Rating: 4/5 
 ***Minor spoilers*** 
 Considering the Legend trilogy is one of my favourite series, I knew I had to get my hands on this book. Some of the reviews put me off for a little while, but I knew I needed to decide for myself. I'm really happy that I did! I enjoyed this book a lot, but not as much as I enjoyed Legend. 
 Most of this book follows Adelina Amouteru, a girl whose hair turned white and lost an eye due to the blood fever when she was a child. Because she is marked from the fever, she is called a malfetto and basically shunned from society. Her abusive father is unable to marry her off because of this. Adelina overhears her father agreeing to sell her as a mistress, so she says goodbye to her younger sister, Violetta, and means to run away. Things kick off when her father goes after her and dies from his horse crushing his chest. 
 I loved the world building in this book. It didn't feel rushed or too slow, or like everything was being thrown at you at once. I loved that Marie Lu wrote a book so dark this time. I wouldn't necessarily call Adelina a villain, but she is definitely prone to dark thoughts. It was clear throughout the book that Adelina was struggling with her sanity. This book did take a bunch of twists that I didn't foresee and left me surprised. (view spoiler)[ I don't think that Enzo would have died for good. As soon as he died I remembered that there was the Elite who could bring people back to life. After reading the epilogue, I think I'm right. I think that Maeve is going to go revive Enzo. I'm also curious as to what Adelina is going to do now. How is she going to make her own group of Elites? (hide spoiler)] 
 I can't really pinpoint why, but this book just didn't draw me in as much as Legend did. The story is quite a bit slower than Legend, but I didn't really mind because I found the character and universe really interesting. 
 Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book. If you were a fan of Legend, I think you'll enjoy this one too. If you're interested in reading a darker story, I'd say to go for it, because this book was definitely worth my time.