It has taken me about a day to read Legend and yet I was struggling with Prodigy for 3 whole weeks. How is that even possible? 
 My first impression is that while there's lots of character development and world building, there just isn't enough of the action that has made me read Legend in practically one sitting. The beginning felt slow and I found myself struggling to get through the initial 60 pages. The real action was present only towards the second part of the book. 
 First let's talk about the things I liked: 
 fast paced plot of the second half, development of the characters and the fact that we finally get to know more about this world. You are never sure who is the enemy and your perspective keeps changing. I also really liked June, she is a strong and admirable character. A new favorite was also Kaede, this girl can kick so much ass! Anden was a pleasant surprise as well. 
 And now for the downsides. First of all, I really hated the weird love triangle/square and I wanted to punch Tess in the face from time to time. God how that girl is annoying with her childish crush and her petty jealousy! As for Day, he isn't much better. He is judging everyone, he is being a total dick to June and he is so melodramatic. Prodigy contained much more teen angst than I signed up for, which leads me to my next complaint - the age of the characters. That was my problem in Legend as well and it became even more of an issue now. I'm sorry, but I can't be buying 15 year old kids running around and saving the world, not to mention that Day is supposed to be a desirable love interest that makes you swoon. All I can say is that I can't take the protagonists seriously. Their romance, their fights, the influence a teen is supposed to have over an entire nation. I'm sorry, but I call bullshit on that one. 
 All in all I enjoyed the book, the second half was especially entertaining and kept me guessing. I wasn't emotionally connected with the characters enough to really feel anything at the "big reveal" but I'll still be reading Champion, I need to know what happens next. I hope Day wins me back like he did in Legend and I can't wait to see more of June. 
 It was a decent sequel but perhaps my expectations were too high.