The Young Elites

The Young Elites

Marie Lu

First published 2014Original language EN

7.77.7 / 10
Score out of 10186 ratingsConfidence 55%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
400
Pages
about 7 h
Reading time

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About the book

The Young Elites is a fantasy novel by novelist Marie Lu released on October 7, 2014. It is the first novel in the trilogy. The second book is called The Rose Society and was released on October 13, 2015. The third book, The Midnight Star, was released October 11, 2016.

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Reading order · The Young Elites

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  1. The Young Elites
    The Young Elites2014 · 186 ratingsThis book
    7.77.7 / 10
  2. The Rose Society
    The Rose Society2015 · Not ranked yet
    –Not ranked yet
  3. The Midnight Star
    The Midnight Star2016 · 60 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.5 across 186 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 55% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.7 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library6.67 4%
Hardcover7.5179 96%

Reader voices

The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).

  • “I loved this book. I was guessing at every twist and turn since there was so much going on and i was never quite sure what would happen next. I'm super excited about what happens in the next book and i would highly recommend this series.”

    ★ 5/5Maryb on Hardcover

  • “I enjoyed it. I was thrown off my the murder of one person. But I have a feeling they will be back. Anyways, it's a good read! Can't wait to read the second one in the trilogy. :-)”

    ★ 5/5cottoncandy on Hardcover

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How long is The Young Elites?

It has 400 pages — shorter than 77% of the ranked books in Fantasy.

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