Release Date: January 29th, 2013
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Format of Novel: Hard Cover
Summary (From Good Reads): ~Second book to the trilogy~
Injured and on the run, it has been seven days since June and Day barely escaped Los Angeles and the Republic with their lives. Day is believed dead having lost his own brother to an execution squad who thought they were assassinating him. June is now the Republic's most wanted traitor. Desperate for help, they turn to the Patriots - a vigilante rebel group sworn to bring down the Republic. But can they trust them or have they unwittingly become pawns in the most terrifying of political games?
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~Warning: There will be a couple of spoilers for people that haven't read the book yet.~
In this exciting sequel, readers are left in the aftermath of Day and June's escape outside of the Republic's Los Angeles. With the older brother of Day dead in his place, he follows June as they search for a way to escape the military's hands. In a odd turn of events, they stumble upon a rebellion group known as the Patriots, the only group in their country with a deep desire to take down the Republic once and for all. In spite of joining them, the real question still lies within this story, can the duo trust the group or be alone in the upcoming war?
I read this book last year after buying it with the money I gotten from the holidays. Just like the prequel, Legend, I fell in love with this book. It was so fast paced and June and Day's character growth kept on moving along with the actions. Not only that, I also loved the new characters Marie Lu introduced like Pascao, Eden Wing, Commander Andrew "Razor" Desoto, and Anden Primo (the new elector). And the amazing return of Tess and Kaede. Each of the secondary characters had a specific growth to them and it really killed me when death lingered on some of them.
In terms of the plot, Marie Lu seemed to focused more on the political development between the people that were involved in it and the Republic as a nation. Regardless of the fact that Day's point of view was in this book, I felt as so this story was mainly about June and the discoveries she soon finds while trying to manuplate the new elector for the Patriots. I noticed right away that June's character growth was more focused since she shown deep signs of doubts and self yearning to heal and figure out her feelings for Day. I loved her as a character in this book because I had the need to hug the crap out of June since she lost her brother and her 'perfect' world kept crashing down all around her. I also felt the same way when it came to Day as well since he personally witnessed his older brother and mother murdered in front of him by the military.
All in all, this was a wonderful sequel and considering it took me just two days to wolf down the last book to this beautiful trilogy-- I will post a review for Champion tomorrow afternoon. Prodigy was quick, powerful, and all in all, crazy with a side of action and love. If you guys haven't read this book or Legend do so now, you will not be disappointed. Happy Howling!
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