"The Young Elites" is an excellent book. It is way darker than Legend and it is not a dystopian story - it's more of a dark fantasy story. The writing was on point (but I really love Marie Lu's writing so that's not a surprise). 
 The big surprise for me is how my feelings shifted through the book. 
 I had a hard time liking Adelina as a protagonist but in the end she is the character who I understand the most and therefore really like. 
 The opposite is true regarding all of the other characters. (view spoiler)[Except Violetta - I also had a hard time liking her but in the end I feel like she only wanted to protect Adelina. (hide spoiler)] 
 But the best part of the book is the story itself. There is a bigger meaning behind all of it and I really enjoyed reading something so dark for once. 
 I'm really excited to read the next installment and to see the story evolve.