The Rose Society

Written by Marie Lu

Part of the The Young Elites series

A betrayed girl seeks revenge, but her growing powers threaten to consume her.

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448 pages· 99,565 words· Est. 11 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Adelina Amouteru, once betrayed by those she trusted, is now the feared White Wolf. Fleeing with her sister, she seeks to build an army of Young Elites to topple the Inquisition Axis. But as her powers, fueled by fear and hate, spiral out of control, Adelina faces enemies on all sides. Teren Santoro wants her dead, while former allies aim to stop her vengeance. Can Adelina find the light within, or will darkness define her fate? Dive into a world where trust is scarce, and power comes at a perilous cost.

From the publisher

Bestselling author and New York Times proclaimed “hit factory” Marie Lu delivers another heart-pounding adventure in this exhilarating sequel to The Young Elites. Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all. Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White Wolf, she and her sister flee Kenettra to find other Young Elites in the hopes of building her own army of allies. Her goal: to strike down the Inquisition Axis, the white-cloaked soldiers who nearly killed her. But Adelina is no heroine. Her powers, fed only by fear and hate, have started to grow beyond her control. She does not trust her newfound Elite friends. Teren Santoro, leader of the Inquisition, wants her dead. And her former friends, Raffaele and the Dagger Society, want to stop her thirst for vengeance. Adelina struggles to cling to the good within her. But how can someone be good, when her very existence depends on darkness?

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