Champion (Legend, #3) in Addicted to YA

Aug 24, 2014 Desa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, series, dystopia, read-in-2015

Buen final para esta trilogía. En un principio los dos últimos capítulos me han dejado una sensación agridulce a medida que los iba leyendo, pero cuando he llegado al final me he dado cuenta de que era así como tenía que terminar (y al mismo tiempo empezar) la historia de June y Day.

'Legend' no se ha convertido en una de mis trilogías distópicas favoritas, pero ha sido entretenida y ha estado llena de acción, enganchando en todo momento. Probablemente 'Champion' ha sido el libro que más me ha gu ...more

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Aug 20, 2013 Courtney rated it really liked it

Shelves: teens, audio

Finally a Dystopian trilogy that didn't fall flat. I really enjoyed watching Day adjust to his new life and struggle with his impending death. I was glad that June didn't ever really settle into life as a politician. I never thought that was right for her and I was glad to see she agreed. I was happy with how all the character's stories wrapped up, even Thomas. This book wasn't quite as suspenseful and action-packed as the other two, but Day and June were in different circumstances from the begi ...more

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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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Apr 23, 2014 alana rated it liked it

Shelves: romance, young-adult, dystopia, sci-fi

The saga of Day and June comes to a conclusion(ish) in Champion as the tension between the Colonies and the Republic turns into war. I'd lost the rhythm of the two main characters, and the book primarily keeps them separated from one another...so the romance vibe was a bit lost for me. There are more disease/plague/mutation issues in this one, and I honestly didn't grasp that bit. However, I really liked the view of Antarctica as a high-tech metropolis. I would happily read a book just about tha ...more

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Nov 08, 2013 Lana rated it really liked it

A very satisfying ending to a great trilogy. I just love the two leads, June and Day, so much. Marie Lu's writing pulls you into the characters' emotional journeys in a real, exhilarating, moving way. ...more

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Dec 26, 2013 Eden Steffey rated it really liked it

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Feb 10, 2014 Angie rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya-teen, ya-dystopian

Very satisfying ending to a well written trilogy.

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Sep 25, 2012 Lauren⁷ 💜 rated it it was amazing

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