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Injured and on the run, it has been seven days since June and Day barely escaped Los Angeles and the Republic with their lives. Day is believed dead having lost his own brother to an execution squad who thought they were assassinating him. June is now the Republic's most wanted traitor. Desperate for help, they turn to the Patriots - a vigilante rebel group sworn to bring
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☆☆☆☆☆5 WHOLY STARS!☆☆☆☆☆
Marie Lu never disappoints .I had really high expectations for this sequel and they were all met.This may not be my best review,because I am still under the obsession of "Outlander",so I might miss some parts or mess something.I am ready for the finale "Champion"!
Prod ...more
“Love is illogical, love had consequences--I did this to myself, and I should be able to take it.”
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☆☆☆☆☆5 WHOLY STARS!☆☆☆☆☆
Marie Lu never disappoints .I had really high expectations for this sequel and they were all met.This may not be my best review,because I am still under the obsession of "Outlander",so I might miss some parts or mess something.I am ready for the finale "Champion"!
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Feb 07, 2012
Steph Sinclair
rated it
really liked it
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Fans of action books that keeps you on the edge of your seat
Actual rating: 4.5 stars
Well, well, well. Here I am yet again eating my words. A year ago, when I read Legend, I complained about the world building. Mind you, I did think it was a fast-paced, exciting read, but it felt incomplete as a dystopian novel because I couldn't fully visualize how the society fit into the world as a whole. By the end, I was left with so many questions about how everything functioned. I felt like Marie Lu was purposefully keeping secrets from me just to string me along ...more
^My thoughts on having to wait a whole year for the next book. I've been so pleasantly surprised by my long-awaited January sequels, first Through the Ever Night, then Everbound... and now Prodigy has come in and turned a series I was on the fence about into one where I anxiously obsess over what will happen in the next installment. Marie Lu really focuses on developing her characters here, whilst still exploring the politics of her dystopian society and introducing one really evil twist to ...more
“All it takes is one generation to brainwash a population and convince them that reality doesn't exist.”
First of all I have to say: This was amazing!!!
I mean boy! I really thought I knew in which kind of direction this was heading but then Marie Lu apparently decided to throw me for a loop and after finishing “Prodigy” I don’t even know how to feel about ... well, anything and everything! Seriously, I’m totally blown away by this ending because I DIDN’T SEE THAT ONE COMING!!!! O_o
But then again ...more
First of all I have to say: This was amazing!!!
I mean boy! I really thought I knew in which kind of direction this was heading but then Marie Lu apparently decided to throw me for a loop and after finishing “Prodigy” I don’t even know how to feel about ... well, anything and everything! Seriously, I’m totally blown away by this ending because I DIDN’T SEE THAT ONE COMING!!!! O_o
But then again ...more
Wow, what a fun sequel! If assassination plots and stealing fighter jets weren't enough, I'd read it for the *whispers* bathtub scene alone.
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Well that ending is a really sad thing. I'm hoping something can change in the last book =(
June and Day are sneaking their way into Vegas. They meet up with The Patriots and Tess. Day gets some new armor so to speak. They make plans to assassinate the new Elector, Anden. But . . . not everything is as it seems and maybe, just maybe, Anden can be trusted. Although, in this world it's really hard to trust any one.
June goes undercover so to speak and finds out some information, the kind she wasn' ...more
June and Day are sneaking their way into Vegas. They meet up with The Patriots and Tess. Day gets some new armor so to speak. They make plans to assassinate the new Elector, Anden. But . . . not everything is as it seems and maybe, just maybe, Anden can be trusted. Although, in this world it's really hard to trust any one.
June goes undercover so to speak and finds out some information, the kind she wasn' ...more
Final rating: 4.75/5 stars
WHY.THE.HELL.DID.I.READ.THIS.NOW???? It's killing me to wait another year for third book! Killing me i say!!! Especially after a booooooooooooooooooom ending like that T_____T It's going to be tortureeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!! And i need next book nooooooooow!!!!!! I should have waited for the last book to come out!
Oh and ending:
#i was not expecting this
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“He is beauty, inside and out.
He is the silver lining in a world of darkness.
He is my light.”
WHY.THE.HELL.DID.I.READ.THIS.NOW???? It's killing me to wait another year for third book! Killing me i say!!! Especially after a booooooooooooooooooom ending like that T_____T It's going to be tortureeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!! And i need next book nooooooooow!!!!!! I should have waited for the last book to come out!
Oh and ending:
#i was not expecting this
__________________________ ...more
❝He is beauty inside and out.
