Legend by Marie Lu

I picked up Legend at my daughter's school's Barnes & Noble book fair and there are two words I have to say about this book...LOVED IT!  Seriously, loved this dystopian novel.  I know people probably getting sick of the massive amounts of dystopian novels on the market since Hunger Games made the genre so popular but holy cow, I could say this book is nothing like the Hunger Games.  There are two main characters...a girl and a boy.  They are from different sides of the tracks so to speak.  She is a military hero trained to take out any rebels against the government.  She is hotheaded and believes in her government.  The boy, on the other hand, has become a rebel out of necessity.  His family is experiencing the hard times as a result of this government.  He knows something shady is going on and has had to go underground.  He is almost like a Robin Hood character.  He is the most wanted criminal.  Nobody knows what he looks like or who he is.  He is just wanted.  The two characters lives become intertwined when he is the main suspect in her beloved brother's murder.  She is hunting him down but when she finds him, what will she find out?

I give this book the highest ranking possible.  It's a total omelet book.This book has lots of action, suspense and there is some romance. I fell in love with the characters because they were human and flawed.  Everything isn't neat and pretty.  It's gritty and real.  It is a little more mature themes, no sex at all, but there is violence.  I would recommend for 7th and up.  I hope you pick it up or check it out at your library.