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swanunderbridge · 3 months

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forever thinking about adelina and violetta the love they have for each other and the parallels from the first book and the last book. SIBLING ANGST FTW

the young elites

the midnight star

im so sorry but im gonna ramble because theres not enough of that here. SPOILERS FOR THE WHOLE SERIES ‼️‼️

THE YOUNG ELITES:

from the beginning of the books we see how much adelina is willing to sacrifice for her sister and how they protect one another in their own way, we see how adelina would betray the daggers to keep violetta safe from the inquisition and we see how violetta LITERALLY BEGGED them to save her and instead she got used and held hostage, then at the end of the first book we discover that violetta was using her powers to protect her sister all those years from herself, even if it was lowkey kinda twisted. but the love was there!!! and the whole time in the first book we see how much adelina is continuously betrayed time and time again by people who are supposed to love her (their dad) and then just when she thinks she gets accepted by another family, they too, reject her and leave her all alone (the daggers). but at the end, violetta is who she clings to. violetta is the one who loves her unconditionally and with no bounds and its just so 😭😭😭

THE ROSE SOCIETY

thats just the first book!!!! the second book, theyre both together, and we can see adelina's journey into madness and how violetta tries to do everything she can to save her sister but adelina's gone off the deep end and she lashes out at everyone. but even through the madness, adelinas still looking out for her sister. the voices make her go insane and in the end, she lashes out at violetta and violetta runs away :( the juxtaposition between the ending of the first book and the second book makes me go so fucking feral because BECAUSEEEEE

THE MIDNIGHT STAR

then the last book, oh midnight star 😭😭 the way theyre both so wary of each other after 2 years of distance but they still cling to one another after everything!! violetta still trying to plead to rafaelle to save adelina despite being cast out 😭😭 and dont even get me started on adelina conquering countries and simultaneously looking for her sister in each one she comquers. and the end 😭😭 her redemption isnt through magiano (WHOLE OTHER RANT), its through her sister, violetta, who she does everything for. she sacrifces her LIFE or own life for violetta because thats just how they work! and the dialogue in the last book, how adelina still protects her sister even when violetta fled to the daggers. the end where she chooses violetta over her own life makes me so feral and its just a culmination of all her motivations and how she just wants to save her sister, thats all she wants. because despite everything, violetta is who she runs to. violetta was her safe space, and to imagine a life without violetta was impossible.

and yk what? in the whole series, adelina depended on her powers for everything from the moment she discovered she had them. when violetta would take them away, it physically pained her and she used her powers and they used her back but she needs them!! even when they were all supposed to be giving their powers back to the gods, she didnt even want to, until she saw her sister and thought that violetta could have a second chance at life if she gave her powers. AND SHE DID!!! but that wasnt enough, because violetta was dead. so adelina gave her life. her chance at peace with magiano, for violettas revival.

im so sorry this is so long but i just needed to ramble i have nobody to talk to about this series 😭😭

#the young elites #the rose society #the midnight star #adelina amouteru #violetta amouteru #sibling angst #LONG ASS RANT #please read this series #those two have my whole heart #parallels #there's more but i cant find them #sibling love #sisters angst

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urmultideadfandomperson · 6 months

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I drew this two months ago and I am still happy of how the characters turned out. To be honest, this is the best TYE fanart I created yet ❤❤

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the-ocean-is-scary · 11 months

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Y'all I just finished The Rose Society and I have some thoughts.

Spoilers ahead, be warned.

FIRST OF ALL

Y'all need to fucking start listening to Raffaele

When this bitch gets the FEELING that it's going to go wrong then this shit is GOING TO GO WRONG.

And he KNEW that resurrecting Enzo wouldn't be a good idea!

And what did everyone do?? RESURRECT HIM. OF FUCKING COURSE.

Also Lucent was giving big Janis Ian vibes in the arena-

I strive to be like Lucent. I mean, I'm already halfway there as a big fucking lesbian. Just need to get the badass part down.

And the slowly dying from brittle bones part...

