THE YOUNG ELITES BY MARIE LU | booktalk with XTINEMAY
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- Let's talk about Marie Lu's new book THE YOUNG ELITES! What did you think of it!? Thanks for watching!
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I actually liked Adelina and thought Violetta was kind of selfish hiding her powers but she made up for it in the end. Enzo...that was just horrific. *my heart*
Between_the_Pages I agree. I like Adelina. She maybe power hunger but she is ambitious.
I just read the part where he died and I feel like I killed him. My heart HEARTS
I wanted to cry when he died. It hurt dude.
I actually loved all of the dark parts in the story, especially when Adelina and Enzo were training for the first time and Adelina created the wings. THAT WAS BOSS
YAAS
A lot of people complain about the Adelina's darkness or overall darkness of the story. Not me. As cheesy as it absolutely sounds, there are others like me who can relate and enjoy the darkness, fear, hatred and all.
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That last conversation between Adelina and Rafaelle infuriated me and I really hated the daggers that time.
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Same, I want Adelina to destroy them.
I love your opinion on the book, but I have to disagree with you on the protagonist because I think the fact that she is an antihero makes the book that much better because we always see from the good guys point of view and never anything else so it's good that she is branching off with this book(Marie lue)
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I think the antihero part of Adelina's character is exactly what makes this book so intriguing. It's something new. Adelina unlike a mainstream hero like, say, Harry Potter, she has flaws.
Sidenote: heros usually get a good ending, rapping up all the problems and whatnot, but considering that Adelina is the antihero, I'm left wondering if Adelina will get her way in the end or if the more heroic characters will get their ideal ending... hmm............
My favorite scene is when she gets shocked by Raffaele in a lesson with him and starts remembering her life and hears her fathers words---"I know who you really are. Who will ever want you, Adelina?" and she gets angry and thinks "Everyone. They will cower at my feet, and I will make them bleed." I was like DAMN. I saw her darkness in its entirety right then.
I actually thought Adelina would have done well as Queen rather than Enzo as King. Throughout the book she was the only Dagger who actually cared enough about the Malfetto being slaughtered in the streets. And yet, the other Daggers were very flippant about it, and to some degree, were even glad for the distraction.
I think the reason I liked Adelina was because, in the end, she accepted who she was and she didn't pretend to be someone else to fit in.
The entire Dagger Society were manipulative, hypocrites, and only allowed her to join because they needed her ability. They told her, if she outwore her use, they'd kill her because she knew too much. And it had been done before. Which is why she didn't tell them about Teren. She had seen first hand that The Daggers didn't care for anyone who wasn't useful to their cause. And I have no doubt they would have left Violetta to rot since we had no prior knowledge that she was an Elite.
As for her ability she has the power to manipulate the threads of reality and influence them with illusions that she creates. There is a section were Raf was teaching her about the threads and how to use them.
I'm actually rooting for her because I think she has what it takes to be a great leader. If The Daggers had come into power I don't think there would be much of a difference. At least Adelina and Violetta have the will and strive to change their world.
Awesome explanation. I knew I was thinking about something to add on my comment but you already had! I agree with you!
I think people are still trying to fit everyone into this mould of good and evil. There are so many book talks depicting the former King, The Queen and Teren as evil, and The Elites as 'supposedly' the good guys.
The truth is everyone is fighting for their own causes and their survival. And in my opinion, Teren's actions were just as justifiable as Enzo's--even if I didn't like them or him.
I think what people are failing to grasp is that it's not so much about who is good over who is evil? And more so, _who is the lesser of two evils?_
Besides, I didn't feel like Enzo wanted to be King because he wanted to change the world and the ruling class system where Malfetto were seen as lower than dirt. It felt like he wanted to be King simply because he was dethroned and he felt like it was his right to be the ruler.
Anthony Maurangi I agree with you. I saw Teren's actions were justifiable cause we saw the way he thinks.
I also like Maeve but...I felt like she was striving for power as well?
Correct me if I'm wrong but I felt she was going to use Enzo as a pawn to take over and had The Windwalker (I forgot her real name) become a spy overseas even though she was banish.
