Both characters had a unique voice and personality that compelled me to root for them both, which is important to make up a good story. Legend’s June Iparis & Day, back-to-back. Somehow their paths cross and continuous plot twists and excitement kept me hooked. June, who got a perfect score on her Trial, is trying to avenge her brother’s death, the only family she had left. Day, who has escaped death and capture before, is only trying to keep his family safe, especially his brother who’s infected by the plague. And then on the flip side we have Day, a notorious criminal wanted by the Republic.

We have privileged June, the Republic’s prize. The plot, the characters, the voice, just drew me in, and I couldn’t stop. Genre(s): Young-adult Utopian/Dystopian fiction But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family’s survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias’s death. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.įrom very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths – until the day June’s brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country’s most wanted criminal. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic’s wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic’s highest military circles. What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors.

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