tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652084782125897918.post6002737831828070417..comments2023-10-29T10:42:52.369-04:00Comments on Love is not a triangle: Prodigy and Champion by Marie LuLauren @ Love is not a trianglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15388832613855107816noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652084782125897918.post-36230866719663213232014-01-27T13:28:21.194-05:002014-01-27T13:28:21.194-05:00I'm pretty done with dystopians for the time-b...I'm pretty done with dystopians for the time-being, as well. I was a bit bereft at the end of this book, but like you, it grew on me. The more I considered it, the more I understood why this was probably the best possible conclusion for June and Day's story. Oh, and I was a bit confused about the title, too. Maybe it alludes to one of them being the savior the people need...not necessarily a champion but someone to champion *for* the people?starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652084782125897918.post-19984911246417110632014-01-26T17:24:38.122-05:002014-01-26T17:24:38.122-05:00You're welcome. And I agree, dystopian and I a...You're welcome. And I agree, dystopian and I are taking a break.<br />I LOVED this ending. I got a little nervous about triangles and rectangles in book two, but I really thought this ending worked.<br /><a href="http://jenryland.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Jen @ YA Romantics</a><br />Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756695137600895936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652084782125897918.post-62664862656568183332014-01-25T10:27:34.855-05:002014-01-25T10:27:34.855-05:00I loved Champion, I thought it was such a fantasti...I loved Champion, I thought it was such a fantastic ending to this series. I thought it was great that it happened how they talked about it happening in Prodigy (sorry I'm being vague since I don't want to spoil for anyone who hasn't read it). And the paper clip ring, I get teary-eyed just thinking about it. I am getting a bit burned out on dystopian, but I do love them so I'll keep reading. Great review! ~Pamyaescapefromrealityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200254719073248981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652084782125897918.post-78986674747895107312014-01-24T12:49:22.531-05:002014-01-24T12:49:22.531-05:00Coming back to read this because I still need to w...Coming back to read this because I still need to write my Champion review--but we've discussed a lot of our issues and likes on the side already. I shall return:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026974627724672435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652084782125897918.post-24392251804448999362014-01-23T10:00:39.428-05:002014-01-23T10:00:39.428-05:00I'm glad you got to read the rest of this seri...I'm glad you got to read the rest of this series before your dystopian breakup. I think it's probably one of my absolute favorites in the genre because of how well the world building was explained and written and how well the books flowed from one to another. I enjoyed every single book. I'm on the side where I loved the ending. Of course it broke my heart in certain ways but I thought it fit so well too. :)Sara @ Forever 17 Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472364638348056306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652084782125897918.post-47691615092155652552014-01-23T03:27:33.407-05:002014-01-23T03:27:33.407-05:00I have to heartily agree, I'm in need of a big...I have to heartily agree, I'm in need of a big break from dystopians, and I really loved this finale. For me, the end was just perfect, and very mature and not trying too hard to be shocking or too sacharine and sweet. I will always have love for this series, but I think if I came to it as a beginner right now I might not even finish book one. I'm just really sick of dystopian worlds and struggles right now. Great reviews! Glad the ending grew on you more after some time. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652084782125897918.post-52485992119573399512014-01-21T18:51:31.931-05:002014-01-21T18:51:31.931-05:00I find I'm dystopianed out as well. Lauren. I ...I find I'm dystopianed out as well. Lauren. I did read Lagend & Prodigy but it's been sometime ago. I agree I also thought June & Day were very young to the point that much of went on stretched the limits of believable. I didn't care for the direction of the romance. Throwing in that quad didn't make me happy so it was a toss up whether I'd pick up the last book. Glad to see that drama is kept low, so I'll have to reconsider. Great reviews! :) <br /><br />P.S. I'm having same debate about Ignite Me. I don't know if I'll read it. