Prodigy lu6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() And, throughout Prodigy, she struggles to understand where her loyalties lie. I just couldn’t help liking her! She’s a strong, tactical heroine with a will to do the right thing. I loved her logical yet emotional personality with some kick-assness sprinkled in there. June is by far my favorite character in the series. Now, June is ordered to be captured by the Republic to gain the young, new Elector, Anden’s, trust, so she can lead him into a trap where Day will assassinate Anden. They have very few options left, so they end up striking a deal with the Patriot rebels. The once loyal June has now turned her back on the Republic and is on the run with Day. Prodigy throws us right back into their exciting story without a moment of hesitation. In Legend, we were introduced to the harsh world of the Republic where we followed the story of June, the Republic’s prodigy, and Day, the Republic’s most wanted criminal. ![]()
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