"I think every writer does horrible things to their poor protagonists....there really ought to be a support group for abused protagonists everywhere. In LEGEND, Day gets hurt. a LOT. If I ever met him in real life, he'd probably strangle me for putting him through all that crap." Marie Lu, author of LEGEND and PRODIGY.
Found this on deviantART made by the author, and it's completely hilarious, Day gets physically put through the meat grinder by Lu in Legend.