I think we need to see which side to pick on in the next book or so just to see what everyone is really capable of.
We saw Teren's Power and what his plan is. Now I want to see Maeve's, the Daggers' new plan, and Adelina's Group is going to do.
Yeah I agree with you. I really like Adelina, and I hope things work out for her in the end.
i think the best way to describe Adelina's abilities is senses: Sight, Smell, Taste, Touch and Hearing. She has the ability to deceive someone's senses. At first she can only fool Sight with illusions, but with practice she can fool the other senses. Dante's dumbass unlocked her ability to affect 'Touch' which, as we read, can kill someone if its used on them long enough.
The Human body doesn't do fake. If it feels like its in pain. ITS IN PAIN!!
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When i read the scene Enzo died, i was like " NO HE DIDN'T DIE, IT WAS ALL AN ACT. HE COULDN'T HAVE DIED. NO. NO. HE'LL COME BACK TO LIFE LATER." the entire time. I thought he's gonna be back at the end of the book, but he didn't. But yeah, i have the same thought of Maeve bringing back Enzo from the dead in the next book, it makes me feel a lot better when you talked about that. IF HE DOESN'T COME BACK LATER, I'M GONNA BE FREAKIN MADDDDD.
Anyway i loveeeeed this book
***** The ending really sucked..like, that bomb dropped on me and I was like..should I keep going with this...You know, in the Epilogue I think it was.
I actually believed that the Daggers would've killed Adelina if she confessed early on. Maybe not if she confessed earlier than she actually did, but Enzo and the rest, who barely trusted her, would've considered her a liability. Which is what I think is really interesting about the entire series, since Adelina never trusted anyone, and no one really trusted her either.
I read somewhere that Marie Lu started writing the protagonist as the hero but in the end what she really wanted to write was a villain. The villain's side of the story.
Yeah I think its in the authors notes at the back of the book. I think she started writing from Enzo's point of view but then changed her mind.
Ritzz Nope. It was Raffaele's point of view.
You shouldve read the blurbs because then you wouldve known Adelina's story is the villain's origin story. And Rafaell originally was the protagonist hero so it's funny you like him it shows your attracted to the typical hero
the Rafaellle from this book is def not your typical hero though, or else he would have been like LETS GIVE ADELINA A SHOT EVERYONE DESERVES A CHANCE. but he all: you should kill her. i don't think any of these characters can represent the original typical hero that Marie wrote, when she rewrote the book everyone changed a bit. =)
violetta I think is the real protagonist
I'm watching this right after I finished the rose society and laughing bc I know what happens. Btw, I hated violetta and I LOVED Adelina's character. I actually like this more than legend, the symbolism and theme is soooo good in this trilogy when you think about it in depth and what it says about the real world. Compare it to Animal Farm (one of Marie's favorite books) and it'll help to understand what she was going for. Sure this does have some cleshes but it's definitely way different from any YA book I've read, which was very refreshing. And pay attention to the amazing character development throughout the books, you'll see why it's important at the end of the second one.
Same!
I loved the first book and I loved the sisterly love and how she will do anything to protect her but, the second book just got too cliche for me and it lost my love for the series.
Towards e end it got exiting especially the very last part but, the beginning and mid was not very good in my opinion.
Same goes here. 😜
Same, but finished Midnight Star as well.
It really was stupid that she didn't tell her ELITE friends about Teren's ultimatum thing, it really was. But in a way, it was necessary because Marie Lu really had convince the readers how much poisoned her heart was already with all that hatred instilled inside her.
Warning!! SPOILERS!
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I actually liked Adelina from the beginning like I just understood how she felt like... She always focused on her father's hatred towards her that making her forget about her sister... And my heart broke when Enzo died, I even made myself believe that Mauve's brother was actually Enzo at some point. I just don't want Enzo to die just like that, at the hands of effin Adelina??
I loved the scene when Enzo was training Adeline! The part where Adelina tricked Enzo even got me confused, but the whole scene was amazing :0
I love Marie Lu's books! I always keep forgetting Adelina has one eye. I feel she should have started out with two eyes and then we have to see how she loses her eye. But oh my gosh, have you seen the fan art for this book. AMAZING!!!!!