He is the silver lining in a world of darkness.
He is my light.❞
I completely loved Legend. 4 stars, but I still enjoyed it. I loved Marie's The Young Elites and The Rose Society and I needed more of her writing since I had to wait for the 3rd book to publish, still am. And after reading Legend, I was glad I didn't have to wait to read the rest of the trilogy. I did wait even though I owned the books, but I think we all have been in that situation where you want to ...more
Prodigy (Legend, #2), Marie Lu
Prodigy is a 2013 dystopian young adult novel written by American author Marie Lu. It is the second book of a trilogy, preceded by Legend and followed by Champion.
After the events of Legend, June Iparis and Daniel "Day" Altan Wing arrive at Las Vegas in search for the Patriots.
Through Kaede, they meet with Tess and Andrew "Razor" DeSoto, a Republic Commander doubling as the leader of the Patriots.
Razor offers Day a prosthetic leg and protection in exchange for ass ...more
Prodigy is a 2013 dystopian young adult novel written by American author Marie Lu. It is the second book of a trilogy, preceded by Legend and followed by Champion.
After the events of Legend, June Iparis and Daniel "Day" Altan Wing arrive at Las Vegas in search for the Patriots.
Through Kaede, they meet with Tess and Andrew "Razor" DeSoto, a Republic Commander doubling as the leader of the Patriots.
Razor offers Day a prosthetic leg and protection in exchange for ass ...more
Aug 25, 2016
Helen 2.0
rated it
really liked it
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revolution,
rogues-thieves-assassins,
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dystopia,
brs-done
3.5 stars - BR with Lian.
When you imagine the fall of the US as a democracy, what kind of state do you think will emerge?
I imagine one of two options are most likely.
1) A fascist surveillance state - nothing is private, nothing is your choice, your every move is strictly directed and monitored by a governing force (possibly the military). Very little personal freedom.
2) A state ruled by money - as David Mitchell calls it in Cloud Atlas, a corporacracy. Every part of your life is determined b ...more
When you imagine the fall of the US as a democracy, what kind of state do you think will emerge?
I imagine one of two options are most likely.
1) A fascist surveillance state - nothing is private, nothing is your choice, your every move is strictly directed and monitored by a governing force (possibly the military). Very little personal freedom.
2) A state ruled by money - as David Mitchell calls it in Cloud Atlas, a corporacracy. Every part of your life is determined b ...more
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so excited !!!
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this book was amazing. the ending was bittersweet, i cried. Marie Lu knows how to make you feel for a character. the ending. Day. Oh my gosh just so surprising. Day/ Daniel was such an inspiration! just wow. and June was such a strong character, she was even a strong willed character in her weakest moments. Just go get this book! its worth every penny!
I AM AN EMOTIONAL WRECK RIGHT NOW I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY
basically, this book did NOT disappoint but it did destroy me
I'll admit it did take me longer to get into than Legend but when I got hooked I literally couldn't put this book down
June and Day will be the death of me that is all I have to say about them
I loved the turn the story has taken in this book, the plot has thickened massively and I love it!! The action scenes are so well written that you can literally visualise it all perfec ...more
basically, this book did NOT disappoint but it did destroy me
I'll admit it did take me longer to get into than Legend but when I got hooked I literally couldn't put this book down
June and Day will be the death of me that is all I have to say about them
I loved the turn the story has taken in this book, the plot has thickened massively and I love it!! The action scenes are so well written that you can literally visualise it all perfec ...more
It was great to be reunited with Day and June again after so long. I believe Legend was the very first ARC I ever read, before I even knew what an ARC was (I won it) so it's a bit special to me. I easily found my way back into this story even after so long; a feat in of itself considering my lack of memory (it's scary how much I forget by the time a sequel releases). Prodigy lives up to its predecessor, maybe even surpassing it with the incredible progress in the world development--which was som
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SO GOOD. Action packed and heart wrenching. Flew through it.
Just uploaded my booktalk, review/reaction/discussion, yesterday! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF9xWm... ...more
Just uploaded my booktalk, review/reaction/discussion, yesterday! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF9xWm... ...more
Mar 13, 2012
Dija
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liked it
Recommends it for:
Fans of politics, long narrations, teenage angst, and love triangles.
2.7/5 stars
Prodigy was one of my most anticipated sequels of 2013. Unfortunately, it might be one of the most disappointing reads of the year as well, for the following reasons:
1. The beginning bored me to death. The recap was lacking and I felt lost reading the story for a very long time. Also, the first half was unbearably slow. I kept skimming through large chunks of the narration in hopes that the pace would eventually pick up but it took over 50% for the action to really get going.