Lmao Adelina sure do be in DEEP denial with Raffaele's discovery.

Denial is a river in Egypt

Also that scene with Maeve and Lucent? I swear I died. ANd it didn't seem forced. I'm so happy about that. I love my girls :)

Those last 2 and a half pages absolutely broke me.

Also that fight scene with Adelina and Violetta? Also broke me.

The scene where Raffaele calmed Enzo down? Holy mother of fuck. That broke me

This series is breaking me lmfao

Also I get why some people hate Raffaele so much but....honestly I love him. I get what he did, but honestly it was justified. I really like Raffaele as a character :)

#the young elites #the rose society #the midnight star #tye #tye trilogy #the young elites trilogy #marie lu #marielu #marie lu series #raffenzo #adelina amouteru #violetta amouteru #lucent tye #maeve corrigan #maecent #raffaele laurent bessette

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slaughter-books · 14 days

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Day 8: JOMPBPC: Three's A Crowd

I love this trilogy! 💜

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #three's a crowd #trilogy #the young elites #the rose society #the midnight star #marie lu #beautiful books #amazing author #lgbt+#bookish #i love books

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greyscalemoon · 3 months

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why is there not enough the young elites content I NEED TO SEE MORE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THIS!!!!!! its giving poppy war in the best possible way

adelina amouteru no one will ever make me hate you

#adelina amouteru #the young elites #violetta amouteru #the rose society #midnight star #GUYS PLS READ THIS #corruption arc for all the girlies!#im need someone to talk to about this

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rphelperblog · 2 years

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The Young Elites Book Series RP Meme

trilogy by Marie Lu- feel free to edit or change pronouns

“I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside. It is my turn to use. My turn to hurt.”

“Always ready for you, my love.”

“Every bone in my body yearns to keep this boy safe, always.”

“There was once a time when darkness shrouded the world, and the darkness had a queen.”

“He wanted to live in a house built on delusion, would rather believe in a million lies than face one truth.”

“What is so great about being good?”

Why so surprised that you are worthy?”

“It is better to have an enemy who will fight you in an open field then a lover who will kill you in your sleep.”

“I am still alone, broken and small, the butterfly fighting for life in the grass.”

“Do not take advantage of my generosity, and I will not take advantage of your weakness.”

“The fire in you burns as fiercely as it did when I first met you.”

“Tomorrow, I will take on all of these things. I will be unstoppable.”

“Everyone has darkness inside them, however hidden.”

“Be true to yourself. But that's something everyone says and no one means. No one wants you to be yourself. They want you to be the version of yourself that they like.”

“Some of us are broken and there’s nothing you can do to fix it.”

“The king is dead. Long live the queen.”

“Pain enhances beauty.”

“What is the point of searching for love, when love is nothing but an illusion?”

“Fear is power,”

“They were the flash of light in a stormy sky, the fleeting darkness before dawn. Never have they existed before, nor shall they ever exist again.”

“Fear motivates, more than love or ambition or joy. Fear is more powerful than anything else in the world. I have spent so long yearning for things—for love, for acceptance—that I do not really need. I need nothing except the submission that comes with fear. I do not know why it took me so long to learn this.”

“Why feel guilty for something that isn't your fault? Because I loved him. And now he is gone.”

“Why so surprised, White Wolf?”

“There is a darkness in you, something that gives you immense strength.”

“Don't cry. You are stronger than that.”

“We are sisters. Despite all we’ve been through, all that we have held against each other, we are sisters until death comes for us.”

“Embellish your flaws. They will turn into your assets.”

“Sorry, always sorry. What in the world can you buy with an apology?”

“No. I'm not broken easily. I will never break.”

“No one wants you to be yourself. They want you to be the version of yourself that they like.”

“But true rulers are not born. We are made.”

“We are drawn to stories, and every scar carries one.”

“Fear creates the strongest illusions.”

“The irony of life is that those who wear masks often tell us more truths than those with open faces.”

“So. Tell me, little wolf. Do you want to punish those who have wronged you?”

