One of my favorite series is The Young Elites by Marie Lu. The second
book, The Rose Society,
was recently released, so I thought I'd share a short review of the first and
second books to get you interested!
Author: Marie Lu // Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers // Genre: Young adult, fantasy
This
book is freaking incredible. I kept having to put it down and take a break
because it was just that good. I’ll start by talking about my favorite part:
the world building. Even 25 pages in, I already had a pretty clear picture of
what everything looked like, and as the book went on, the little details became
clearer.
All
of the character have a purpose in this book. No one is just there. It’d
probably be pretty difficult to discuss them without giving away the twists and
turns in this book, of which there are several. So I’ll just say that everyone
is awesome.
I
could probably talk about this book forever. I am so impressed with it.
THE
ROSE SOCIETY
Check out the full synopsis on Goodreads.
I struggled to find the words to describe how much I loved this follow
up to The Young Elites. It’s rare that I
read a sequel that I find to be completely up to par with the first book, but
this was. Plus, it’s darker and more devious and delightfully delicious. I
devoured it.
This book will break your heart and make you crave more of it. And that
ending. No spoilers, but it’s both deliciously satisfying and slightly enraging
in that I NEED MORE NOW. I’m so pumped that my teens chose The Young Elites for our November book club read
at the library.
Even though I was obviously obsessed with this one, this one felt
more slow-burning than The
Young Elites which was packed to the brim with action. I liked
the focus on Adelina’s mental state, but I think TYE was a little more intense,
if that makes sense.
The bottom line: READ THIS SERIES. You won't be disappointed. In fact, you're probably going to be completely enthralled, put under a spell that you won't want to break.
-- Stefani
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The Young Elites is in the CMRLS catalog here, and The Rose Society will be available soon, but you can go ahead and place a hold on it here!
1 comments:
Oh my god, Stefani you know how I feel about these books. While reading both of these books the only time I put them down is to gather my breathe and to get tissues for my tears. Such an incredible series, I'm so excited for the third book!
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