Review: Champion

Champion by Marie Lu
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I can’t quite explain what I felt right after I read the book. I had a mixed emotions, but I would not hide the fact that I cried a lot. Damn it.

I started reading Champion after reading Prodigy because seriously, who could get a good night’s sleep right after that ending? I was quite happy when I got my nose buried in the book – but I was only a few pages from the first one when I already had tears on my eye. The more I dived deeper in the book, the more intense it got. I had to hold my tears back, especially during those last few pages, as I was afraid someone might see me and think I’m crazy.

The story started eight months later where Prodigy left us. Funny how June and Day were separated from each other longer than they knew one another. To be honest, the book made me hate Anden. I had a lot of reasons to hate him – especially when I ship June and Day! Obviously, he liked, or loved, June Iparis. And… he was asking June a favor, a favor which I hated, up until now! I thought of it as selfish. Maybe not, as it was for the good of the Republic – but what good did the Republic did to Day? That was what got me.

I had a traumatic experience once, reading a book where the character meets his (or rather, her) dead mother in an almost dying situation. (I’m talking about Allegiant, y’all). It broke my heart into a million pieces. I hoped I had my heart prepared that I would be reading yet another book like that again. I now have my heart broken into 1.5 million pieces. Sometimes I wish it could be converted into money. Lol!

I would be lying if I said I liked it, because I loved it. It was insanely amazing. I cried a lot, yes, but it was worth the tears. But I can’t believe I spent 1, 197pesos all for that ending. Oh my gods, you have no idea what the ending did to me. It drove me crazy. I was crying, and just thinking about it makes me tear a little bit. I can’t believe that that’s it.

Overall, I loved Champion. I never really thought I would love it because: the first two books were an okay read – not the best ones I have read but I still liked it; and, the ending was the bomb. The cover was a plus factor, it was cute. Among the books, this was my favorite cover. Okay, you should read this but when you’re a sucker for happy endings, then brace yourself!

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