emya06's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
moonlit_zdrasti's review against another edition
4.0
Magiano needed to secrete mucus so his sticky fingers were more than just an idiom.
laura_cremer's review against another edition
4.0
➵4,5 estrellas
Wowwwww
¡¡Este final!!
Creo que este libro es mucho más oscuro que el primero([b:The Young Elites|20821111|The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1)|Marie Lu|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1407318399l/20821111._SY75_.jpg|25217978]). Pero me encanta como la autora hace un personaje tan estupendo, como es Adelina. Vale, sí, es oscura. Pero ya sabes las razones por las que actúa así.
Pero quiero decir que realmente no shippeo a Magiano y Adelina. Pero realmente me gustaría ver el desarrollo de esta relación. Porque creo que Adelina, por su propio bien, necesita a alguien como él.
También creo que Teren es un personaje muy interesante, así que veamos cómo se desarrollará en [b:The Midnight Star|28588345|The Midnight Star (The Young Elites, #3)|Marie Lu|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1461260409l/28588345._SX50_.jpg|42990052]!!!
Tengo muchas ganas de leer el último libro y ver cómo termina. No tengo ni idea de cómo puede acabar!
dannycakez8808's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
I liked this but not as much as book 1. It seemed as if book one focused on world building, character development and was full of action/adventure.
In this book we get to see more of the relationship of the two sisters which I liked. As well as a new potential love interest Magiano. The plot of this book was underwhelming. The main focus was bringing Enzo back to life. Besides that not much else seemed to happen. It will be interesting to see what book 3 has in store and if it'll be redeeming.
I liked this but not as much as book 1. It seemed as if book one focused on world building, character development and was full of action/adventure.
In this book we get to see more of the relationship of the two sisters which I liked. As well as a new potential love interest Magiano. The plot of this book was underwhelming. The main focus was bringing Enzo back to life. Besides that not much else seemed to happen. It will be interesting to see what book 3 has in store and if it'll be redeeming.
kindagabs's review against another edition
4.0
OMG??? best villain pov!!!
Magiano, i wasn’t sure about you at first you you are just too sweet <3
Magiano, i wasn’t sure about you at first you you are just too sweet <3
gracelang_09's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury
erinarkin20's review against another edition
5.0
Hooooly crap...that was so good.
You guys…I’m saying right now – In my opinion Marie Lu can do no wrong. I mean I should have known that The Young Elites series would be another favorite because of my love for the Legend series. At this point Marie Lu could write out her grocery shopping list and I would read it. Because I don’t want to ruin this for anyone I am going to do what I can to keep this review spoiler free…don’t hate me if something comes across as super vague.
The Rose Society picks up shortly after The Young Elites ended and we are pulled back into Adelina’s story pretty quickly. After being told by Raffaele and the Daggers that she couldn’t be one of them, Adelina and Violetta make the decision to find the notorious Magiano and convince him to help them get revenge against the Inquisition. Once they find him, he challenges Adelina to prove she is worthy of his support and if she can beat him at his own game, she will have him on her side.
Magiano turned out to be one of my favorite characters. He is a perfect balance of trickster and serious guy. He definitely has his quirks and his love of money is one of the things that Adelina tends to hold over him but I thought he was a great counterpart to Adelina. He pushes her to see that there is more to her than her markings and that she can be whatever she wants to be. I loved that about him but I also loved that he supported her even if he didn’t fully agree with what she was doing/did.
As Adelina learns more about what the Daggers are doing with Maeve, the Beldish queen, she begins to realize she needs to do something – and man, does she ever. Adelina continues to struggle with her powers and the fact that she feeds off of the fear of others only creates a challenge for her to keep herself in check. Add to that her alignment with ambition and things definitely take a turn when she realizes that with her army, she can take the crown from Giuliana.
I know Adelina is not the hero but that doesn’t make her unlikable – at least to me. I was actually rooting for her the entire time and I think it is because she really does struggle with who she is and her reactions. She never really sets out to do the bad things but because they happen and she doesn’t necessarily try to stop them, she is pushed into this role of the “bad” one. Even after everything that happened in this book, I still like her. When things go down with the Daggers, things definitely turn for Adelina and she separates herself even more from those around her.
Just a few other character notes - Teren is still Teren and he finally gets knocked down a bit which was great. I wish the Daggers had approached Adelina a bit differently. I am convinced that things could have gone differently for all of them had Raffaele and the group not cut Adelina off completely. It will be interesting to see what the Daggers and the Beldish queen, Maeve do next.
Lu does a fantastic job of continuing to build out the world that these characters live in and she also balances this with a lot of action. From the moment that first page was turned, I found myself unable to put the book down and I admit, the run ins between Adelina and the Daggers were some of the more intense moments of the book.
If you haven’t started this series…get moving on that. I can’t wait to see what Lu does with these characters and the rest of the story. You will notice that I didn’t say anything about what really happens and that is because I really can’t. So much happens in this book that if I were to mention anything else, I might give something away and I can’t do that to anyone. Just know that you should read this book as soon as you possibly can and then find me so we can talk all about it. Now…don’t mind me while I sit over here and patiently wait for the next book.
Thank you to the publisher for the review copy!
