The Young Elites

This book is definitely one of my favorite reads this year. It has everything I love: an amazing heroine, grey characters, unpredictable twists, and a plot that doesn't get overshadowed by romance.

Our heroine, Adelina, kicks ass. For me, it's very easy to relate to her and her thoughts—both the lighter and darker ones. She's been abused, ignored, shoved aside for all her life, and it's refreshing to see her embracing her bitter hatred and anger instead of denying them to stay on the good side. Even when she explodes and screws up, a part of her still thinks that her victims deserve what they got for hurting her. As Marie Lu herself wrote:

“I realized the problem was that I didn't want to tell a hero's journey; I wanted to tell a villain's.”

I still can't get over Enzo's death though, and I think the mourning period will last for a while. ;___;