"But true rulers are not born. We are made." 
 You guys, this book is dark. The Rose Society is 10x more complex, fast paced, and DARK compared to The Young Elites. Adelina is truly gone after the event that occurred in The Young Elites, but she's seriously gone. She has this little inner voice that slowly turns her into a "villain", and it's painful to read her struggle with this little voice in her head. Adelina was scary in this novel. 
 The plot was straight-forward, and fast compared to the plot of The Young Elites. Adelina and her little Rose Society know their goal right from the start, and don't let anyone get in their way. There were a few plot twists that I knew were going to happen, but was still extremely frightened for them to happen. Honestly, this book is just a huge plot twist. 
 A few new characters were introduced in this novel, and though they were interesting, I don't necessarily like them. The characters in this novel aren't exactly fuzzy teddy bears, you know. I either extremely despise them, or admire them in fear. 
 Lu's writing is effortless and fascinating, and it seems to describe everything so well. I'm extremely excited in seeing where this trilogy will go in the next book. This series is very addicting and intriguing, so I highly suggest you go pick it up. 
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