Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Champion by Marie Lu

14 reviews

mj_86's review

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Medical content, Murder, Medical trauma, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, and Sexual content

justagirlwithbooks's review against another edition

4.0

“It hurts every day, the absence of someone who was once there.”

Yeah... I love this series. The characters have changed and grown, and they're different because their experiences have made them different. Yet, they are still the same characters that I know and love. I view this story as something that I just want to get lost in, a world that I want to stay in, each book as good as the last: a continuous, flowing narrative that spans over years. I can't believe I'm almost done with this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Medical content, War, Medical trauma, and Death

Minor: Sexual content

tania_mybookishsecret's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Blood, Medical content, Violence, Gun violence, Death, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Animal death

achay91's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Murder and Classism

Minor: Death of parent

ephalent's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Cancer

Moderate: Violence and Sexual content

rayneyisreading's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Gun violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, and Murder

snazzysie's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I just finished the last page of the final book in the trilogy of Legend (not including the extra book Rebel) and I am speechless. When I finished the first book, Legend, I wasn't planning on continuing the series, but let me tell you, I am SO glad I changed my mind. Marie Lu's work of art in these books deserves all the praise, and should be up there sitting in the ranks with The Hunger Games. Just when you think (at the end of the second book, Prodigy) that June and Day are destined to lead seperate lives and forget all that has happened, they are once again brought together in a battle fighting for everything they know and love. The third installment of this series was filled with adrenaline-pumping events, bittersweet heartfelt moments, and tense, breathtaking scenes. Each page of this book kept me on the edge of my seat, and I can not recommend this series enough. Age rec 14+ (the two main characters spend the night together, sexual relations are implied, but the writing mostly focuses on their emotions during this time, not the physical description. Very tastefully written, and did not make me uncomfortable (as I often get uncomfortable in scenes like these))

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, Blood, Medical content, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Minor: Death and Cursing

ariele3's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Champion is a perfect ending to a thrilling and heartbreaking triology. 
We see June Iparis grow and truly find herself.

Especially when it comes to what she wants to do with her life, as she gives up the role of Princeps-Elect.

I also loved how fleshed-out the relationship between Day and Eden was, and to see Day's inner conflict, as he tries to balance trying to protect his brother and letting him slowly grow, was very interesting. 
Overall, the theme of family was very concentrated in this final epilogue, along with the sacrifices we have to make, and was an amazing conclusion to a brilliant dystopia triology.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Violence, War, and Murder

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, War, and Violence

Memory loss

mayadean's review

5.0

I cried. Thanks Marie Lu, for confirming that I do in fact have feelings 👍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, and War