I am marathoning the legend trilogy right now. I'm on champion and LOVING IT !! I completely agree her writing stye is the best.
Favorite part: When Adelina goes to save her sister Teren tries to divulge information from her and SHE STAYS SILENT! Ah! I felt every ounce of disturbance lift and a glimmer of hope for her redemption emerge. But then she gets that bloody chest wound and it all goes to hell on the back of a balira. All feelings neutralized, "it's all grey area" like you said. To be honest I wanted this to be a stand alone book, have closure and not turn into a trilogy that I had to wait for. I look forward to some redemption though. Woot, woot Maeve!
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS BOOK TO SLAY MY EXISTENCE! SERIOUSLY CHRISTINE WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG!!??!?!??!
Seriously this book is good. But am I the only one who loved Terren? He was a really interesting character. Terren and Adaline had more chemistry than enzo and Adaline tbh. Like, how enzo and Adaline become lovers was really not well developed. I hope we get to see more of terren in the rose society. Loved this booktalk too😜
Lol I meant Adelina
lol my friend ships Teren and Adelina's too. I don't, but I agree that Teren's character is amazing. And yeah I don't think what Enzo had with Adelina want real either
He’s interesting but I don’t like him
I was hoping for raffael with adaline😭
Awesome video! I want to talk about my thoughts on the Young Elites.
I understand Adelina on a personal level. She has been abused and least favored in her family. I get her. She has been hurt countless of times by her father to the point where she sees her sister is superior then her, even though she loves her. I assume that she left her sister because she thought she would be better without her, that people would take care of the perfect sister.
As for the Daggers, they were manipulative. They do what they had to do in order to kill the royal family, even sacrifice other Young Elites even other malfesttos (sp?)
For Adelina, she has trust issues. With her father being her demon and the only source of love who was suppose to support her growing up, her trust is faulty. She trusted the Daggers and, even though Enzo trusted her on some level, the others did not. I kinda thought Raffaele would help Adelina, but he distrusted her from the very beginning. Adelina got attached to Raffaele and to hear his very fist thoughts about her, the one he stood by with til the end, crushed her. Thinking her friend didn't really like Adelina or trust his life around her.
Enzo I felt was a little bit to blame as well. He pushed her to get stronger to embrace her fear, her darkness. He said the Daggers really needed that power. And train her to embrace and feed it, yet he should of taught her to connect her power to love instead of fear.
Adelina felt no love and the one time she trusted someone, they didn't feel the same back. If I didn't have my friends I would have probably be in a worst place or dead like Adelina would be (not the dead part).
Like Adelina I feel...something dark in me too. I hear my father telling me that I'm no good or useless, too fat. And it chips away at you. I trust my friends completely and they have my love. But I rarely trust anyone else afraid I might hurt someone or they will see me like my father sees me.
But I am so happy she has her sister to love. I felt a ray of hope for her and I do hope she feels better.
Fun fact: I think Adelina can make people feel so much pain that they can die. It is like the mind over matter. It kinda is connected like how people have nightmares and they wake up with a jolt and the heart is racing. She might pull on the pain near the heart for example and the person feels the pain so much the brain can cause the damage to the heart and can cause cardiac arrest.
If you are having trouble in imagining the characters, check out Marie Lu's "rough sketches" that look like masterpieces.
They are to die for.
I just checked them out and wow, those are really cool! I could only find ones of Enzo and Adelina though.
I remember I watched the intro to this before I read the book and I was like "pfft.. 'dark', It can't be that bad". I take that back I take everything back
I read this book soo long ago that i have to return to reviews to refresh my mind for rose society
I'm so excited for the rose society. Really interesting thoughts here, I loved both the Legend trilogy and this book and love the dark spin Marie Lu has put on her main character.
"MMMM POWER I TREMBLE THINKING ABOUT IT"
I JUST FINISHED THE BOOK AND IM LAUGHING SO HARD BECAUSE THATS ALL SHE THINKS ABOUT
(and unpopular opinion but im in love with teren lmao and i kinda like tristian even tho we dunno him yet oops)
when i found out that enzo died i was reading the book in my chem class and i stared tearing up and my two friends started to laugh at me. i was so upset i really like enzo. my favorite scenes were the ones that had the sweet moments in it.
