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  A girl who is believed to be a malfetto. An abomination. A black sheep of the family. That is Adelina Amouteru. The girl who, after a deadly illness swept through her, was left with strange markings. Left with a jagged scar where her left eye once was. But she’s not alone, there are other who survived the disease. The people who are believed to have mysterious and powerful gifts, they have come to be called the Young Elites. And those are the people she’s supposed to work with.

  It’s a book full of darkness, and power and its chock full of mystery. That’s what keeps you turning the pages. It’s so dark. I feel like…I never know what direction this story is going to take and it’s frustrating and exhilarating. I honestly have such a hard time figuring out who is going to do what, and what I want people to do.

  This book is so incredibly different from her Legend trilogy but that is what makes it so good. You still have the great writing and storytelling and the unique “voice” that is Marie Lu, but it in an entirely new story, an entirely new world. I think sometimes it’s difficult for an author to venture outside the way they’ve written, but Marie Lu proves in The Young Elites that not only can she write fantastic dystopian but she writes dark, rich fantasy as well.

  The Young Elites is a dark tale of a female Darth Vader in the making, Adelina. Marie Lu weaves a tight plot with some twists that will have the readers turning pages while sympathizing for Adelina inspite of the role she will grow into. An entertaining read that I’ve experienced that would wow the YA crowd and gain the author newer fans