Champion (Legend, #3) in Addicted to YA

Jan 09, 2024 Veronica245 rated it really liked it

So, I’ve read the first two books about 10 years ago, when they originally came out. I am not sure why I didn’t pick up this one at the time, could be it wasn’t out yet and I got distracted and fell into a slump I can’t say, but I figured I should pick it up because it was bothering me that I didn’t finish it. And yes I know there is another book, but this is the original intended ending.

I remember really enjoying the first two books and that it was the better kind of all the heaps of dystopian ...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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Oct 10, 2014 Kristie rated it it was ok

Shelves: ya-lit-dystopia

I don't care for Marie Lu's world-building. She seems to be all over the place, and she can't make up her mind how she wants her stories to go. I thought the chemistry between June and Day was forced; I couldn't see how there was anything between them except physical attraction and even that felt shoved down the readers' throats. The plot of Champion was a series of random mishaps and events leading to a pointless war and lame conclusion. Some of her dystopian world made no sense, either--how in ...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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