Marie Lu’s The Rose Society is the second book in the Young Elites series. After Enzo’s death, the Daggers cast Adelina Amouteru out. She flees from Kenettra with her sister Violetta in the hopes of creating a new group of Elites. With this new group, she plots her revenge against the people who hurt and betrayed her. The feared White Wolf’s thirst for revenge soars to new heights, so do her powers. Fueled by fear and darkness, Adelina’s powers begin to spiral out of her control and as Adelina hungers for revenge, the Daggers begin to make their move as well.
In the previous book, there was hope for Adelina. She seemed to a passionate and caring girl forced into bad situation. While there was some darkness inside her, it contained. The pain she endured from the Dagger’s betrayal and Enzo’s death weigh heavily on her heart. The only thing that keeps her fighting is revenge and a thirst for power. Sadly, this leads her down a dark path. She is willing to crush her enemies and pushes away anyone who tries to guide her away from the darkness. While it wasn’t always clear in the beginning, Adelina is becoming a villain.
The Rose Society was amazing, but extremely dark. It isn’t every day that a book is told from a perspective as dark as Adelina. She thirsts for power and revenge. She is willing to do anything and everything to not only seek revenge, but destroy those in her way. The saddest thing was that while everyone around her could sense her descent, she couldn’t. She let fear and mistrust distance her from those who want the best for her. Despite Adelina’s darkness, the reader can sympathize with her. Her fears and anger seems to be rooted in sanity. It puts a new perspective on what a villain really is. Do they desire evil or do they fail at doing good? Aside from Adelina, we are treated with even more characters. Each one is complex and interesting with their own ambitions and ideas. The book is fast paced and never lets up. It keeps you on the edge of your seat. The Rose Society plays with your emotions as it allows you to sympathize with villains and watch as lives fall apart. I give this 395 page book 4.5 stars.
In the previous book, there was hope for Adelina. She seemed to a passionate and caring girl forced into bad situation. While there was some darkness inside her, it contained. The pain she endured from the Dagger’s betrayal and Enzo’s death weigh heavily on her heart. The only thing that keeps her fighting is revenge and a thirst for power. Sadly, this leads her down a dark path. She is willing to crush her enemies and pushes away anyone who tries to guide her away from the darkness. While it wasn’t always clear in the beginning, Adelina is becoming a villain.
The Rose Society was amazing, but extremely dark. It isn’t every day that a book is told from a perspective as dark as Adelina. She thirsts for power and revenge. She is willing to do anything and everything to not only seek revenge, but destroy those in her way. The saddest thing was that while everyone around her could sense her descent, she couldn’t. She let fear and mistrust distance her from those who want the best for her. Despite Adelina’s darkness, the reader can sympathize with her. Her fears and anger seems to be rooted in sanity. It puts a new perspective on what a villain really is. Do they desire evil or do they fail at doing good? Aside from Adelina, we are treated with even more characters. Each one is complex and interesting with their own ambitions and ideas. The book is fast paced and never lets up. It keeps you on the edge of your seat. The Rose Society plays with your emotions as it allows you to sympathize with villains and watch as lives fall apart. I give this 395 page book 4.5 stars.