Hey, guys! I just finished The Rose Society by Marie Lu. It was great... once I figured out what was happening. It had been about a year since I read The Young Elites (click for review of book one!) so I had forgotten quite a bit of the book, including the entire ending. If you are reading this review and you don't remember, do yourself a favor and reread the last fifteen pages of book one. The Rose Society will only explain it at page 250 or so.
The Cover:
The cover shows Adelina's codename (the White Wolf) looking over some water. I'm not impressed with the image, but it's okay. The name of the book, The Rose Society, is the same thing that Adelina names her secret society.
Official Description:
Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all.
Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White Wolf, she flees Kenettra with her sister to find other Young Elites in the hopes of building her own army of allies. Her goal: to strike down the Inquisition Axis, the white-cloaked soldiers who nearly killed her.
But Adelina is no heroine. Her powers, fed only by fear and hate, have started to grow beyond her control. She does not trust her newfound Elite friends. Teren Santoro, leader of the Inquisition, wants her dead. And her former friends, Raffaele and the Dagger Society, want to stop her thirst for vengeance. Adelina struggles to cling to the good within her. But how can someone be good when her very existence depends on darkness?
My (Super-Simplified) Description:
Adelina got kicked out of Raffaele's secret society, so she decides to make her own secret society. All's fine, except her secret society is a lot bloodier and not opposed to fighting Raffaele's society.
My Review:
The purpose of this series is to watch Adelina slowly become the villain of the story, which is great. She is not high and mighty, her sister is mildly afraid of her, and she takes what she wants without regard to consequences. It's an interesting premise and is executed wonderfully.
The plot was not the focus of the book, but it was good and engaging. There were numerous action scenes as well as character development scenes. The book went by quickly. There were two main storylines, what was going on with Adelina and what was going on with the Daggers. At times, one was much more interesting than the other, making the book go by a little slower.
My only real complaint was that Adelina's inner monologue became repetitive at times. I get that it was an important part of the book, but there was a lot of repetition going on.
Overall, I enjoyed The Rose Society and would recommend it. Be sure to refresh yourself on The Young Elites before you start it though. It doesn't warm you up at all.
Phrase:
Why did you kill him?
Happy Reading!
If You Liked This Book, You May Also Like:
Red Queen
The Young Elites
The Wrath and the Dawn
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The Cover:
Official Description:
Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all.
Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White Wolf, she flees Kenettra with her sister to find other Young Elites in the hopes of building her own army of allies. Her goal: to strike down the Inquisition Axis, the white-cloaked soldiers who nearly killed her.
But Adelina is no heroine. Her powers, fed only by fear and hate, have started to grow beyond her control. She does not trust her newfound Elite friends. Teren Santoro, leader of the Inquisition, wants her dead. And her former friends, Raffaele and the Dagger Society, want to stop her thirst for vengeance. Adelina struggles to cling to the good within her. But how can someone be good when her very existence depends on darkness?
My (Super-Simplified) Description:
Adelina got kicked out of Raffaele's secret society, so she decides to make her own secret society. All's fine, except her secret society is a lot bloodier and not opposed to fighting Raffaele's society.
My Review:
The purpose of this series is to watch Adelina slowly become the villain of the story, which is great. She is not high and mighty, her sister is mildly afraid of her, and she takes what she wants without regard to consequences. It's an interesting premise and is executed wonderfully.
The plot was not the focus of the book, but it was good and engaging. There were numerous action scenes as well as character development scenes. The book went by quickly. There were two main storylines, what was going on with Adelina and what was going on with the Daggers. At times, one was much more interesting than the other, making the book go by a little slower.
My only real complaint was that Adelina's inner monologue became repetitive at times. I get that it was an important part of the book, but there was a lot of repetition going on.
Overall, I enjoyed The Rose Society and would recommend it. Be sure to refresh yourself on The Young Elites before you start it though. It doesn't warm you up at all.
Phrase:
Why did you kill him?
Happy Reading!
If You Liked This Book, You May Also Like:
Red Queen
The Young Elites
The Wrath and the Dawn
Follow my reviews:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BookshelfSecret
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