This book is the third and final book in the Young Elites series, and provides readers with not only the ending to Adelina Amouteru's plot line, but also the fate of the entire world of Kenettra, and the Skylands and Sealands. The Young Elites (from both the Daggers and Roses) have shifted in their alliances and as Adelina is now the conquering queen of many lands, she has made many enemies along the way. Her friendships have mostly dissolved, and even her own sister is in hiding. Yet, the marked ones who survived the blood plague start to realize that their special abilities are actually creating rifts in the universe between the land of the mortal, and the worlds of the gods. Adelina's powers are actually poisoning her mind, and she is not alone. The marked must work together to try and save the world as they know it.
This book is super dark! There are whole chapters in which Adelina's mind is a swirling soup of chaos and despair; voices whisper evil to her mind as she continues her rampages of pain and torture on the people she has enslaved. It's an amazing world that Marie Lu has created, but not an easy protagonist to live with. There are hints of romance thrown in, as well as some action and survival. But this book is solidly in the camp of fantasy, and the ending is sure to satisfy readers who have stuck with the series this long.
Side note, if you like this, you'll totally like Graceling by Kristin Cashore. It's been a long time favorite of mine and a series I've recommended to a bunch of readers!
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Looking for some home-made tees? Sure, you could go all professional and actually buy a t-shirt designed for this series. That would be okay:
But you could also pay homage to Adelina with a white wolf t-shirt instead! That seems like a better fit to me.