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682335183798720529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652084782125897918.post-61313085825046012162014-01-21T16:35:15.584-05:002014-01-21T16:35:15.584-05:00I read Legend and wasn't a fan either which is...I read Legend and wasn't a fan either which is why I didn't continue this series. While Prodigy seems quite good, I doubt I'd enjoy Champion as much precisely because it follows that typical dystopian pattern. I don't even think I'm going to read Allegiant since I'm so tired of the same-old, same-old. Plus, a love SQUARE? Excuse me while I run away, despite how mild it may be. I find I can't even stand petty jealousy in novels anymore these days. Meh. Anyway, these reviews really helped me out, Lauren. I know a lot of readers who loved Champion so they made me second-guess my decision not to continue with this series but, ultimately, I think I made the best choice for me and my reading tastes. Lovely reviews, my friend!Keertanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01071392026876644282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652084782125897918.post-13265005324290845622014-01-21T14:48:38.603-05:002014-01-21T14:48:38.603-05:00It makes me sad because the dystopian genre (when ...It makes me sad because the dystopian genre (when done right) is one of the most rewarding for me personally but now that the genre has gotten so over-saturated, it's become so unoriginal and played out. I mean to say, not much impresses me in the genre anymore.<br /><br />The Legend series is definitely one of my favourites though because I feel like Day and June are such strong characters (both individually and together) despite their age. And where the world building is a little open-ended in Legend, I think Lu really hashes it out in the subsequent books. The world feels REAL and it's not hard to picture that in a very distant future, that's where we could end up. I like it when I can buy into the world that the author is selling. This is one of those series where each subsequent book is a little tighter than the one prior. And the ending, I LOVED that ending. It was bittersweet but hopeful and I liked how open-ended it was because it allows you, the reader, to take it wherever you want to. So yeah, I loved this series and was so happy with its conclusion.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825578716168335522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652084782125897918.post-78954443421825417612014-01-21T13:29:01.768-05:002014-01-21T13:29:01.768-05:00Before I comment, there's a bit of mis-leading...Before I comment, there's a bit of mis-leading information in your Prodigy thoughts. You had the third book in your hand, I think? :D Yes? No? I understood perfectly what you were saying, just something that my anal mind picked up. <br /><br />Anyhow, Yay! I'm glad you came to enjoy these a bit more, though, but I'm scared because of the love issues of these books. I don't want any more love interests :/ Though I guess they'll still end up together anyway, but STILL. Enough of this already >.< I'm glad it was an ending you actually came to enjoy since you weren't really happy with some of the other endings. I'll receive my US paperback to match my Legend one during this spring. I think sometime in April. Or May. So hopefully I'll get to read it soon :)Siirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265532869057616598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652084782125897918.post-80550426294473033112014-01-21T11:04:47.770-05:002014-01-21T11:04:47.770-05:00The society does seem possible, I completely agree...The society does seem possible, I completely agree, mostly because it's based on North Korea, at least partly, I think. I read a book about NK not long before reading Prodigy and I saw so many similarities. It actually bothered me for some reason.<br />And yes, I started the second book, realized that there was a love square, and just dropped it for heaven's sake! WHY do authors do that?!<br />I might go back to it since people really liked the third book.Maja (The Nocturnal Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14276646316400863181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652084782125897918.post-50470715069310059482014-01-21T10:54:33.326-05:002014-01-21T10:54:33.326-05:00There's a love square in the second book? Grrr...There's a love square in the second book? Grrrrrr. I'm glad it doesn't really develop into anything too serious at least, and it doesn't sound like you were crazy frustrated with it which I'll take as a good sign. Glad you decided to stick with the series Lauren and that you ended up being a fan overall. I'm curious about the ending of Champion for sure, I want to know what made you somewhat "meh" about it initially only to like it more and more after stepping back.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652084782125897918.post-76691122698123132702014-01-21T09:57:48.185-05:002014-01-21T09:57:48.185-05:00I really did enjoy the first book, but I just coul...I really did enjoy the first book, but I just couldn't get into the second book of this series. I found that it lost some of the magic of its predecessor, and that made me quit the series...for now. I'm glad to hear that, for the most part, you enjoyed the series though! Great reviews :)Melissa (i swim for oceans)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652084782125897918.post-9952798984500411032014-01-21T08:15:18.906-05:002014-01-21T08:15:18.906-05:00Gah--I read the first one but don't remember i...Gah--I read the first one but don't remember it at all! I know I enjoyed it... I suppose I need to get these last two so I can read them one after another (thus avoiding the cliffie).Mary @ BookSwarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099395167194720599noreply@blogger.com