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A review by drolefille
Elite by Mercedes Lackey
I just find this series really novel. In a world of dystopian YA novels with young female protaganists, this is a post-apocalyptic fantasy dystopia where our world is being attacked by the faerie tale monsters that used to be nothing but myth. Our protaganist uses her brains and magic and has adorable psychadelic 'hounds' that hunt the big bad monsters with her.
You're as likely to find Thunderbirds as Naga as D&D style "Beholders".
This is a really good second novel to me, because it gets our main character away from the 'ratings' drive that made the first feel particularly Hunger Gamesy. And while this series certainly owes a nod to Hunger Games, it's also not that different from Lackey's Valdemar novels in its own way. Chosen one books all have to work like this whether the 'chosen' is one of many or a singular one.
You're as likely to find Thunderbirds as Naga as D&D style "Beholders".
This is a really good second novel to me, because it gets our main character away from the 'ratings' drive that made the first feel particularly Hunger Gamesy. And while this series certainly owes a nod to Hunger Games, it's also not that different from Lackey's Valdemar novels in its own way. Chosen one books all have to work like this whether the 'chosen' is one of many or a singular one.