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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
MARIE LU, YOU HAVE DONE IT AGAIN.
RUINING MY FEELS, I MEAN.
ALSO IS IT ME OR DID YOUR WRITING JUST BECAME SEXIER??
(Make a better review soon since I have to study for my test tomorrow lol)
April 16, 2014 : I JUST SAW THE COVER NOW WOWOWOWOWO COOL COOL COOL OCTOBER 7 SURE I CAN WAIT FOR OCTOBER 7 !!1
I checked out the pinterest about this book and oh my gosh the setting, the style, and the characters are just perfect.
I'm getting the feeling that Adelina will be my next favorite female heroine. This is one series you really do not want to miss.
RUINING MY FEELS, I MEAN.
ALSO IS IT ME OR DID YOUR WRITING JUST BECAME SEXIER??
(Make a better review soon since I have to study for my test tomorrow lol)
April 16, 2014 : I JUST SAW THE COVER NOW WOWOWOWOWO COOL COOL COOL OCTOBER 7 SURE I CAN WAIT FOR OCTOBER 7 !!1
I checked out the pinterest about this book and oh my gosh the setting, the style, and the characters are just perfect.
I'm getting the feeling that Adelina will be my next favorite female heroine. This is one series you really do not want to miss.
3/6 stars
I liked the world building and characters were okay. The first half was good but It got better in the second half(especially the last chapter)
I'm so excited to see Magiano in the next book.
I liked the world building and characters were okay. The first half was good but It got better in the second half(especially the last chapter)
I'm so excited to see Magiano in the next book.
Really really enjoyed this one! Can't believe it took me this long to read it :)
I am unsure of this book. While I did not love it, it was not too bad. I am just not invested enough to read the entire series. It could be the lead character.
I have mixed feelings on this. I didn't think any of the characters were likable at all. Lu's writing wasn't as good as it was in the Legend series.
A big disappointment - very different from what I thought it would be but it was mostly the character work - they didn't feel tangible
My Full Review: http://awesomebooknuts.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-young-elites-by-marie-lu.html
I started this book not knowing what I was getting into. I find that when I do not read the synopsis of a book, I enjoy it better because I am going into something that with absolutely no expectations!
This book has soooo many aspects that I like to see in my YA books! Instead of a hero story this is a complex "villain" story where the main character is dark and physically scarred. All characters have some sort of "flaw" in their appearance. We have a great story with just the right amount of romance that doesn't overtake the story but is very light. Plus we have a beautiful and completely platonic friendship between a male and female character.
This story is about a girl named Adelina who was raised by a father who abused and tortured her. She lost an eye due to a feet that swept through her country and killed massive amounts of people but leaving lots of others physically scarred but with these scars came powers. You'd think the world would be crazy excited to have powers but with the scarring came a mental stigma that they called those who survived the fever and scarred are called "malfetto" who are hated, shunned, and even feared due to their "imperfections." Adelina is such a person and her father tried to use that to his advantage and hurt her in order to get what he wanted.
One night after fear of being sold to a man to be a mistress, Adelina flees, which ends up her killing her father in self defense. She is then captured, charged with murder and sentenced to death by fire. She is saved by a group of people that have survived the fever, who are marked, and have powers. And they call themselves....The Young Elites...
The leader of this group is named Enzo, an exiled prince who wants to take his rightful throne back and will do whatever it takes to get it back. I liked him a lot because he isn't "weak" he is strong and perfect for his role.
The Young Elites are after one thing, and that is to take back what is theirs. A place in this world. Adelina
learns the night of her father's death that she does have powers and her powers are wielded by the darkness that surrounds her. She tries to be the hero, the good person but because of everything in her past and the darkness within her, her powers are frightening because of what it takes for Adelina to use.
My favorite however is the relationship between Adelina and Rafaelle who is a male courtesan, who outside of his "work" he is kind, smart, and overall good. Yet he senses Adelina and the darkness that surrounds her. Although he is a beautiful person, he treats Adelina with the kindness she never had, the only light she felt came with "no strings attached." He hates what he does but it's done with a purpose in mind and that is to further The Young Elites plans to help Enzo recapture the crown.
Overall this book was new to me and I really enjoyed it. I really hope for a redemption when it comes to some characters in this new trilogy.
Sexual Content: moderate (PG-13ish some kissing, understanding of the job of a courtesan and what it entails with either sex)
Language: moderate
Violence: moderate
Drugs/Alcohol: mild
I started this book not knowing what I was getting into. I find that when I do not read the synopsis of a book, I enjoy it better because I am going into something that with absolutely no expectations!
This book has soooo many aspects that I like to see in my YA books! Instead of a hero story this is a complex "villain" story where the main character is dark and physically scarred. All characters have some sort of "flaw" in their appearance. We have a great story with just the right amount of romance that doesn't overtake the story but is very light. Plus we have a beautiful and completely platonic friendship between a male and female character.
This story is about a girl named Adelina who was raised by a father who abused and tortured her. She lost an eye due to a feet that swept through her country and killed massive amounts of people but leaving lots of others physically scarred but with these scars came powers. You'd think the world would be crazy excited to have powers but with the scarring came a mental stigma that they called those who survived the fever and scarred are called "malfetto" who are hated, shunned, and even feared due to their "imperfections." Adelina is such a person and her father tried to use that to his advantage and hurt her in order to get what he wanted.
One night after fear of being sold to a man to be a mistress, Adelina flees, which ends up her killing her father in self defense. She is then captured, charged with murder and sentenced to death by fire. She is saved by a group of people that have survived the fever, who are marked, and have powers. And they call themselves....The Young Elites...
The leader of this group is named Enzo, an exiled prince who wants to take his rightful throne back and will do whatever it takes to get it back. I liked him a lot because he isn't "weak" he is strong and perfect for his role.
The Young Elites are after one thing, and that is to take back what is theirs. A place in this world. Adelina
learns the night of her father's death that she does have powers and her powers are wielded by the darkness that surrounds her. She tries to be the hero, the good person but because of everything in her past and the darkness within her, her powers are frightening because of what it takes for Adelina to use.
My favorite however is the relationship between Adelina and Rafaelle who is a male courtesan, who outside of his "work" he is kind, smart, and overall good. Yet he senses Adelina and the darkness that surrounds her. Although he is a beautiful person, he treats Adelina with the kindness she never had, the only light she felt came with "no strings attached." He hates what he does but it's done with a purpose in mind and that is to further The Young Elites plans to help Enzo recapture the crown.
Overall this book was new to me and I really enjoyed it. I really hope for a redemption when it comes to some characters in this new trilogy.
Sexual Content: moderate (PG-13ish some kissing, understanding of the job of a courtesan and what it entails with either sex)
Language: moderate
Violence: moderate
Drugs/Alcohol: mild
Hasta siento medio masoquista darle 5 estrellas, pero que buen libro.
Tenía tiempo que no me enganchaba así. Esto de la protagonista y la oscuridad siento que es nuevo para mí y aunque sufrí me gustó, la autora mencionó al final que quería escribir el trayecto de la villana y no sé si tanto la villana pero sí que tiene algo.
El final me dejó con ganas de más pero también me intimida. Me dolió, sí me había encariñadoo.
Tenía tiempo que no me enganchaba así. Esto de la protagonista y la oscuridad siento que es nuevo para mí y aunque sufrí me gustó, la autora mencionó al final que quería escribir el trayecto de la villana y no sé si tanto la villana pero sí que tiene algo.
El final me dejó con ganas de más pero también me intimida. Me dolió, sí me había encariñadoo.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes