Release Date: November 5th, 2013
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Format of Novel: Hardback
Summary (From Goodreads): 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.
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~Warning: The following review will have some fan-girling and spoilers. If you have not read this book, please read the other two books before reading this review.~
After receiving this book for the holidays by my awesome roommate, I finally gotten the chance to read it after making a goal to read the first novel to "Game of Thrones" completely. In the end I'm glad that I waited to read this book because this novel was a really good end to the entire trilogy. The plot was fast paced after eight months from Prodigy, and we got to feel more emotional depth between the two focused characters, June Imparis and Day Wing. With the sudden rebellion from the Colonies, Day and June are also facing a difficult challenge to stop the new found plague and to somehow bring all countries together as a whole instead of going against the Republic. Minus the fast pace of the sudden battles between Commander Jamieson and the leader of the Colonies, I did enjoy the romantic moments we got to see with Day and June, which made it so heart wrenching to see the actual effects of Day's disease taking over him slowly.
I also enjoyed the way June was becoming more humane and going back to her roots as a soldier instead of a odd politician. It shown that while she did care for her beloved country, she did wanted a normal life and she wanted to be with the people she truly cared about and avenging her brother Metais. The other characters grew on me as well, but not like Day and June since they were more in the background instead. I was glad that Tess and Eden made it out of the testing and plague okay and that they were able to help out in the battle after all.
What really killed me was the end. I couldn't believe how Marie Lu created the emotional feels between June and Day. I'm really grateful that the author included the epilogue because if she didn't, then I probably would've cried like I did with Alex Bracken's Darkest minds trilogy. The epilogue gave a new start and a shine on how much everyone has grown and gained a certain peace in themselves and the world around them. All in all, Marie Lu's trilogy as a whole was fantastic and I truly recommend this series to you guys. It was well thought out, the characters were brilliant, and the story overall was memorable.
Happy Howling.
After receiving this book for the holidays by my awesome roommate, I finally gotten the chance to read it after making a goal to read the first novel to "Game of Thrones" completely. In the end I'm glad that I waited to read this book because this novel was a really good end to the entire trilogy. The plot was fast paced after eight months from Prodigy, and we got to feel more emotional depth between the two focused characters, June Imparis and Day Wing. With the sudden rebellion from the Colonies, Day and June are also facing a difficult challenge to stop the new found plague and to somehow bring all countries together as a whole instead of going against the Republic. Minus the fast pace of the sudden battles between Commander Jamieson and the leader of the Colonies, I did enjoy the romantic moments we got to see with Day and June, which made it so heart wrenching to see the actual effects of Day's disease taking over him slowly.
I also enjoyed the way June was becoming more humane and going back to her roots as a soldier instead of a odd politician. It shown that while she did care for her beloved country, she did wanted a normal life and she wanted to be with the people she truly cared about and avenging her brother Metais. The other characters grew on me as well, but not like Day and June since they were more in the background instead. I was glad that Tess and Eden made it out of the testing and plague okay and that they were able to help out in the battle after all.
What really killed me was the end. I couldn't believe how Marie Lu created the emotional feels between June and Day. I'm really grateful that the author included the epilogue because if she didn't, then I probably would've cried like I did with Alex Bracken's Darkest minds trilogy. The epilogue gave a new start and a shine on how much everyone has grown and gained a certain peace in themselves and the world around them. All in all, Marie Lu's trilogy as a whole was fantastic and I truly recommend this series to you guys. It was well thought out, the characters were brilliant, and the story overall was memorable.
Happy Howling.
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