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Champion
(Legend #3)
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He is a Legend.
She is a Prodigy.
Who will be Champion?
June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic—and each other—and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government’s elite circles as Princeps-Elect, while Day has been assigned a high-level military position.
But n ...more
She is a Prodigy.
Who will be Champion?
June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic—and each other—and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government’s elite circles as Princeps-Elect, while Day has been assigned a high-level military position.
But n ...more
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This series has come a long, long way from where it started and has managed to shatter boundaries and exceed expectations where, in my opinion, other series like Divergent and Blood Red Road have failed. It started out like almost every other piece of dystopian fiction released in 2011. Some random political facts thrown about, set in a future United States that was torn apart by war, oppressive government in power and, of course, a nice little side order of romance that could * ...more
This series has come a long, long way from where it started and has managed to shatter boundaries and exceed expectations where, in my opinion, other series like Divergent and Blood Red Road have failed. It started out like almost every other piece of dystopian fiction released in 2011. Some random political facts thrown about, set in a future United States that was torn apart by war, oppressive government in power and, of course, a nice little side order of romance that could * ...more
If Prodigy made me want to cry and scream and pretty much throw a tantrum like a little girl, Champion made all my troubles go away. I am very well satisfied with the ending of this series, and although I still have lots of questions for what will happen in June's future I can fill those gaps with my own imagination. Marie Lu did a wonderful job with this entire series, and ended it in a bittersweet note. Without giving out too many spoilers, or none at all, Champion will make your eyes water bu ...more
GIVE IT TO ME NOW BEFORE I JUMP OFF A CLIFF FROM MY FEELS. YOU DON'T DO THIS TO ME. YOU DON'T END A BOOK LIKE THAT OK. I NEEDED JUNE TO TELL DAY THAT SHE LOVED HIM. I'M NOT KIDDING THIS ISN'T UP FOR DISCUSSION AHHH ASJLDJFSDKLAKD WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO GO DIE OK.
I'M LITERALLY SITTING HERE LIKE THIS I'M GOING TO EAT BOXES OF ICE CREAM NOW.
AHHH IGAKFSHOS THERE'S A NAME. CHAMPION YESS I LIKE I LIKE IGAKSGOHLFKS STILL FAR AWAY IM GOING TO GO CRY SOME MORE.
EVE ...more
I'M LITERALLY SITTING HERE LIKE THIS I'M GOING TO EAT BOXES OF ICE CREAM NOW.
AHHH IGAKFSHOS THERE'S A NAME. CHAMPION YESS I LIKE I LIKE IGAKSGOHLFKS STILL FAR AWAY IM GOING TO GO CRY SOME MORE.
EVE ...more
UPDATE: 03/21/19
YES, an update for 2019, which means it’s been 6 FREAKING YEARS since I wrote this review. I’m updating because I had to reread the series before I dive into Rebel (in case you’re as outdated as me, YES, THERE’S A 4TH BOOK and you all gotta add it to your TBR if you love this series.)
I thought rereading Legend series 6 years later would kinda make it lose its appeal. You fellow goodreaders know what I mean; let’s face it, sometimes our 5-star reads in the past are not as amaz ...more
YES, an update for 2019, which means it’s been 6 FREAKING YEARS since I wrote this review. I’m updating because I had to reread the series before I dive into Rebel (in case you’re as outdated as me, YES, THERE’S A 4TH BOOK and you all gotta add it to your TBR if you love this series.)
I thought rereading Legend series 6 years later would kinda make it lose its appeal. You fellow goodreaders know what I mean; let’s face it, sometimes our 5-star reads in the past are not as amaz ...more
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“Then Day reaches out and touches my hand with his. He encloses it in a handshake. And just like that, I am linked with him again, I feel the pulse of our bond and his- tory and love through our hands, like a wave of magic, the return of a long-lost friend. Of something meant to be. The feeling brings tears to my eyes. Perhaps we can take a step forward together.
“Hi,” he says. “I’m Daniel.”
“Hi,” I reply. “I’m June.”
________________________ ...more
i hate every single person who told me to read this series.
5/5 stars.
5/5 stars.
FINAL REVIEW
Just...
How did Marie Lu just wrap up this amazing series with an ever more so amazing book?!
