From New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu comes the second book in the exhilarating Young Elites series
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 and her sister flee Kenettra 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?
Bestselling author and New York Times proclaimed "hit factory" Marie Lu delivers another heart-pounding adventure in this exhilarating sequel to The Young Elites.
This one is dark. It's really hard standing by as Adelina spirals out of control, and the darkness consumes her. There were so many moments, when she showed signs of a better, lighter Adelina, but those moments were fleeting. This book is all about revenge. Adelina wants to avenge Enzo's death and the Daggers' betrayal. So she assembles her own group of Elites to do the job. One member is her sister, Violetta. We get to know Violetta really well. We get more insight into her past with Adelina, and watch their relationship change and grow. We also meet the famed Magiano, and I love him! (SHIP, SHIP, SHIP - That's all I need to say). Magiano is the light in Adelina's darkness, the calm in her storm. But, alas, her heart still beats for her lost prince (SOB!) Lots of action. Lots of fighting, with a high body count. Lots of plotting and twists and turns. I loved it!