2. The ...more
Prodigy was one of my most anticipated sequels of 2013. Unfortunately, it might be one of the most disappointing reads of the year as well, for the following reasons:
1. The beginning bored me to death. The recap was lacking and I felt lost reading the story for a very long time. Also, the first half was unbearably slow. I kept skimming through large chunks of the narration in hopes that the pace would eventually pick up but it took over 50% for the action to really get going.
2. The ...more
“Day, the boy from the streets with nothing except the clothes on his back and the earnestness in his eyes, owns my heart.”
I must have read Legend three, maybe four years ago. Luckily websites like Recaptains have detailed summaries of such books, so I didn't have to reread the whole book again.
I know that I really liked the first book in this series, but I think I might just be over this dystopian YA trope. Don't get me wrong: I love YA and I love dystopian fiction but I think I might have like ...more
I must have read Legend three, maybe four years ago. Luckily websites like Recaptains have detailed summaries of such books, so I didn't have to reread the whole book again.
I know that I really liked the first book in this series, but I think I might just be over this dystopian YA trope. Don't get me wrong: I love YA and I love dystopian fiction but I think I might have like ...more
“You know, sometimes I wonder what things would be like if I just ... met you one day. Like normal people do. If I just walked by you on some street one sunny morning and thought you were cute, stopped, shook your hand, and said, "Hi, I'm Daniel.”
^^^Yes I've read this series twice now and if you have read the third book, you can take a guess at why I'm drenched in my own tears..
The first book was good- cute, nothing amazingly spectacular but enough to make me really take an interest in the ch ...more
May 28, 2017
may ➹
rated it
it was amazing
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me knowing full well what was going to happen in this book and still choosing to read it anyways:
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No, seriously this organ in my chest, I don't need it. That's not a spoiler, that's a warning. This book is such a riveting installment, but be warned that it will not pull at your heart strings, rather it will pluck them until they break.
Okay, I love June. She's a fantastic heroine. A little too young, but I get Lu's reasons for making her 15.
The reason I gave this four instead of five stars, well there's a couple. The first is I didn't love Day as much in this book, and I really needed to. H ...more
Okay, I love June. She's a fantastic heroine. A little too young, but I get Lu's reasons for making her 15.
The reason I gave this four instead of five stars, well there's a couple. The first is I didn't love Day as much in this book, and I really needed to. H ...more
Update 04/12/20
Still an absolutely breathtaking, action-packed book up to this day. I'm NOT ready for the finale because I know it will devastate me just like it did four years ago.
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I'M FINE...
I won't be writing a review for this because I'm planning on writing a big one once I've finished the last book. But let me say this: Things get fucking INTENSE! ...more
Still an absolutely breathtaking, action-packed book up to this day. I'm NOT ready for the finale because I know it will devastate me just like it did four years ago.
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I'M FINE...
I won't be writing a review for this because I'm planning on writing a big one once I've finished the last book. But let me say this: Things get fucking INTENSE! ...more
2.5 stars - Spoilers
Disappointing. Prodigy reminded me too much of The Hunger Games, and not in a good way. Also, I hated Day and the dumb love square.
-What's what: After June and Day escaped from the evul-but-not-actually-all-that-evul-Republic, they joined the not-so-evul-but-secretly-evul-Patriots.
Also, June was given the task to assassinate the new Elector of the Republic. And Day reunited with his childhood friend, Tess… And then moaned about his life. Good times.
-June was a decent enough ...more
Disappointing. Prodigy reminded me too much of The Hunger Games, and not in a good way. Also, I hated Day and the dumb love square.
-What's what: After June and Day escaped from the evul-but-not-actually-all-that-evul-Republic, they joined the not-so-evul-but-secretly-evul-Patriots.
Also, June was given the task to assassinate the new Elector of the Republic. And Day reunited with his childhood friend, Tess… And then moaned about his life. Good times.
-June was a decent enough ...more
Things you need to know before reading my review:
(1) I'd read Legend last year, it's my first ever Marie Lu's book, and right after reading I've decided to blacklist this author and her books. However, after finding a copy of the Chinese translation of Prodigy in the library, I'd decided, despite of my lack of enjoyment with the first book, to give this series a second chance, hoping Marie Lu would prove me wrong.
