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A review by trintrin
The Elite by Kiera Cass
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Plot-wise, this one felt rather like a filler. Although, the Halloween ball and the Italian princess were pretty fun ngl. The princess's room and the secret library scenes were nice too.
But it's the delving deeper into history part which had my interest. Like Illéa's diary and the rebels looking for it, Gregory Illéa turning out to be a jerk who forced his daughter to marry an old prince just so that he could be a king, inventing the caste system to place his loyal followed higher and his enemies lower, yada yada. Kinda cool, I wanna see where this goes.
Now as for the characters, a good majority of them are flat to a t. America was more annoying in this one, and I did not like her jumping back and forth with the two love interests. Poor Marlee, though, I liked her. Maxon's scars just made me hate Clarkson even more.
Aaand it ended in the cliff-hanger, so guess I'll binge the next one too
But it's the delving deeper into history part which had my interest. Like Illéa's diary and the rebels looking for it, Gregory Illéa turning out to be a jerk who forced his daughter to marry an old prince just so that he could be a king, inventing the caste system to place his loyal followed higher and his enemies lower, yada yada. Kinda cool, I wanna see where this goes.
Now as for the characters, a good majority of them are flat to a t. America was more annoying in this one, and I did not like her jumping back and forth with the two love interests. Poor Marlee, though, I liked her. Maxon's scars just made me hate Clarkson even more.
Aaand it ended in the cliff-hanger, so guess I'll binge the next one too
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: War, Violence, Death, and Miscarriage