

Her cruel father believes she is a malfetto, an abomination, ruining their family’s good name and standing in the way of their fortune. Adelina’s black hair turned silver, her lashes went pale, and now she has only a jagged scar where her left eye once was. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. it was also the first book chosen for the short-lived YA book club.Īdelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. As the go-to girl at the store for YA fantasy recommendations, I figured it was my responsibility to find out what these girls loved so much about her work. First : Marie Lu is coming to the book store that I work at in less than a month!!! Second : At BookCon in the spring of 2015, I listened to a bunch of teenage girls tell Marie Lu during a panel how much they loved her books and how her characters were so relateable.
