I'm going to start off with the fact that I gave this book 5 stars. I tend to enjoy a lot of the books that I read, so they usually get a lot of 4/4.5 stars on Goodreads (Julia's Goodreads Page). However, I LOVED Champion and thought it was a great conclusion to the series! Speaking of, the Legend series is actually a trilogy including Legend, Prodigy, and Champion. They are all fantastic books so I really suggest you check them out if you haven't already done so!
So if you haven't read Champion (or the Legend series as a whole), it is definitely a great dystopian story that revolves around a corrupt government in an altered futuristic version of the United States. How could that not sound cool to anyone? I was told that if I like The Hunger Games, that I would really enjoy this series. Whoever told me that was right! If you love YA dystopian novels, check these out. If you haven't read the books, be cautious about reading the rest of my review below.
POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD!!
As I said before, futuristic society that has a corrupt government and revolves around two main characters, a criminal, Day, and the Republic's prodigy, June. Day has lived his life in the slums and has become the Republic's most wanted criminal. June is a prodigy in the Republic at just 15 years old and has quickly risen through the ranks in schooling as well as the country's military. I suppose that it's true, opposites do attract! From the end of Legend, Day and June's relationship really began to blossom. In Legend, I felt like they just kind of ended up together and there wasn't much building done on their personal relationship. However, there is a lot of development in both Prodigy and Champion. They do hit some rough patches throughout Champion, but it only helps them really understand what they want from each other. Sadly, that fell apart at the end when Day lost his memories of her :'( I was very upset about this event, but in the end I suppose it really helped June and Day live the lives that they were supposed to lead. Overall, they had a somewhat toxic, yet loving relationship that blossomed over the series. That always sucks readers in!
Aside from Day and June's relationship, the story of the Republic's war against the Colonies was fantastic! I loved the addition of action throughout the alternating viewpoints of Day and June. It helped develop the story from "basic love story" to "how can we grow as a couple alongside all of this adversity in our country?" This war also helped delve into the personal thoughts and allegiances of Day and June as the story progressed throughout the trilogy. Although these allegiances did change from time to time, Day and June remained loyal to each other which produces a beautiful message of love through pain.
All in all, great book, great trilogy, great story/writing overall! I would definitely read more of Marie Lu's books if she ever comes out with more like this. Keep up the good work!
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