This book makes we want to do this:
This: BECAUSE MY BRAIN ISN'T WORKING AFTER READING THIS, like NO!
This: OUT OF SHEER PERFECTION
And this all over again:
To explain the awesomeness that is the book, I must start when I saw this book at the public library.
^ Yeah that was me. Deal with it.
Then came the reading. Big mistake of starting it when I had work to do because guess what I did inste ...more
Just...
How did Marie Lu just wrap up this amazing series with an ever more so amazing book?!
This book makes we want to do this:
This: BECAUSE MY BRAIN ISN'T WORKING AFTER READING THIS, like NO!
This: OUT OF SHEER PERFECTION
And this all over again:
To explain the awesomeness that is the book, I must start when I saw this book at the public library.
^ Yeah that was me. Deal with it.
Then came the reading. Big mistake of starting it when I had work to do because guess what I did inste ...more
Holy crow! This book had me sad crying and happy crying!
I loved this ending to the trilogy. Although, there was a lot of sadness and worry throughout the book I was just hoping and praying it was going to end well. In a sense it did, but it's complicated.
They go to war, or I should say are attacked and they are trying to get help from Antarctica and things are all kinds of crazy and scary.
Some things are going on with little Eden and with Day. I was so worried. I love little Eden =)
June is t ...more
I loved this ending to the trilogy. Although, there was a lot of sadness and worry throughout the book I was just hoping and praying it was going to end well. In a sense it did, but it's complicated.
They go to war, or I should say are attacked and they are trying to get help from Antarctica and things are all kinds of crazy and scary.
Some things are going on with little Eden and with Day. I was so worried. I love little Eden =)
June is t ...more
Eh. Well. The first book is always going to be the best, am I right? I just wish Champion could've denied that statement. But it did not, and now I am here, dejectedly sipping gingerbread tea and morosely eating my cheerios while writing a review that should've been filled with screaming and jumping gifs, yet all it is filled with is a distressed Ariel and a run-on sentence.
2 things:
1. Marie Lu is still an extremely talented writer, and if you think I hate her in any way, shape, or form, I ho ...more
Edit 4:
That cover is beautiful! I want it now!
Edit 3:
2013 guys! 20-freaking-13! This is amazing! THIS IS SO GREAT! I'm just so excited!
Edit 2:
*Screams* We've got a placement cover! I'm so so so excited! Can't wait until we get the real deal cover!
Edit:
So it has a name? Champion... I like it! :)
Wait... 2014...?
...more
That cover is beautiful! I want it now!
Edit 3:
2013 guys! 20-freaking-13! This is amazing! THIS IS SO GREAT! I'm just so excited!
Edit 2:
*Screams* We've got a placement cover! I'm so so so excited! Can't wait until we get the real deal cover!
Edit:
So it has a name? Champion... I like it! :)
Wait... 2014...?
...more
Cover Reveal:
Come to me, darling.
After Finishing
WARNING: If you like happy endings, you may not want to read this happy ending-bashing review
Almost a year has passed since June Iparis was initiated back into the Republic as one of the new Elector's Princeps-Elect and Day Wing became a part of the Republic's army.
The country is on the brink of war as a new plague outbreak sweeps through the Colonies.
After not speaking or seeing one another since the day they parted ways, June and Day are sc ...more
I’m on BookTube now! =)
“Sometimes, the sun sets earlier. Days don’t last forever, you know. But I’ll fight as hard as I can. I can promise you that.”
I just wrote down that quote and I’m already bawling my eyes out... again! T_T Marie Lu certainly killed me with that ending. It’s like a shot in the heart and I’m still not over it and this even though I finished “Champion” about a month ago. Jeez! A month and my feelings are still all over the place. Yes, it was THAT good! T_T I don’t think I’ll g ...more
“Sometimes, the sun sets earlier. Days don’t last forever, you know. But I’ll fight as hard as I can. I can promise you that.”
I just wrote down that quote and I’m already bawling my eyes out... again! T_T Marie Lu certainly killed me with that ending. It’s like a shot in the heart and I’m still not over it and this even though I finished “Champion” about a month ago. Jeez! A month and my feelings are still all over the place. Yes, it was THAT good! T_T I don’t think I’ll g ...more
I am rating this 5 stars even though I had quite a few problems with it, I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
There are a few things that I wish were tied up better and the ending was a bit frustrating at first, but I'm leaving this trilogy feeling satisfied. ...more
There are a few things that I wish were tied up better and the ending was a bit frustrating at first, but I'm leaving this trilogy feeling satisfied. ...more
This is me after rereading the last chapter over and over again... Why the hell do you do that and make everyone wait a year! She should have said " I love you!" That's what i'm waiting for, so that better be like the first line in the book! Not in her head, needs to be said directly to him!
