SummaryJune 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 once again. 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 he has.
Afterthoughts
***Gush Warning***
I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!! IT TOTALLY MADE THE TRILOGY AND I AM SO HAPPY WITH THE WAY IT ENDED!!!!
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Silly, I know, but I couldn't contain my excitement with the way Lu ended the trilogy. So many of the recently published books I have read lately have ended with major tragedy — through the death of a main character or some other 'heartbreaking event' — and it is ruining perfectly good books. I don't know what started the 'kill your characters for no reason' trend, but inundation of dead main characters is overkill (pun intended) and, frankly, tends to feel like a cop out by an author who does not know how to end her story.
Now, rant aside, "Champion" was an appropriate ending to a trilogy that has interested me for the past few years. (In fact, you can read my review of the first book, Legend, here.) Main characters Day and June are great point-of-views to read and each brings a unique flavor to the story.
As a dystopian, the book presents a depressing view of a very changed America after world devastation. This imagined world and its politics and issues, along with a host of characters that range from snarky rogues to collected officials, creates a story that demonstrate the pain of sacrifice and the difficulty in choosing who to trust when everything is falling apart.
Warnings
Some mild language and a sex scene, not explicit.
Extras
The book trailer, which includes some cool parkour:
The book trailer for "Prodigy," the second book in the trilogy, which also has some awesome parkour:
I love your gush, clearly it must be a great book. Thanks for adding the book trailers. I had no idea that books had trailers made to promote them. I thought only movies have trailers.
ReplyDeleteI'm a moderate fan of dystopian novels, so this trilogy might just find its way onto my "to read" list. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDelete'I don't know what started the 'kill your characters for no reason' trend, but inundation of dead main characters is overkill (pun intended)." Yes. I couldn't agree more. This sounds fantastic, I will look it up for sure.
ReplyDeleteYour gush makes me, once again, want to read the book :) I'm totally with you on not getting the pointless kill off the main character trend! I know some people say, "Not everyone gets a happy ending--it's not realistic." If I wanted reality, I wouldn't be reading a book or watching a movie, I'd just go stare at a wall.
ReplyDeletedystopian seems to be a new trend! How would you say this series compares with other dystopian books?
ReplyDeleteI did not know that there was such as thing as "book trailers." Interesting! I have never seen one on TV (though if you read the comments on Kate's blog, that's probably because I don't watch much TV!).
ReplyDeleteOk. I have wanted to read all of the books I've read about on your blog, but now I really want to read this one and the rest of the trilogy. I loved your gush, and that sealed the deal for me!
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