“Something blackens your heart, something deep and bitter. It has festered inside you for years, nurtured and encouraged. I’ve never felt anything like it.”

“I always thought of her as the sweet, naïve one. But perhaps she wore her sweetness and naïvety as a shield. Perhaps she always knew exactly what she was doing.”

“We are sisters. Despite all we’ve been through, all that we have held against each other, we are sisters until death comes for us.”

“The gods gave us powers, because we are born to rule.”

“You have goodness in your heart, but your darkness overwhelms it all; your desire to hurt, destroy, and avenge is more powerful than your desire to love, help, and light the way.”

“I don’t think I’ve ever heard him laugh before. It’s a soothing sound, both tender and unsure, reminiscent of someone who used to laugh more.”

“Once upon a time, a prince fell madly in love with a demon from the Underworld. When she disappeared back into the sea, he ached so much for her that he walked into the ocean and never returned. “

I belong to no one. On this night, I swear to you that I will rise above everything you’ve ever taught me. I will become a force that this world has never known. I will come into such power that none will dare hurt me again.”

you are smarter than the others, because you know there is something wrong with you. It tears at your conscience, doesn’t it? You have hatred for yourself, and I admire that.”

“So many poor and desperate, come to see me suffer in order to distract themselves from their own hungry lives.”

“Passion is bright and warm... But passion has a dark side too. It links with fear. Our hearts fill with terror at the thought of harm coming to our loved ones, don't they?”

“But the surest way to slow your own progress is to rush yourself into situation you're not ready for.”

“Sometimes, the only way to set things right is to do what is difficult.”

I'm desperate to pull away. I ache for more. I tremble uncontrollably, caught in the middle.”

“How many times have you been called an abomination? A monster? Worthless?”

“After a lifetime of darkness, I want to leave something behind that is made of light.”

“Someday, when I am nothing but dust and wind, what tale will they tell about me?”

“None of us are saints. We can all do better.”

“You are a light, and when you shine, you shine bright.”

“None of us are saints. We can all do better.”

“He was the last thread suspending me in the light. Without him, I can feel myself spiraling downward, falling to a place where I can no longer pull myself back up.”

“He enters with a sweep of dark robes, bringing with him the scent of wind, night, and death.”

“Why did you ask my opinion then, if you've already made up your mind?”

“The darkness seeps in a little more every day. What have I done? How can I be like this?”

“Embelish your flaws. They will turn into your assets. And if you become one of us, I will teach you to wield them like an assassin wields a knife.”

I picture myself leaning over him, looking on patiently, with my chin resting in my hands, admiring his dying, writhing body as I count out the minutes.”

“Sometimes, all it takes to see the right path is a flash of brilliant insight from someone else.”

You align with joy, and I with fear and fury. If you could see into my thoughts, you would surely turn away. So why would you stay with me, and resume our lives?”

“Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, so she destroyed them all.”

“On this night, I swear to you that I will rise above everything you’ve ever taught me. I will become a force that this world has never known. I will come into such power that none will dare hurt me again.”

“The world is made of countless threads that connect all things. These threads give the world both its color and its life.”

“No. I'm not broken easily. I will never break”

“Already, I'm starting to forget the face of the man I killed.”

I hate you all. I imagine my hands at their throats, choking, silencing them, one by one.”

“I'm suddenly angry. Why must I lose everything that I care for? Why is love such a weakness? I wish, for an instant, that I didn't need such a thing.”

“I will keep you, until the day I choose not to. You have destroyed and harmed all that is dear to me. In return, I want you to know what that feels like. I will not kill you. I will keep you alive. I will torture you."

“In this moment, I am a god.”

“I know who you really are. Who will ever want you?"

Then maybe you should know which weapons are real,”

I will destroy everything in order to make it stop. I will destroy all of you. I grit my teeth as my fury swirls around me, seething and relentless, yearning to burst free.

“They think they can keep me out, but it does not matter how many locks they hang at the entrance. There is always another door.”

“A newborn babe takes its first breath / and creates a storm that rains down death’?”

