished into the underworld six months ago. Six months that felt like a
century to her. She almost forgot everything about her life and would have stayed in the underworld if she hadn't held on to the memory of her boyfriend, Jack. 

Now Nikki is back on earth, but only for six months. No one knows what happened to her, which makes adjusting to life hard. Add to that the fact that Cole, who took Nikki to the underworld, keeps visiting her.

As six months slowly slip away and Nikki tries to reconnect with Jack, she searches for a way to stay on the surface with the people she loves. Her only other choice is to become Cole's queen. 

In the end, love will be Nikki's driving force and she will find out that staying on the surface is comes with a great cost.

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