The explosive conclusion to Marie Lu's Young Elites series, The Midnight Star hits all of the top notes readers have been waiting for.
From the blurb;
'There was once a time when darkness surrounded the world and the darkness had a queen.
'Adelina Amouteru is done suffering. She's turned her back on those who have betrayed her and achieved the ultimate revenge - victory. Her reign as the White Wolf has been a triumphant one but the darkness within her has begun to spiral out of control, threatening to destroy everything.
When a new danger appears, Adelina must join the Daggers on a perilous quest in order to save herself and preserve her empire. But this uneasy alliance may prove to be the real danger...'
A heart-rending conclusion to this amazing series The Midnight Star is a fast paced, action-packed, end to The Young Elites.
Embracing the dark side of her main character Marie Lu runs with the heart of Adelina, and despite Adelina's cruel actions Lu creates in her a villain the reader can emphasize with and truly care for.
The Young Elites series is a masterclass from Lu in writing compelling characters and complex fantasy elements. Her choice to make this story a villain tale, instead of the easily accessible hero's story, highlights her creative ability and creates a high-adrenaline series that readers will not want to put down.
With each step Adelina takes on the darker path we despair and yet simultaneously cheer for her. This is a character whose thwart life is spilled across the page, whose strength and ambition to save herself and her sister is roared out to the reader. We can see the choices laid before her, and though we know for the greater good the choices she often makes are wrong, it is with a little joy that we see her choose herself.
These complex feelings about the main character make The Young Elites addictive, while the final novel begs the question, do we want Adelina to succeed as the villain, to change her course, or to be destroyed by the hero's?
Lu winds us down a destructive path in The Midnight Star that will keep readers gripped throughout, and gifts us with a conclusion only fitting for Adelina and this world.
A marvellous, bittersweet, conclusion to a phenomenal series, The Midnight Star should not be missed.
We give The Midnight Star Four Stars
ISBN - 978-0-141-36184-0
Cover Price - £7.99 First published in the USA by G.P.Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2016