Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

6 reviews

bear_ridge_tarot's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

 The world as we know it now doesn't exist. The world is now a mess of jumbled ruins, cities scattered far apart, and secret identities. The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies. Those who have extraordinary abilities. Read that as "superheroes". They rose in power after Ace Anarchy fell to Captain Chromium. Now the world is trying to rebuild itself, and the non-prodigies look to the Renegades for guidance and keeping the peace. Nova, a prodigy with a secret that hides behind her secret identity, must now join the Renegades if she wants vengeance. Adrian, the adopted son of the world's most popular and powerful Renegade, wants justice. And he too has a secret identity that hides more than it seems.

This is the first book in the series, and hearing this on audio was a thrill. The switch between Rebecca and Dan narrating was fantastic. The story that Marissa weaves is enthralling. For anyone who wants to be taken on a grand adventure, this one is for you. For the superhero versus villains trope, this one breaks the mold. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Confinement, and Blood

Moderate: Police brutality and Classism

Minor: Ableism

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, War, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Violence, Death, Grief, and Murder

abby_can_read's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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This was a fun read. I liked the worldbuilding with the superhero society. The cast of characters were fun. Personally I didn't care for this particular book. I found the plot predictable and it got slow at times. I thought the ending was rushed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Child death, Violence, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Gun violence, and Gore

Minor: Confinement, Bullying, Medical content, Grief, and Xenophobia

anielabooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Amazing book. I came into this series with mixed expectations. I’ve loved Marissa’s other series, but I have also heard disappointing things about Renegades. However, I was pleasantly surprised. I loved the small bits of romance that were sprinkled throughout. Absolutely loved everyone on Sketch’s team. However, Max was my absolute favorite. Finding out about the ending of book 1 was a roller coaster. I can’t wait to see how the plot will continue in book 2.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Minor: Violence, Chronic illness, Ableism, Classism, Confinement, Drug use, and War

siennakt30's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, War, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

gracecrandall's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Ahhhhhhhhhhh. This book was SO MUCH FUN. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Homophobia and Hate crime