I think a lot of the reason I loved Adelina was because I could really relate to her... Not the killing people and abandoning her sister part, but I definitely understand the dark developments that come from an abusive past. The way Marie Lu described her vengeful thought process was just absolutely INCREDIBLE
Am I the only one who actually liked The Young Elites way more than Legend? I do like Legend but TYE was so different and unique from other books. Yeah Adelina is bad, but I found that so interesting to get to be in the bad person's POV. I'm definitely excited for The Rose Society because Adelina will stand up for herself and I have a feeling it's going to get intense
I LOVED THIS BOOK! I love the whole darkness within goin on with our main character. To me its unique. She is definitely one of my favorite characters. I actually liked this book better then legend. I tried to get into tat trilogy but couldn't. I know people are not gonna like my comment but tat book was not for me. But The Young Elites was so exciting. It pulled me in right at the beginning. Can't wait for the 2nd! (^^)
In my opinion The Young Elites blew The Legends out of the water. It was that great and addicting through out the entire trilogy and I came here right after reading the third book. I personally loved it a lot more with an anti-hero as a main character. Personally loved Adelina. She has been through so much and yet embraces herself in the darkest way possible wich to me is very addicting. Hated Violetta and Rafaelle.
I love the Young Elites! I liked it even more than Legend.
I just finished the series. I... don't have a main ship
I feel deprived of just _life_
I honestly don't know why no one else saw this... But I rly like hardcore ship Enzo and Raffaele.
Christine, you said you didn't understand why Enzo challenged him to a duel when that could barely by time, but I distinctly remember when he first comes after Teren calls him out, his voice is 'Cold with fury.' Furious that a possible love interest is gonna die? Maybe.
But the big thing that started me shipping them together was in the beginning, when Enzo got hardcore defensive when Rafaele is hurt by that one Count dude or whatever. After that, I turned way bias. xD
And the whole thing about Adelina's 'romance' with him... I don't think they ever rly had anything, tbh. I was absolutely crushed when Enzo died, and the fact that she played such a huge part in killing him ruined their 'love' for me.
Plus… Let's just talk about that one part at the end, the last thing Raffaele says to her... "'Adelina,' he says, turning. The look in his eyes threatens to break me. 'I love him too.'"
THIS POST IS SO OLD BUT OMMGGGGG I'M SO HAPPY I FOUND SOMEONE WHO AGREEESSS
Lindsey Drew OMG WHO CARES IF ITS OLD WOOHOOO YOU AGREE xD Have you read the newest book because DAMN I ship them even more now. xD
Okay I'm eight months late BUT I SHIPPED IT SO HARD (i haven't read the rose society yet though so no spoilers please) I just made a comment about it "I loved him too" yes Raffaele I know
i know that is a run on sentence and I'm rambling but i ship it so much
OMGG YESS WHAT THE FUCK. I SHIP ENZO AND RAFAELLE (THIS COMMENT IS OLD BUT IDC IM GONNA REPLY)
"You wouldn't expect two different series from the same author to be similar" unless it's Cassandra Clare :))
The makeup is on point gurllll. love ur vids and now I want to read this book like so badly !
I also think it was pretty terrible that Violetta kept her powers to herself and let Adelina take the brunt of her fathers rage, all while purposefully suppressing Adelina. What do you think?
I know! I feel the same way. and all that suppressed power made Adelina dark. Even though Violetta justifies her actions pretty well, I think it was very selfish of her.
I was super excited to read this book because legend was an AMAZING series. But same with the writing, it was REALLYY hard to read and of course it's always hard to get into a new world with one book. Over all It was a little hard to read (not as grasping as legend). BUT it's totally different and this has some potential :)
Marie Lu says in the acknowledgements I believe that it's a villain origin story, so we will see if Adelina ends ups having a Hanse for redemption - I almost hopes she stays dark and bamf because that would be really original and different
Am I the only one who actually loved the evil in this book?
I have been waiting SO SO SO SO SO long for a book where evil is actually thought about deeply instead of 'oh she/he is evil that bitch is going to die'.
