A review by afutt92
The Rose Society by Marie Lu

5.0

The only thing that I could say when I finished this book was "Damn." What a dark, captivating story! I'm two books into the trilogy and I still couldn't tell you who the heroes are and who the villains are... maybe the heroes and the villains are the same. The last one-hundred or so pages were excellent, and truly capture the way that power and greed can blind even those with the most noble intentions. Marie Lu has crafted a truly fantastic Young Adult series in "The Young Elites." Not only does the storyline catch you and reel you in, but it is so refreshing a young adult series to have so many strong female characters (good and bad), to be sex-positive without being smutty, and to casually and positively feature LGBT characters without making a huge show of it. Now the hardest part will be waiting for the next book!