Reviews tagging 'Death'

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

57 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

achay91's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

molliford's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Child death

kigoe's review

adventurous dark funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death

anna_333's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, Blood, Child death, and Death

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gun violence and War

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

katelyn8356's review

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: War

jessicaludden's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

“There was the potential for evil everywhere, and the only way to combat it was if more people chose goodness. If more people chose heroism. Not laziness. Not apathy. Not indifference.”

I really loved this. I was in the mood for superheroes and secret identities and this did not disappoint. I loved the found family aspect and of course the slow burn enemies to lovers (although they don’t know it). I really liked the political nature of this government of superheroes and the way that both our main characters question it’s legitimacy. Both Adrian and Nova see how the Council isn’t fit to govern but they differ in their beliefs on how things should be. Adrian seems to lean more towards a world with stereotypical superheroes who are slightly more like vigilantes while Nova believes a world without prodigies would be the best. Nova is super pessimistic and very cynical but I love her for it. I adored Adrian and his “heartfelt drawings.” Overall, this was a great set up for the rest of the series and I’m excited to see where that cliffhanger leads.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Child death, Death of parent, Blood, Abandonment, and Death

luxxltyd's review

adventurous tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Death, Violence, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Moderate: Grief