Like this:
But Day I just wanna...
...more
I'm sad.
And I really really really liked this book. It was so AWESOME and full of action and love and grieve and ME CRYING IN MY BED HUGGING IT.
This book made me realize that dystopian books never end well enough for me to be happy. This ending was a little like Cassie Clare's Clockwork Princess: A sad happy ending. And I REALLY liked the ending, but oh, it made me cry so much. I think what June decided at the end was really noble, but I don't know, also a little coward? I think Day and her wou ...more
And I really really really liked this book. It was so AWESOME and full of action and love and grieve and ME CRYING IN MY BED HUGGING IT.
This book made me realize that dystopian books never end well enough for me to be happy. This ending was a little like Cassie Clare's Clockwork Princess: A sad happy ending. And I REALLY liked the ending, but oh, it made me cry so much. I think what June decided at the end was really noble, but I don't know, also a little coward? I think Day and her wou ...more
I'M A MESS!
MY HEART'S A MESS!!
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FEEL!?!?!
I'm so incredibly emotional right now I think I need some serious help... ...more
MY HEART'S A MESS!!
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FEEL!?!?!
I'm so incredibly emotional right now I think I need some serious help... ...more
Mar 05, 2017
Dana Kenedy (Dana and the Books)
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
young-adult,
read-in-2017
Solid book. Solid ending. Solid trilogy.
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Perfect books are just.. perfect! *wiping tears of happiness*
This is one of the best conclusions to a series! The very best.
Seriously! And it felt so ..right, you know?
Not all butterflies and cheers and happiness, but right and real and beautiful and raw.
The action, the suspense, the dramatic romance, the bittersweet ending… every moment and every page, every single word in this book.. EVERYTHING was perfect. I couldn’t have imagined a better ending for this series, I wouldn’t have it any o ...more
This is one of the best conclusions to a series! The very best.
Seriously! And it felt so ..right, you know?
Not all butterflies and cheers and happiness, but right and real and beautiful and raw.
The action, the suspense, the dramatic romance, the bittersweet ending… every moment and every page, every single word in this book.. EVERYTHING was perfect. I couldn’t have imagined a better ending for this series, I wouldn’t have it any o ...more
Without emotion, what’s the point of being human?
A decent end to the trilogy. I’ve found these books very easy to read and gripping. They’ve not changed my life or anything, and I don’t think they’re a patch on the hunger games - but that might just be my nostalgia taking.
So the republic is under attack from the colonies. There is another virus in the colonies and they believe the republic caused it. They are demanding a cure or they will invade.
June is working closely with Anden, the new elector. Meanwhile Day has been reunited with his bro ...more
So the republic is under attack from the colonies. There is another virus in the colonies and they believe the republic caused it. They are demanding a cure or they will invade.
June is working closely with Anden, the new elector. Meanwhile Day has been reunited with his bro ...more
EDIT 14/3/2015: I MET MARIE LU AND IT WAS FUCKING GLORIOUS.
SIGNED COPY, BITCHES.
After I finished Champion, I just stared at the wall for several minutes, trying to sort out my feels. For the rest of the night, I was numb, unable to do homework or anything constructive because Marie HAD ripped a hole in my heart that can only be filled by another good book (though it'd most likely tear me a new one, too. Dammit)
The Characters:
Day:
He was my favorite character throughout the series. Nothing to say ...more
SIGNED COPY, BITCHES.
After I finished Champion, I just stared at the wall for several minutes, trying to sort out my feels. For the rest of the night, I was numb, unable to do homework or anything constructive because Marie HAD ripped a hole in my heart that can only be filled by another good book (though it'd most likely tear me a new one, too. Dammit)
The Characters:
Day:
He was my favorite character throughout the series. Nothing to say ...more
May 20, 2016
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rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
best-romance,
favorites,
heartache,
tolino,
book-series,
author-of-color,
young-adult,
reviewed,
dystopian,
best-bfs
“Sometimes, the sun sets earlier. Days don’t last forever, you know. But I’ll fight as hard as I can. I can promise you that.”
