Champion (Legend, #3) in Shut Up & Read

Nov 05, 2013 Renuka rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, young-adult, science-fiction, dystopia, romance, action, war, e-book, diff-pov, reviewed

Hell. Wow. That is how you end a series. I'm an utter mess. But it was so worth it.

So basically, there was never a dull moment. After Prodigy, I was already half done but after reading Champion, I was dead. The plot had so much. War, politics, romance, disease, air raids, bombs, making love (oh yes), etc. It continued Prodigy with the story of June as she struggles to be Anden's Princeps-Elect and advise him to best run the country; and of course Day, who has to come to terms with his illness a Hell. Wow. That is how you end a series. I'm an utter mess. But it was so worth it.

So basically, there was never a dull moment. After Prodigy, I was already half done but after reading Champion, I was dead. The plot had so much. War, politics, romance, disease, air raids, bombs, making love (oh yes), etc. It continued Prodigy with the story of June as she struggles to be Anden's Princeps-Elect and advise him to best run the country; and of course Day, who has to come to terms with his illness and what he believes he can give the Republic.

I mean just wow. I always loved June and Day, but after this I realized how much they meant to me. June was so strong and brave, the steady one with a glossy outer covering, but filled with internal turmoil. And Day. Oh god, Day. Constantly giving and helping. Arrogant and cocky on the outside, but so unsure on the inside. Just no. The characters were flawed and perfect. Their story a thousand times more so.

The setting was incredible too - the ruined Republic of America, the Colonies, and most of all the little glimpse we get of the world outside North America. The way the world has progressed is so interesting, and very vivid. Dystopia is often made up of a post-apocalyptic world churned out of a blender. But with Legend I felt like there was a lot of thought that was put into building the world. Even the propaganda was interesting. it was the little details like the names of the slum sectors that really built the story.

I don't really know what to say, other than this book is a bundle of action and emotion. Everything about this book made me think of how the clock is always ticking, and how if we're not careful we can lose so much time. It made me think about what was important, and how easily we can lose those things. It was really flawless, but it hurt so much too. The dual-POV is frustrating and wonderful, and I just wanted to take each of the characters I loved and take them away someplace safe. It was action packed, full of politics and intrigue, jammed with emotions being frayed at every possible moment, and wrapped the series with an exquisitely painful, gorgeous ending.
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Jan 11, 2014 Cathy rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance, people-of-color, science-fiction, young-adult, ebook-library-available, dystopian

I think I'm still just not getting the target age for the series. It's too much for the 8-12s, but it's really not sophisticated enough for the older kids. The politics is too dumbed down, everyone is either a hero or a villain, there are no shades of gray in the characterizations. The plot just has a lot of holes, it's more like a game of kids playing politics than like real nations being a war. But, and it's a big but, the emotions ring very true and that's the big strength of the book and the ...more

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Jul 31, 2013 Kay rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, dystopian

This was a well-done conclusion to the series. June and Day have not seen each other since the end of the second book. June is working hard to be the princeps-elect and Day is doing his best to raise his brother and find a cure to his illness. A threat from the Colonies brings them back together to save the country that they love.

I liked how June and Day's voices have remained distinct throughout the series and that did not change in this book. I still really liked both of them and felt that the ...more

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Mar 21, 2016 Stacee rated it it was amazing

Great ending to an interesting tale! It wasn't the typical "fairy-tale" ending, probably closer to real life than not. Works beautifully and I don't find myself getting angry at a forced closure. Thanks for a great adventure!

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Jul 26, 2013 Astoria rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-by-a-favorite-author, 2014-fave-reads

This book was so amazing. It picked up my heart, dropped it, pulled it out and stomped on it many times and then left it craving more.

I would recommend it to readers that enjoy a god ramance as well as a lot of action and kick-ass main characters.
One of the things I love the most from this series is how both June and Day are both badass. They are equals in terms of badassery.

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May 21, 2022 Marla rated it liked it

Shelves: girl-power, audiobook, mystery, with-reservations, challenged, romance, series, dystopia, war, back-to-back

Glad the book and series is over. My favorite part was the epilogue.

I really liked the first book, Legend, but was underwhelmed by the other 2 books. ...more

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May 28, 2013 Stephanie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

I've read a lot of concluding books in the past few months that have all disappointed me in one way or another. this one, thankfully, did not. I'm sad to see Day and June's saga come to an end, but it was a well executed one. ...more

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Jan 01, 2015 Tani rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, youngadult, female-author, five-stars, 2015-novels, strongladies2015

Loved it. Fast and exciting reading, with a level of emotional depth that made me cry in places. I think Marie Lu has gotten herself added to my list of authors that I will always read.

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Sep 25, 2012 Lauren⁷ 💜 rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult-teen-new-adult, cover-i-love, library-has-a-copy, dystopian

This was a great conclusion to the trilogy! Plenty of action and adventure and all the questions got answered. And I particularly liked the ending. This ended on a lot of hope.

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