I finished Champion by Marie Lu, the third and final installment in the Legend Trilogy, today after trying to get through it for about a month. I hit halfway yesterday and suddenly I was engrossed and I couldn't put it down.
Soooo without further adieu, here is my review for Champion!
Goodreads Summary:
"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 neither could have predicted the circumstances that will reunite them: just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic’s border cities. This new strain of plague is deadlier than ever, and June is the only one who knows the key to her country’s defense. But saving the lives of thousands will mean asking the one she loves to give up everything. "
My Rating: 5/5 Stars!!!!!
Non-Spoiler-y Thoughts:
First of all, I want to say that I was not prepared for the level of emotion I felt with this book.
Obviously, I loved this book! I've said before that a book that gives you all of the feels has done its job and it has done its job well. Better than that! It excelled!
The love story in this book is breath-taking. Seriously. June and Day are amazing characters and they are perfect together.
The bond between Eden and Day is also beyond amazing. I don't have siblings, but I imagine I would feel the same bond that Day and Eden do.
I really enjoyed the action in this book. It's different than the action from the first two books, but it is still absolutely thrilling. This book's action is all about war. Not rebellion and making statements like with Legend and Prodigy.
I adore this series and I am honestly sad that it's over. I needed more. The ending left me kinda just hanging, but it was an okay ending. Much better than what I expected, but I still need more!!
Outside of that fact, I can't rave enough about this series.
Pick them up and read them! Seriously! You won't regret it!
WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW!!!
YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!!!! (In best Gandalf voice)
Seriously. Turn back.
Book Talk (SPOILERS)
Alright so if you've read all three books, you'll be fine continuing on with this section of the post.
If not, go away. You'll wish you had listened to me if you get spoiled.
So here we go. We'll start with Anden.
Anden is the new Elector of the Republic. He is madly in love with June. Anden is struggling to be a better Elector than his father, who was ruthless and had no qualms about killing innocents. I actually really like Anden and I have some sympathy for him because of the position he is in. He is under a ton of pressure at such a young age. For a while I thought that Anden and June would end up together, but hoped they wouldn't. He's really a stand up guy, and I'm glad that June has Anden in the 10 years that she and Day are apart.
Now for Tess! She has REALLY matured in this book. She is pretty much over her infatuation with Day, which made me happy. She really just wants him to be her family. She is such a strong young woman. She feels so deeply and wants to save everyone that she loves. Unfortunately that isn't possible at one point in the book, and we see her reaction to the fact that she can't. The following meme represents my feelings for Tess in the previous book. She has redeemed herself.
Pascao is a character that is definitely not a lead, but I really liked his presence in the story line. He really helps Day and I think that they are pretty close friends. There isn't much to say about him except that he's a total bad-a** and I love him.
Eden, Day's little brother is another character that I think adds a lot to the story without being a lead character. His presence helps show what kind of heart Day has to his family. He loves Eden so much and would do anything for him, even if it means dying himself. I especially like that Eden goes to college in Antartica and he comes back to the Republic in the epilogue for a job interview in Batalla. That wrapped up his story line really well! (Love his name, because it's mine.) This meme is me every single time Eden is in the story.
JUNE!
This girl kills me at some points in the book (the end!) I love the story that has unfolded between she and Day. She is so stiff and with him she doesn't know how to act. When she FINALLY tells him she loves him, I was so emotional. Basically, Day tells her that if she doesn't love him he needs to know so that he can stop torturing himself. He says ," Help me." June tells him she can't help him because she loves him. It was a beautiful moment. I really like that they had the one intimate night together (not that Marie said they were intimate, but we know ;) ) It was beautiful. She says," Nothing compares to him. And right now, I want nothing else."
I HATED her for not telling Day who she was and what they meant to each other after his surgery. She just told him thank you for everything he had done for her and walked away forever. Ugh. So hard to read that part.
June is still a complete kick-a** female lead in this book. I admire her and I applaud Marie Lu for creating such a marvelous character!!
DAY!!!!
Day is my favorite character, if you can't tell.... I'll love him forever.
His story is so heartbreaking and I love how he has overcome so much in his life and is still such a wonderful guy. His love for Eden is amazing and his love for June leaves me speechless. I need that kind of love in my life! Right now!
When he's begging June to tell him how he feels and to help him I was so emotional. I know that feeling! It was so heartbreaking.
My favorite part of that scene was when he says, "Billions of people will come and go in this world, but there will NEVER be another like you." I swooned. Literally swooned, y'all.
At the end of the book, when Day and June see each other again after the ten years they haven't seen each other, June sees that he is still wearing the paper clip ring that she gave him at the beginning of the book. I had real tears again guys. I'm not usually a book crier, but apparently my book selections have been on point, because I have sobbed. The paper clip ring part is so romantic and just so emotional. Then he tells her that he has known her before, so he remembers her in bits and pieces. He remembers parts of their relationship. He tells her that he wants to get to know her again if she'll let him. I was just so happy that they were going to be together again that I couldn't contain the tears. The book ends with the two of them reintroducing themselves to each other.
THE END!
I have one negative thing about Champion. I needed more closure. I needed to see their wedding, or I needed children, I just needed an honest happily ever after.
Besides my one negative,
I LOVED this series so much. I don't think I have ever seen a love like the one between Day and June. It was EVERYTHING! Every. Thing. All of the feels guys. All of them. I cried so much.
There has never been a dystopian like this, I swear. At least not one that I have read.
I'm really sad that this path in my reading adventures is at an end. I haven't loved a series this much in a while (not counting Falling Kingdoms). This has been amazing, and I really hope that someone who reads this has been encouraged and inspired to pick this series up. I know you'll love it. :)
I hope that you have all enjoyed my Legend series posts!
I'll be back with more reviews before long. School is almost out and I should have a little more time for reading after graduation!
Happy Reading!!
XOXO,
Eden
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