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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2014 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 8 Up—A rollicking series opener from the author of the "Legend" series (Putnam). Imagine surviving a plague of fever, only to be marked as an abomination by your countrymen. Most survivors of the sickness that vanquished thousands in this alternative medieval world possess a strange and unique marking, whether it be a facial coloring, oddly tinged hair, or, in Adelina's case, a missing eye. Called malfettos, some are endowed with magical gifts that enable them to control wind, fire, earth, and even humans. All Adelina has ever...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on October 1, 2014
In the island kingdom of Kenettra, Adelina Amouteru is a malfetto, one of the few who survived a devastating and deadly blood fever to emerge with otherworldly abilities that make them suspect. When Adelina is blamed for her father's death and about to be executed by the Inquisition, she is rescued by the Young Elites, a band of malfettos whose superhuman powers are at the service of Enzo, the dispossessed crown prince, who is trying to win back the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
In the island kingdom of Kenettra, Adelina is a <i>malfetto</i>, one of the few who survived a blood fever to emerge with otherworl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