“You cannot harden your heart to the future just because of your past. You cannot use cruelty against yourself to justify cruelty to others.”

“What if you are wrong? What if the gods sent you, and indeed the rest of us, not because we were never meant to be, but because we were always meant to be?”

“In my fury, I killed him.”

however small, and it will affect something else on the other side of the world"

“And I'm not horrified. I look at it, indulging in the darkness around me, feeding me, strengthening me, and I realize that I'm happy I killed him. Truly happy.”

"But the surest way to slow your own progress is to rush yourself into situations you’re not yet ready for.”"

"When you’re pushed to extreme fear or anger, your body magnifies your energy tenfold, sometimes a hundredfold. It isn’t like this for everyone"

“His voice too, soft and deep, sophisticated, a layer of velvet hiding secrets.”

“The world’s deadliest mercenaries choose to serve you, the whispers say, because they have yet to meet me.”

“I looked into those eyes and I saw nothing. It was like staring straight into the Underworld. Like he aches to return to where he came from.”

“Why is love such a weakness? I wish, for an instant, that I didn't need such a thing. I can win the same things in life with fear, with power. What is the point in searching for love, when love is nothing but an illusion?”

“Then we have much in common.”

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itsbooktimepeople · 1 year

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YA Series Round 2.5

#poll #polls #book blog #bookblr #booklr #ya series #ya book series #ya books #ya book #marie lu #the young elites #the rose society #the midnight star #marissa meyer #the lunar chronicles #cinder #scarlet #cress #winter

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theavengerandironman · 1 year

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Welp, I clearly felt the need to do this so….My favorite book series’s written by Marie Lu from best to best

The Warcross Series

The Skyhunter Series

The Legends Series

The Young Elites Series

(I have nothing against the young elites series, I just haven’t finished it yet so i cannot rank it properly…but from what I have read…I love it)

#marie lu #the legends series #warcross #the young elites #skyhunter #steelstriker #the rose society #the midnight star #ramblings #books and reading #favourite #good bye

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camellia-rapizura · 2 years

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Fanart for @marielubooks! I know that it is not very good, but I am happy with my work and I hope that it also looks good. I am your biggest fan, Marie Lu!

Thank you for viewing my post, Marie Lu! You're the best! ❤❤

#marie lu #the young elites #book series #book characters #adelina #adelina amouteru #fanart #my idol #art #digital fanart #digital art #the rose society #the midnight star

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auspicious-cheerios · 2 years

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rereading the rose society right now, and i’m intrigued about enzo and teren’s past relationship? they seemed like childhood bestfriends before the blood fever. like, was the split in their relationship immediate after the blood fever (and did giulietta have anything to do with it due to teren’s obsession to her? maybe she pit them against each other)? i have so many questions.

#now i can only think about baby enzo and teren playing with each other #and the fact that enzo stood up for teren when the dad was going to beat him up #i dont think enzo's pov chapters mention anything about his past friendship with teren?#tye #enzo valenciano #teren santoro #the young elites #the rose society #marie lu

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angels-force · 2 years

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"𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧."

The Midnight Star absolutely destroyed me. The first two books in the Young Elites trilogy were dark and suspenseful, so the concluding chapter had a lot to live up to. And it was even better than its predecessors.

From the very beginning of this series, Adelina has been a favorite character. She is so fierce! She embraces her inner badass and has no care of what people think of her. She knows what she wants and has no problem in obtaining it. She may be going mad with her powers but you can tell she is working so hard in getting it under control. In The Midnight Star, Adelina tries to control her powers but sometimes things aren't so easy. And even though I tried to prepare myself for the worst, the ending hit me hard and left me open-mouthed.

Marie Lu is an exceptional writer. Her writing is packed with actions but with the midnight star she did the unthinkable. This story is so so sad, heartbreaking, yet beautiful. The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than anything, even in this fantasy world. My heart shattered to pieces with that ending. Adelina reminds me a lot of the darkling in the shadow and bone trilogy by Leigh Bardugo. That´s all I'm going to say. Do yourself a favour and read this trilogy.

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