No. Adelina is a badass evil bitch! She is power hungry which I loved even though sometimes yeah, it was a bit unsetteling but it worked.. She is so... Insecure? I don't even know how to describe it, lets go with insecure, that its actually quite sad and I think the main reason I feel I relate to her so much is because besides the whole fantasy plot and her evilness she's never been fully loved (even barely by her sister) and people constantly use her.
DONT DO THAT!
That'll fuck her up good! :(
This girl obviously doesnt get the recognistion she deserves.
Tbh with Enzo I had mixed feelings - I liked him, alot, but I couldn't tell if he was using Adelina or not and that made me want to go bat shit crazy on his ass.
For some reason I really want one of that queen (can't remember her name - from the sky country)'s brothers to meet Adelina and something go down between one of them... (maybe the demonic like brother??)
So, long story short.. I love Adelina, I love her powers, I love her darkness, I love(to hate) her backstory, I love the books darkness, and im looking forward to seeing more of Teren aswell (FORGOT TO MENTION HIM *him and Adelina*(..??? :) ) xxx
I absolutely LOVED The Young Elites! I mean, sure, the Legend trilogy was great, but I think The Young Elites tops it for me! I can't wait for the sequel! :D
"Adelina, she's just straightforward about it, like 'mmm, power. I tremble just thinking about it.'" This made me laugh aloud because its so true omg. A line frequently used was "the thought of such power leaves me trembling." Hahaha
I cant wait for the midnight star. I read the rose society the 2nd book, and now i cant wait to see where it goes. I dont like how they turn on her. Tbh i like her evil.
OMG I LOOOOVE THAT BOOK I SERIOUSLY CANT WAIT FOR THE 2ND BOOK TO COME OUT
Please, please, please do a book talk on The Rose Society Christine! I just finished it and you make amazing book talks!
when Adelina and Enzo had their first moment I screamed ship gone cannon out loud in a library. Literally every head turned towards me but I was too pumped to care XD
Omg I loved the young elites so much! The book was incredibly well written and I loved marie lu's descriptions so much they make me picture the settings so well! I agree with the fact that Adelina is scary af with her power hungry-ness. It kind of reminded me of what Clancy from the darkest minds would be thinking or Sebastian from the mortal instruments. I thought it was really interesting to get this point of view where we think they are going to be good but they r not and we see their struggles rather than seeing from the heroes perspective so that we can kind of sympathise with the villains but we also recognise that they r really crazy. I knew Enzo could not really be dead bcuz he was so awesome and en we find out about Maeve and we know that Enzo is coming back and I'm just so excited for the Rose Society
Legend is in a league of its own. Like nothing compares. I actually understood Adelinas anger towards her sister. They were both children who cares if she was a couple years older. I don't love Adelina just because I haven't connected to her as much. I totally agree with the Daggers being the same as the King and Inquisition Axis but from a different pov. I'm excited to read Rose Society
Christine's make up is always my favorite thing ever.
Love it when you do crazy makeup for the booktalks :) Gonna read this soon
I'm tryna work around the eye makeup lmao. Never know what you're gonna get with one of your book reviews, haha.
soo my name’s Adelina and I never expected to see a book with a character named like that. guess i have to read it now
OMG YOU FINALLY DID A BOOKTALK ON THIS!!!!!
I was waiting for this for ages and oh look it's here yesss thank you I always love your book talks. They are always easy to relate to and really funny
My fave part of the book: everything that mentions enzo except his death....i crumbled srsly its like i died....alsoo ohh my favourite characters are Teren and Enzo.....its like Enzo doesnt get mentioned a lot and he is always gone..i need a book xD in his point of view...there must be something about Enzo..its like he has a secret...i both like and hate teren srsly u killed ENZO like why! Something just hit me..if Adelina didnt lash out her power at Enzo he wouldnt get stabbed....and killed because after a few seconds Lucent comes..like srsly WHYYY!!!! Adelina i didnt get freaked out by her because i have evil thoughts too but she sounds like a monster..no humanity left in her...it makes me sad..but seriously if Enzo is raised back from the dead the ending might be a little like champion they will face a problem..either Enzo is changing or yeah...just something comes..but my heart srsly wwhyyy
Hi Christine! Are you planning on ever making a book talk for The Rose Society? I really loved it and I definitely think it was a great addition to the series, but I would love to hear what you though of it. :)
Love your book talks! The book always makes more sense when you talk about it :)
I LOVED this book. The rarity of a dark, almost anti-hero main character was so refreshing! And the ending OH MY GOD I wanted to cry
the feels are high with this one. i get the vibe that you wouldn't let that happen to Olivia for the woorld.
