Note to Readers: This review has spoilers for the first book, so if you have not read this series yet, you may do better to read my spoiler free review of book one. This review is spoiler free for The Rose Society but in order to review the book I do discuss some things from book one.
This sequel really, really added a lot to the series overall. At the end of the last book, Adelina had inadvertently aided in Enzo's murder and was cast out of The Dagger Society. She and her sister Violetta are on the run, and end up teaming up with Magiano, a young elite who can imitate the powers of others, and The Rainmaker. Together they form The Rose Society and vow to capture and rule the throne of Kenettra rather than let Raffaele let Queen Maeve of Beldain - a young elite who can bring back the dead - take it for herself.
This book really developed Adelina's relationships with others including and especially her sister who we only got flashbacks of from the last novel. Her relationships with others as her use of her powers which rely on fear and fury help to illustrate her descent into madness and villainy, and this book like the last one dealt heavily in the grey area between good and evil. As readers, we still root for Adelina even though she does horrible things, but her motives and actions can be redeemable as we see inside her mind. This book was fantastic and thought provoking and incredibly dark- much darker than anything Marie Lu has written thus-far. The comparisons to Game of Thrones are spot on with the political drama and the fantasy elements.
While this book wasn't quite as fast paced as it's predecessor, I flew through it and absolutely loved every minute of it. A strong sequel to a strong book. Absolutely recommend!
~ Charlotte
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