Are you familiar with the feeling of not knowing which book to read next, and not really wanting to, because there’s that sinking feeling in your stomach, that knowledge, that no other book will ever rival the one you just finished? That’s how I feel right now. Because, in all seriousness, Champion is perfection.
There are only a handful of books that have received a f ...more
You have GOT to be kidding me!! 2014?!?!?! After that ending? Oh hell no!
...more
...more
Book, you deserve to be hit over the head, nothing more, nothing less.
(Link: http://vampirekiki.deviantart.com/art...)
Note: I read the Chinese translation of this book, won't bother to pick up the English text.
I would have given this book 2 or even 3 stars, if the warfare and the politic weren't handled in such a clumsy way *and* the ending hadn't turned out as ridiculous as this:
(1) The Ending:
(view spoiler) ...more
(Link: http://vampirekiki.deviantart.com/art...)
Note: I read the Chinese translation of this book, won't bother to pick up the English text.
I would have given this book 2 or even 3 stars, if the warfare and the politic weren't handled in such a clumsy way *and* the ending hadn't turned out as ridiculous as this:
(1) The Ending:
(view spoiler) ...more
what a way to end a series, oh man.
———before
THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS OF CHAMPION I CAN'T. (x)
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THE COVER IS SO BEAUTIFUL! I NEED TO READ THIS BOOK SO BADLY IT HURTS. ACCIO NOVEMBER! Nope? Nothing? *okay*
--
NOVEMBER 5th? Really?
That feels like an eon away.
It's weird but ^ this GIF hurts me more than any book release date ever could.
...more
THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS OF CHAMPION I CAN'T. (x)
----
THE COVER IS SO BEAUTIFUL! I NEED TO READ THIS BOOK SO BADLY IT HURTS. ACCIO NOVEMBER! Nope? Nothing? *okay*
--
NOVEMBER 5th? Really?
That feels like an eon away.
It's weird but ^ this GIF hurts me more than any book release date ever could.
...more
I’m embarrassed to say I cried over hets for an hour but...... I cried over hets for an hour
book #4 complete! for the contemporary-a-thon
look, i'm well aware that this isn't technically a contemporary book but our world is looking pretty dystopian right now so i'm totally counting it :)
can someone give me some plaster pls, i need to fix the whole in my heart ...more
look, i'm well aware that this isn't technically a contemporary book but our world is looking pretty dystopian right now so i'm totally counting it :)
can someone give me some plaster pls, i need to fix the whole in my heart ...more
GENRE: YA/DYSTOPIAN/ROMANCE
Champion is the anticipated last book in the Marie Lu's stunning dystopian Legend trilogy....
and by the end it left me feeling a LOT like this...
If you are thinking this will end 'happily ever after', think again.
I mean, why would you even think that since ,like, 99.9% of dystopian books these days end up freaking tragically?
I was screaming in my head. This.Cannot.Be.Happening.Again.
All i want is a decent, happy ending to a good dystopian trilogy!
Am i asking ...more
Final rating: 5/5 stars
You're gonna suffer, but you are going to be happy about it.
- Ron, Harry Potter
“You once told me why you chose ‘Day’ as your street name,” she says firmly. She moves her hand so that it’s over mine, hiding the paper clip ring from view. The warmth of her skin against mine makes my breath short. “Every morning, everything’s possible again. Right?” (...)...more
Finally, I take a deep breath. “Sometimes, the sun sets earlier. Days don’t last forever, you know. But I’ll fight
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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
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“Then Day reaches out and touches my hand with his. He encloses it in a handshake. And just like that, I am linked with him again, I feel the pulse of our bond and his- tory and love through our hands, like a wave of magic, the return of a long-lost friend. Of something meant to be. The feeling brings tears to my eyes. Perhaps we can take a step forward together.
“Hi,” he says. “I’m Daniel.”
“Hi,” I reply. “I’m June.”
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“Hi,” he says. “I’m Daniel.”
“Hi,” I reply. “I’m June.”
“Sometimes, the sun sets earlier. Days don’t last forever, you know. But I’ll fight as hard as I can. I can promise you that.”
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