Just as she is about to be executed, she is rescued and brought into The Daggers (one of the subgroups of The Young Elites, another name for the malfettos), a group fighting for their right to life. The story focuses on Adelina, who accidentally discovers her power in the heat of a moment, with deadly consequences. There is a group of malfettos, as they are called, those who survived the blood fever, who have distinctive physical marks as well as otherworldly powers. The best way I know to describe The Young Elites would be to imagine X-Men set in a fantasy world. And in terms of story, I was engaged right at the beginning, and I did not feel the story was slow or lagging at any point. I actually found the MC sympathetic, despite her dark nature and her flaws. I went into the story expecting a slow beginning, a very dark tone, and unlikable main character, but not all those things turned out to be entirely true. It’s been a long time since I have felt so engrossed in a story as I did with my recent reading of The Young Elites.
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