spoilers for Legend and Prodigy by Marie Lu
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Sarah Bolton
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https://www.amazon.com/Prodigy-Marie-Lu/dp/0142427551
Day and Tess had been together for a long time. Almost ever since Day got forced to live on the streets and hide from the Republic. They’re so close, Day even calls Tess “cousin”. Because of the events in book one, they got separated. Now, they’ve finally reunited in book two, when Day joins the patriots. However, Tess had developed a crush on Day, and was trying to steer him away from June and claim him for her own.
Day and June’s relationship spawned more recently, during the events of book one. Their relationship quickly went from acquaintances to romance. However, one being the Republic’s star, and the other being the Republic’s most wanted criminal, It wasn’t simple. Their relationship hit quite a few bumps in the road, including June leading the Republic to Day’s house, which ended up with his mom getting killed.
Tess’s attempts at winning Day over are manipulative. She gets angry when June is even brought up, and lashes out when Day even seems to like June better than her, saying that she’s responsible for Day’s mother’s death, that she’s done nothing but hurt him, and that she thinks he will betray the Patriots for June. She doesn’t listen when he says that part of the reason he doesn’t want to be in a relationship with her is because she’s more like family to him.
I think this should be enough of a reason to leave Tess. If this is left unaccounted for, it could very easily turn into an abusive relationship. June, however, is actually kind, albeit unaware of some of the practices of the poor. She doesn’t try to hold anything over his head. She wants what’s best for Day, unlike Tess, who wants what’s best for herself. June and Day are way better for each other than Tess and Day.
Hi Sarah! I LOVE the Legend series and how you explore Day and June vs Day and Tess in this. Your argument for June's side is very compelling, with a nice touch on Tess' manipulativeness. -Ana
ReplyDeleteGood work, Sarah! I haven't read this before, but the way that you analyzed and critiqued the love triangle between Day, June, and Tess makes me want to. It sounds like a very interesting story.
ReplyDeleteHey, Sarah. Legend is one of my favorite book series, and rightfully so! I see what you're saying with Tess, but I don't think Day should have straight up ditched her. Their closeness before was from their sense of family since they only had eachother, and although I respect why Tess was trying to protect Day, I find it selfish of her to try and take him from June. Great blog post!
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