YAS. YOU FINALLY READ IT I WAS WAITING FOR THIS. I was gonna do homework but I got a notification for this so....
The Young Elites should be retitled 50 Shades of Grey. I didn't even know who to trust! I love Adelleina a lot because she's just so different. I'm really excited about Maeve and her brother. I hope that just when you think the series is over, Maeve accidentally drags Adelleina back from the Underworld. That would be epic.
I didn't even realise that she was the villian. So I understand and enjoy the story better now. I thought this was a darker hero story. Thank the gods for Christines bookstalks!
Awesome! I'm so happy I was not the one that couldn't get into this book until almost the end. I hope the next one is better. I guess being a Legend series fan, I was expecting more. Thanks for the video!
I loved this book! Can't wait for book 2!! I loved the masquerade scene and thought the ending was crazy. I however was hooked right at the beginning
Other than your fabulous book talks, I always look forward to see what Christine did for makeup based on the book. Like SERIOUSLY always in love with your makeup. And everything you said about The Young Elites was what I felt. I need the next book!! (And Enzo..)
I really enjoyed The Young Elites! I didn't care for the romance at all, but I love Adelina and reading an anti-hero story is so refreshing.
When Teren came and told her that he captured her sister I tought she was really stupid cuz she didn't tell the society whats up wich made me soo madd😠😠
I honestly really enjoyed the young elites and loved how it gave you the perspective of a more darker character😈 can't wait for the rose society😍
I love the young elites. i loved that Adelina wasn't basic and just the "good guy" I liked that she fed off of other peoples fear and took revenge on Dante. I loved how dark she was, it made the book different and more original
I am obsessed with the legend trilogy, and I loved this book as well.
I'm reading the book right now for school and it's AMAZING so far! I'm halfway through. And this is a dystopian book😜
Am I the only one that really hardcore ships Enzo and Adelina?? Btw do they end up together? I don't care if you spoil the book.
KC Sierra
Hm. Cool.
Magiano's cool to and I'm used to having my otps crushed 🙃 the life of a fangirl, right?
polandbananasBOOKS, I don't know if you know this now but the setting takes place in this sort of Venice, Italy... 14th-century fantasy world. Marie Lu drew a picture of Adelina, Enzo, and Raffaele. Enzo has like this tan-ish skin and black hair that sort of shines red. You know what I mean. And Adelina I kept picturing like a younger version of Storm, the girl that controls the weather in X-Men. I don't know. But for some odd reason, I really liked how Marie Lu went dark. I loved the book. Not as good as the Legend trilogy but still amazing. Like, just... pure awesomeness! I loved it!
i never really liked adelina. but looking back, almost all of her feelings/thoughts kind of resemble mine. i would have reacted the same way as her tbh
Christine Riccio, there is a Pinterest for the young elites by Marie Lu and it's perfect for picturing the characters
Just over here not so patiently waiting for Christine to read Red Queen. It's so good and I need a video. Haha
I had such high expectations for The Young of Elites because of how amazing the Legend Trilogies were and it didn't quite live up to my expectations. But it got better as the book went on, and I think the series will keep getting better!
I'm reading a series with the same point of view changes. The main character's pov is in first person, while everyone else's pov is in third person. And that trilogy sounds very interesting!
The pain that Dante experienced was just an illusion- there was foreshadowing from a convo between Enzo and Raffaele earlier on where Raffaele warned that she’ll soon figure out it isn’t just visual illusions she’s able to conjure- the illusion of pain was so much that I assume she tricked his brain into believing something was happening to him so bad that pressure built up inside and, well...
