A review by 5aru
The Young Elites by Marie Lu

adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

Really didn't enjoy this one. Extra half is for having kept me mildly entertained, but I still skimmed through the entire second half. I simply wasn't invested; I feel like Adelina's past was extremely well fleshed-out, and yet I felt like I barely knew her. She sort of fell flat as a protagonist for me, merely reacting to what happened to her and barely stepping forward for any reason of her own; I don't know what she likes or dislikes, or what her feelings about mostly anything other than her sister and Enzo are. I am, however, fairly sure that she has a "darkness" inside of her - and this is vague enough to frustrate me. I don't know, this one was a miss for me.
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