Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

50 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

crunchycrystals's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Child death

Minor: Medical content and Medical trauma

kal517's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Child death

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury

unusuallyy's review

adventurous challenging hopeful reflective 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

5.0

absolutely amazing. well-written and kinda deep.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting, Medical content, and Child death

Minor: Cursing, War, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

assassination attempt

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

mollieweitzman's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

This is for my girlies who love the boys (on Amazon prime) THIS WAS SO GOOD?!?! Marissa Meyer truly never misses the next two books are Amazon primed and ready to go I will be waiting un-patiently!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

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

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