Reviews with content warning for Murder - The Rose Society

These characters have overstepped their boundaries. They are dark, multi-layered characters who don't mind destroying everything that stands in their way of success.

Magiano is endearing, mischievous and surprising. His ability reminds me a lot of Lila from "The Umbrella Academy" and I love that. He is such a wonderful character that even though he has a dark side, we find light and joy underneath.

Raffaele has become my second favorite character after Magiano. I can't help it. He is cunning, devious yet innocent and with a golden heart. His beauty and skill have been both a blessing and a curse, affecting his life since he was just a child.

Teren Soloton, I never thought I could hate anyone in this trilogy the way I hate you. He believes the Elites are abominations, and his mission is to wipe them from the earth. He is convinced that God has sent him to protect people from these creatures, which is very interesting, since he is one of them.

Adelina is a true villain. She is ruthless, powerful and not afraid to kill for her own gain. The good girl inside her has died with many betrayals and her need for power. All the pain she endured changed the way she thinks and feels, but now she has become the same one she swore to destroy.

I love this series for its complex characters, masterfully written worlds and surprising twists. This was amazing and unexpected. I have never been more in love with Marie Lu than I am now.

Now for some comments I said while reading this book:

We've all seen movies, you don't raise people from the dead!

My dear, you don't need a new love interest, you need therapy. Please find someone to talk to.

Open your eyes, asshole, she doesn't love you!

TW: ableism, blood, body horror, child abuse, confinement, death, death of a parent, gore, torture, violence, bigotry, imprisonment, physical abuse, eye removal due to illness, mass death,slavery, rape, hallucinations, knife violence, stabbing, shipwreck, war.

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noellelovesbooks's review

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dark fast-paced

4.5

Content Warnings: Violence, abuse, human trafficking, police brutality, slavery, torture, self-harm, murder, child abuse, blood/gore, and attempts at genocide.

Much like book one, we bounce back and forth between four different perspectives. We get to follow Adelina, Raffaele, and Teren [who we all saw a lot of in book one] along with Maeve [who we met at the very end of book one]. Mostly seeing the story, through Adelina’s POV, we see her grappling with the events of book one and how each event has impacted her actions, throughout book two.

During the first book, we see the Young Elite gather, train, and formulate a plan to take down the King and Queen of Kenettra. We saw a young, somewhat timid, and scared Adelina learn to grow confident in herself, and her powers, during everything she’s experienced. Now in book two we see Adelina strike out on her own, since the Elite cast her out at the end of book one, and try to form her own team of Elite to strike back at the Inquisitors and the crown of Kenettra herself.

I was surprised at how intense and dark this book became. As Adelina’s powers grow so does the darkness within, that Raffaele warned about. This was an incredible read and I can’t wait to jump into book three and see how this series ends.

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pawprintedpages's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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readtildawn's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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anniereads221's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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dlrosebyh's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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emio's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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aseel_reads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

you know what, mad respect for Lu for creating such a revenge obsessed MC - we 👏🏼love👏🏼 to 👏🏼see👏🏼 it 👏🏼

I actually really enjoy following Adelina's story, I can totally support her anger and hurt and I really want the best for her. low key worried about how this will end

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