(2) I can appreciate Marie Lu for trying to deliver some political messages and try ...more
(1) I'd read Legend last year, it's my first ever Marie Lu's book, and right after reading I've decided to blacklist this author and her books. However, after finding a copy of the Chinese translation of Prodigy in the library, I'd decided, despite of my lack of enjoyment with the first book, to give this series a second chance, hoping Marie Lu would prove me wrong.
(2) I can appreciate Marie Lu for trying to deliver some political messages and try ...more
Stayed up late in the night to finish this one. Result: tears swelling in my eyes. Not from lack of sleep.
Breathtakingly beatiful. Review tomorrow. I need to sleep on it.
Tomorrow:
"After an eternity, I swallow hard. I will not cry. Love is illogical, love has consequences- I did this to myself, and I should be able to take it. So take it, June."
So. That ending.
June was like
And Day was like
And the both of them were like
And it's better if I don't tell you what I was like because the image of that b ...more
Breathtakingly beatiful. Review tomorrow. I need to sleep on it.
Tomorrow:
"After an eternity, I swallow hard. I will not cry. Love is illogical, love has consequences- I did this to myself, and I should be able to take it. So take it, June."
So. That ending.
June was like
And Day was like
And the both of them were like
And it's better if I don't tell you what I was like because the image of that b ...more
Prodigy is neither a dystopian novel nor a love story nor a book about prodigious feats or thoughts. That’s just my opinion, so you are free, of course, to dismiss it.
I’ve read a fistful of YA trilogies, and most times the sequels falter in delivering. The acknowledgments section shed a light on the making of this book. A camel is a horse made by committee. And this book quintessentially fits this adage.
I went in not expecting to be swept off my feet. I only wanted my brain to be kept occupied f ...more
I’ve read a fistful of YA trilogies, and most times the sequels falter in delivering. The acknowledgments section shed a light on the making of this book. A camel is a horse made by committee. And this book quintessentially fits this adage.
I went in not expecting to be swept off my feet. I only wanted my brain to be kept occupied f ...more
W O W THE FEELS THO.
This was jam packed with action and ALL OF THE FEELS. Like I literally was punched in the gut a few times. omg. I just can't. ...more
This was jam packed with action and ALL OF THE FEELS. Like I literally was punched in the gut a few times. omg. I just can't. ...more
This definitely wasn't as good as the first book and the first half of it was more of a chore for me to read. I appreciated the subtle romance in the first novel but found it much more cringy in this one unfortunately.
However I was won over by the end and I will be reading the third book in the future. ...more
However I was won over by the end and I will be reading the third book in the future. ...more
I have no words. Is this even a 5*? Who am I kidding, of course it is. I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT ENDING MARIE LU!!😭I REFUSE.
Why can't they just be together - that's all I want, is it too much to ask? They go through so much and it's awful so awful I can't -
You ship Day and Tess? No
You ship June and Anden? No
JUNE AND DAY IS ENDGAME I REFUSE TO BELIEVE OTHERWISE
Tess was soooo annoying. 🙄 She was jealous ...more
He is beauty, inside and out.
He is the silver lining in a world of darkness.
He is my light.
Why can't they just be together - that's all I want, is it too much to ask? They go through so much and it's awful so awful I can't -
You ship Day and Tess? No
You ship June and Anden? No
JUNE AND DAY IS ENDGAME I REFUSE TO BELIEVE OTHERWISE
Tess was soooo annoying. 🙄 She was jealous ...more
This book was fantastic!!!! I was cheering towards the end and rooting for June and Day. I am even digging and falling for Anden and his good heart. I hope he doesn't change in the last book and turn out to be one of the bad guys!!
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This is even better then the first book! I really enjoyed June in this book a lot more than I did in the last one, I am really looking forward to reading the next book but I don't want it to end:(
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I write young adult novels, and have a special love for dystopian books. Ironically, I was born in 1984. Before becoming a full-time writer, I was an Art Director at a video game company. Now I shuffle around at home and ta ...more
I write young adult novels, and have a special love for dystopian books. Ironically, I was born in 1984. Before becoming a full-time writer, I was an Art Director at a video game company. Now I shuffle around at home and ta ...more
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“He is beauty, inside and out.
He is the silver lining in a world of darkness.
He is my light.”
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He is the silver lining in a world of darkness.
He is my light.”
“You know, sometimes I wonder what things would be like if I just ... met you one day. Like normal people do. If I just walked by you on some street one sunny morning and thought you were cute, stopped, shook your hand, and said, "Hi, I'm Daniel.”
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