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Reflective Essay On Legend By Marie Lu

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For me looking for a good book to read is difficult. Don’t even start me on finding a good book to write an essay on, some books are a really good book to read, but an awful book to do an essay or review on. When I first started reading Legend By: Marie Lu seemed to at first blend into the good read but bad review section, but as time went on and I kept reading the book I gradually started reading it, it began to show some signs of being a really good essay book. Overall, this book was captivating and was more unique than most dystopian books that I have read. This novel was an absolute page turner. This book's theme and mood were extremely volatile, especially when times were rough for the characters. For example, when June discovers
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