SuitabookLegend
Marie Lu
- Reading
- Try a few chapters together, keeping track of whose viewpoint is speaking and what each knows; pause if the suspense or danger feels intense.
- Themes
- Class and reputation: June is an elite military prospect, while Day is a slum-born fugitive; the two are thrown into opposition. Their contrasting positions frame the story’s conflict, while Day’s motives are presented as potentially less malicious than his reputation suggests.
- Two first-person voices: June and Day narrate in alternating first person, with distinct voices; June is attentive to detail and Day self-deprecating and affectionate. The structure offers two different perspectives on the conflict rather than a single account.
- Worth knowing
- Expect suspense and physical danger: the story includes a murder, threats to family, spying, theft, combat, plague and soldiers described as maniacal.