A new world. An oppressive leadership. A group searching for those with powers. The Young Elites is a clandestine group whose purpose is to remove the leadership currently in power. Enter Amerosa. A young girl with a past history of disfigurement, abuse, and death. Her powers, unknown to her, start emerging when she fears for her life, with terror and anger taking over. The Young Elites take Amerosa in, hoping to train her to cultivate, channel and control her powers. Yet something goes awry. Amerosa is fraught with anger and distrust. As she learns the strength of her power, and how to control it, she starts questioning the motives of the Young Elites, and everyone else that surrounds her. Amerosa starts going to a darker place, setting up the conflict that will play out in future volumes.
A fan of Lu's
Legend series, I had enthusiasm going in, but this is a much darker series, in a world that I wasn't comfortable with. The protagonist, Amerosa, is not likable, and in fact becomes the anti-hero. Not sure if I'll finish this series, but it is sure to have its fans given the popularity of
Legend
Reed Reads Rating: 2.5
