Champion –
Marie Lu
Dais Daily
Though
I do admit to being somewhat disappointed with the Legend series as a whole so
far, I also said that if the third and final book were better than the last
two, that I would chose to look back at the series in a more positive light.
And I’m happy to report that the third book had me pleasantly surprised.
I
enjoyed Champion more than the previous two books, and was genuinely curious
and attached to these characters.
The
writing finally felt true and had me trying to predict what was going to happen
next. The story telling was stronger and more engaging then the series previous
instalments. There was so much more realism about the events and reactions.
I
was very curious how Day’s illness would fit into the book, considering the way
Prodigy ends. It was quite refreshing to have had a somewhat break between the
books. I dislike when a trilogy seems all to have happened in the space of a
couple months.
I
was just as nervous as Day and June were when they were set to reunite.
Reading
others reviews on Goodreads, I see that the ending to this series are split evenly
between love and hate. I can quite easily say that I really loved the ending. I
thought it wonderful and creative. I wouldn’t say ‘fitting’ and neither was it
expected, but that just made the end so much better for me. It was a breath of
fresh air that everyone doesn’t walk away right at the end into the sunset with
his or her significant other.
Also,
in my review of Prodigy, I was talking about how annoyed I was that June was
all of a sudden ill, and basically had to be carried everywhere and was dead
weight. I guess now I have a sort of answer. Though we never did learn if the
Colonies were the ones that had administered the mutated plague to June.
June
continues to be my favourite of the two main characters. She is a Queen, most
definitely. Her courage and devotions was a wonder to read.
I
really liked June’s decision to leave the political world behind and jump back
into the world of a soldier. I was happy for her.
I
also really learned to love Anden. His character was complicated and intricate,
I actually wish there had been more of him, and not just a sort of love
interest. Both Day and June comment on the darker side of his personality, and
I wished that had been explored a little more, because we know he walks a hard
path of pleasing people, and doing what’s right.
I
was happy to see the way Marie Lu included him in June’s life, after main
events ended. I felt it actually would have played out that way too. It was a
logical thing for June, and I hoped they were somewhat happy.
It was truly a beautiful and bittersweet ending.
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