You guys…I’m saying right now – In my opinion Marie Lu can do no wrong. I mean I should have known that The Young Elites series would be another favorite because of my love for the Legend series. At this point Marie Lu could write out her grocery shopping list and I would read it. Because I don’t want to ruin this for anyone I am going to do what I can to keep this review spoiler free…don’t hate me if something comes across as super vague.
The Rose Society picks up shortly after The Young Elites ended and we are pulled back into Adelina’s story pretty quickly. After being told by Raffaele and the Daggers that she couldn’t be one of them, Adelina and Violetta make the decision to find the notorious Magiano and convince him to help them get revenge against the Inquisition. Once they find him, he challenges Adelina to prove she is worthy of his support and if she can beat him at his own game, she will have him on her side.
Magiano turned out to be one of my favorite characters. He is a perfect balance of trickster and serious guy. He definitely has his quirks and his love of money is one of the things that Adelina tends to hold over him but I thought he was a great counterpart to Adelina. He pushes her to see that there is more to her than her markings and that she can be whatever she wants to be. I loved that about him but I also loved that he supported her even if he didn’t fully agree with what she was doing/did.
As Adelina learns more about what the Daggers are doing with Maeve, the Beldish queen, she begins to realize she needs to do something – and man, does she ever. Adelina continues to struggle with her powers and the fact that she feeds off of the fear of others only creates a challenge for her to keep herself in check. Add to that her alignment with ambition and things definitely take a turn when she realizes that with her army, she can take the crown from Giuliana.
I know Adelina is not the hero but that doesn’t make her unlikable – at least to me. I was actually rooting for her the entire time and I think it is because she really does struggle with who she is and her reactions. She never really sets out to do the bad things but because they happen and she doesn’t necessarily try to stop them, she is pushed into this role of the “bad” one. Even after everything that happened in this book, I still like her. When things go down with the Daggers, things definitely turn for Adelina and she separates herself even more from those around her.
Just a few other character notes - Teren is still Teren and he finally gets knocked down a bit which was great. I wish the Daggers had approached Adelina a bit differently. I am convinced that things could have gone differently for all of them had Raffaele and the group not cut Adelina off completely. It will be interesting to see what the Daggers and the Beldish queen, Maeve do next.
Lu does a fantastic job of continuing to build out the world that these characters live in and she also balances this with a lot of action. From the moment that first page was turned, I found myself unable to put the book down and I admit, the run ins between Adelina and the Daggers were some of the more intense moments of the book.
If you haven’t started this series…get moving on that. I can’t wait to see what Lu does with these characters and the rest of the story. You will notice that I didn’t say anything about what really happens and that is because I really can’t. So much happens in this book that if I were to mention anything else, I might give something away and I can’t do that to anyone. Just know that you should read this book as soon as you possibly can and then find me so we can talk all about it. Now…don’t mind me while I sit over here and patiently wait for the next book.
Thank you to the publisher for the review copy!
erinarkin20's review against another edition
5.0
For real guys...if you haven't started this series or caught up to reading this book you need to fix that. I love this series and the audio is just as great as reading the actual book. I really, really (really, really, really) need to know what happens next so anyone who wants to send me a copy now...feel free. I would totally take you up on that.
Check this audio out if you're looking for a new one to listen to!
Check this audio out if you're looking for a new one to listen to!
geldauran's review against another edition
3.0
This is probably more around a 3.5 for me. Or maybe it averages out at 4- 5 stars for Adelina and 3 stars for everything else.
I think the book suffered for including Maeve's POV, I don't think she offered any interesting perspectives, motivations, or feelings to justify her inclusion. Raffaele and Teren also had chapters, but theirs were short and included significant character exposition.
The effort at romance in the book was distracting and not particularly meaningful. I remember the last book concluding with Maeve speaking of her feelings for Lutece, but this was essentially dropped from the book except for one very short moment. Teren and the Queen were more interesting, but it still wasn't explained all that well. They interacted well, but there's some significant piece of the past that I felt needed to be explained to really invest in that relationship.
The star of the book, naturally, is Adelina. Adelina's character development, her story, her thoughts and journey and struggles are so, so well done. Adelina moving from a victim, to an anti-hero, to essentially a straight-up villain is fascinating, and Lu really does it perfectly. She just delves into the darkness and its great.
The world-building and side characters (anyone other than Adelina, Violetta, Raffaele and Teren) just felt a little weak. But I still find the book delightful because of Adelina.
I think the book suffered for including Maeve's POV, I don't think she offered any interesting perspectives, motivations, or feelings to justify her inclusion. Raffaele and Teren also had chapters, but theirs were short and included significant character exposition.
The effort at romance in the book was distracting and not particularly meaningful. I remember the last book concluding with Maeve speaking of her feelings for Lutece, but this was essentially dropped from the book except for one very short moment. Teren and the Queen were more interesting, but it still wasn't explained all that well. They interacted well, but there's some significant piece of the past that I felt needed to be explained to really invest in that relationship.
The star of the book, naturally, is Adelina. Adelina's character development, her story, her thoughts and journey and struggles are so, so well done. Adelina moving from a victim, to an anti-hero, to essentially a straight-up villain is fascinating, and Lu really does it perfectly. She just delves into the darkness and its great.
The world-building and side characters (anyone other than Adelina, Violetta, Raffaele and Teren) just felt a little weak. But I still find the book delightful because of Adelina.