Hi! Hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was somewhat productive but not nearly
as productive as I would have liked.
Okay mostly I slept. I also did
some reading which is what is most important.
I also wrote up some reviews to share with my fellow book lovers. One of those is The Young Elites by Marie
Lu. I had previously read the Legend
trilogy and really enjoyed it and was excited to start a new series by her, but
after buying it as a new release it sat on the shelf until recently. It's an ever growing problem but I like to
buy books!
Rating: 5 Stars
Adelina
is a survivor of the blood fever. A
decade ago this illness swept through the nation and killed most everyone
infected. Many of the children who
survived were left marked, for Adelina her black hair turned silver and she
lost an eye (this part always crept me out and made my eyeballs water whenever
it is mentioned) and only has a scar.
She is a malfetto, an abomination.
Her father is a cruel type and doesn't take well to her sullying the
family name. Some malfetto's are said to
have developed powers/gifts, known as the Young Elites. We follow as Adelina is thrust into a cruel
world and finds herself among the Dagger Society between them and the
Inquisition Axis. Her powers are
something different than they have seen.
Something darker, a vengeful heart and a desire to destroy all who cross
her. Her life collides with Enzo, a
Young Elite and Dagger member, and Teren, Lead Inquisitor for the Axis, and she
must find her place and a way to survive it all.
I
have to say first that I was completely blown away. I was also somewhat thrown. I went into this thinking it was going to be
a middle grade book. I don't know how or
why this idea was in my head, I swear I read/saw it somewhere. It was clear from the start this is so not a middle
grade book. It deals with much darker
themes, so if you also had this misconception here is your update. Adelina was easy for me to like from the
start. She is rough around the edges and
bitter but given her life, I thought she was handling herself pretty well. Throughout the book my affection and
understanding did waver here and there but I think that was well done by Lu in
the development in the character starts and stops. No one do straight upward, everyone falls
back, it's a work in progress. Plus it’s
never clear if she will be the hero or the villain of the story, which is very
intriguing.
The
world Lu created and flushed out so nicely had me on the edge of my seat, not a
place I’d like to visit myself on vacation but a great one to read about from
the safety of my PJs. Adelina might be
the main character but she was not the only character by far. There were so many different personalities
among the Young Elites and then add in Teren, who always gave me the
creeps. Everyone is working towards
their own end but what made it more interesting is that everyone was operating
under the belief that they were doing what is right. The strength of their convictions makes you
think about their cause even if you know they are wrong. One thing Lu can write for sure is
determination and strength of conviction, they have it in spades.
Overall
I really loved this book. It was a quick
one day read that left me wanting more.
Because while I won’t spoil it for you shit hits the fan and it leaves
you with your mouth hanging open needing more!
That’s it. Well and I’m excited I
don’t have much longer to wait for the sequel.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on this book and the series so far.
Until next time…
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