Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Legend by Marie Lu

20 reviews

katebird's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Classism

jfield351's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Reread for the millionth time. Love this book and so glad I picked it up at an op shop one day in 2015 because now it’s one of my favourites ever🫶🏼

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sammymilfort's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Car accident

tjbkorean's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Great YA dystopian! Divergent-like before there was even a divergent. I love that it’s set in a post war semi-apocalyptic America and I can’t wait to dive into the second book in the series to learn even more about how the country came to be. 

I am a huge fan of multiple POV books and in this one we get to go back and forth between the two main characters, Day and June. It’s fun to know what they’re thinking and how each of them experience the same moments differently. 

Lots of action packed parts that keep you on your toes too. The characters are thorough analyzers and I like their attention to details. There’s a touch of mystery in it as well that lends to a great twist/surprise that adds a whole other layer to the story. 

June has a ton of character development throughout the book and I can’t wait to see what she does with this new perspective on life. 

There’s also death and grappling with life after losing loved ones which make it heavier and emotional but adds to the other relationships so far.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

bri__'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this, it was thrilling and kept me hooked from the beginning. I am terrified as to how the series will play out because I know it will somehow end with me emotionally scarred (kidding, hopefully, probably). I love Day and June I find them to be interesting characters and although their relationship doesn't have much depth I am very much still rooting for its success. Definitely recommend, strongly suggest checking content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content and Classism

Minor: Car accident

cepbreed's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

My middle school favorite and one of the all time best books I have ever read. I know nothing beats nostalgia, but this book still holds up. If I were to count I bet this would be like the fifth reread I've done maybe? Day and June are dear to my heart, I've remembered that all of these years but I forgot just how much contempt I hold for Thomas. Fuck that guy. I'm definitely gonna continue the series, but I just started uni so I might not have time! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Alcohol

emilyellen07's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and War

kissjjong's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

marissasa's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

This YA novel based on a dystopian republic of the former America was one that while grabbed my attention enough to want to finish, definitely felt like something I would've enjoyed a lot more in middle school. I was interested in the world-building and political intrigue around the manufactured plagues and the idea that the government was hiding a lot of secrets, but I couldn't find myself caring about the main characters. June is very much the typical female YA protagonist who is super young (15) but somehow smarter, more skilled, and more experienced than everyone around her and although it makes sense for her characterization as someone who was born into wealth from government affiliation and was trained from a young age to be a solider like her brother, it also made for a very calculating and unemotional point of view to read from that I couldn't connect with. Day is also a typical male YA protagonist counterpart who is somehow cunning, charming, knowledgable, and a famous criminal despite also being super young (15) and I didn't find myself rooting for him nor believing in the connection between him and June as anything deeper than physical attraction. I will finish the series eventually simply because I want to see the fallout of their actions and see how they will challenge the government or uncover more about their secrets.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

tays_books's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Torture, War, and Classism

Minor: Vomit