Are you going to do a book talk about The Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead??
I've been waiting for this video! I really enjoyed the book :)
This book killed me so many times
Marie Lu is gonna have a talk about the Young Elites at my city next week!! I ALREADY BOUGHT THE TICKET!! I'M SUPER EXCITED TO SEE HER AND LISTEN TO HER EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE STORY AND BLAHBLAH! Now hopefully i could finish the book before the talk :DD SUPER PUMPED
Finally! A review on this. I felt most of the characters were static. But, I liked how it was told from the villain's point of view. Overall, I liked the book.
I just found your channel and OMG i already know this is a good one, i love your personality and everything you have to say 💖💖💖
FAVORITE AUTHOR EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why are all the books on your shelves turned with the pages facing out? haha
I was actually really surprised by how much I adored this book. Maybe I'm a little morbid? I liked that she wasn't the typical protagonist. I am really looking forward to the next book.
that scene when they train and she tricks Enzo was my favorite part too and tHEN WHEN SHE ATTACKED ENZO ON ACCIDENT AND TEREN KILLED HIM I WAS JUST LIKE NO NO no no no Enzo isn't dead pff I know that and I legit wanted to just scream there like ENZO IS NOT DEAD HE CANT BE FOR REAL
In my own video review, I also said that it kinda looked like The Darkest Minds. I was a bit scared at the beginning because I didn't want it to be like The Darkest Minds, but it did end up different, so it was fine with me :)
I have never cried reading a book but enzos death had me sobbing for hours
Personally, I really enjoyed how flawed and dark Adelina's character was, in kind of a bad ass but also concerned/freaked out sort of way. Like, reading through her struggle with the growing madness/darkness inside of her, literally her inner shadows, was just so interesting to me, and I think is the main reason I enjoyed this book as much as I did.
Yes, there was lots of uncomfortable and harrowing moments, but also just the entire world around her is pretty dark and concerning when you think about it. Her absolute terrible upbringing/father and shitty situation for malfettos/elites aside, that threat from The Daggers feeling justified in killing her anytime if she wasn't useful enough or was too dangerous is just something I can't forget. These were the people who saved her from the inquisition, who left her with no where to go and who pretty much only agreed to train her for their own gain. How could she really and fully trust them with that?! Especially with her intense fear, which only fueled her powers, I knew she would struggle so hard in fitting in with The Daggers, or also just feeling she had people who cared about her like she so desperately needed. Even Enzo flat out told her he'd be the one to kill her with the story about the rain boy. So yeah, somewhere along the line I started sympathizing and routing for her despite all her craziness. It took awhile, but it hit hard. That moment at the end where Raffaele told her he wanted her dead on the first day, and she was like "Not you too.." just killed me. Thank goodness her sister is around or who knows what she would of done....
So overall, pretty good. 3.8/5 stars. I'm also really looking forward to the next book. In it, I'm hoping for lots of awesome sister moments, and just seeing how that relationship grows and how her sister's powers will come into play. I'm also secretly hoping for a new love interest, because I'd def not be into smooching a kind of alive puppet Enzo. But we'll see. :33
I really loved this book and I'm so excited for the next one :-)
YOU HAVE TO REVIEW ROSE SOCIETY AND MIDNIGHT STAR!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!
I haven't finished the book yet (I'm only like 100 pages in) but right now I feel like this could be the society before the book The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, just because Enzo said how the people with abilities should rule and how they are like gods. Which is kind of the government in the red queen.
I have this on my bookshelf. I'm doing a 6 book reading challenge with my college and now I know the young elites has to defo be one of the.
I personally enjoyed Adelina's anti-hero disposition. A heroine does not need to be sweet, kind, and selfless to be a strong, and even likable, character. Morally ambiguous? Of course. But that was what made me connect to her, made her seem more human.
Though I liked the Legend trilogy, I definitely felt like everything was stronger overall in TYE.
I so agree about her telling the group about Teren and her sister. They could have totally saved her!
i knew rafaelle reminded me of someome . . . i think i was thinking of magnus bane but your so right about the magnus/sinna thing
Enzo with red rimmed eyes, huh?
Josh dun=enzo