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Renegades by Marissa Meyer

megang519's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

graceannee's review against another edition

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4.0

I really enjoyed this book. I liked the alternative take on hero’s and how not actually heroic they are. I’m excited to learn more about max and I was not expecting his abilities. I did however have several issues. First I did not like that there was a relatively strong promotion of homosexuality. I know that that is controversial but I believe it’s wrong. It took me out of the story and made me unsure whether I wanted to keep reading. I decided because it’s not a main character that I would give it a little longer. I’m glad I did but I wish it hadn’t been a theme. My other big issue was around the ending. No spoilers but I felt like the thing that happened didn’t make sense with certain characters feelings throughout the book. The character had talked to much about the “thing” With certain feelings that it was unbelievable that they knew about this thing. Hopefully that makes sense. Overall I enjoyed immensely but am not certain I would reccomend it because of moral issues I had with it.

lauramai's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

3.5

anabelecanread's review against another edition

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5.0

UGH I LOVED THIS BOOK

1. Adrian and Nova!!! They're so perfect for eachother.
2. The book starting with a fight scene was just so fitting and interesting. I loved that
3. The fact that it's technically dual pov. EVEN if the chapters have no title/outright say whose pov it is, you find out fairly quickly and I love that!
4. I really hope book 2 is as good as this book. The title gives me hope that Adrian finds out Nova is Nightmare.

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BOOK

fairyjackie's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5 ☆

I really enjoyed the book, but it could've been 100 pages shorter.

reneegrac1009's review against another edition

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

4.5

bluejaybooks's review against another edition

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4.0

I stopped reading this book once on account of having just read the sequel to Vicious and not wanting to read two books about supervillains in a row. But, on this reading of both this book and its sequel, I found myself engaged and pleasantly surprised.

What can I say, I love books that have narrators on both sides of a conflict.

mesiosteu's review against another edition

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5.0

بالاخره تموم شد و من رو شگفت‌زده و منتظرِ انتشار جلد بعدی تنها گذاشت.
حقیقتا شوکه‌ کننده‌ترین پایان رو از بین کتاب‌هایی داشت که توی این مدت خونده بودم و بعد از خوندن آخرین سطر ازش (در حوالی یک بامداد) تا چند ساعت بیدار موندم.
خوندنش لذت‌بخش بود و اگه به خاطر کارهای دیگه‌ای که داشتم نبود و سریع‌تر خونده می‌شد، به نظرم لذت بیشتری هم می‌بردم.
با شخصیت‌ها ارتباط خوبی برقرار کردم؛ هرچند به دلیل حافظه‌ی نه چندان خوبی که دارم و اینکه هر شخصیت یک اسم و یک لقب جدا از اسمش رو داشت، ناچار بودم که به سه صفحه‌ی اول کتاب که به معرفی شخصیت‌های اصلی می‌پردازه -و خیلی هم جالب و خوبه!- مراجعه کنم.
خب، چند تا از بریده‌های این کتاب رو می‌ذارم:

تمامی انقلاب‌ها با مرگ همراه‌اند. عده‌ای باید بمیرند تا سایرین زندگی کنند. غم‌انگیز است، ولی حقیقت دارد.
- صفحه ۱۱۷

راستش درست و حسابی هم نمی‌شناسمش، ولی اصلا مگه هرکسی رو چقدر می‌شه شناخت؟ اصلا خودمونو چی؟ می‌تونیم بگیم خودمونو هم واقعا می‌شناسیم؟
- صفحه ۱۴۵

قهرمانی نه در کاری که شاید می‌توانستی انجام دهی، بلکه در کاری بود که قبلا انجام داده بودی.
قهرمانی این بود که وقتی لازم بود، بتوانی کسی را نجات دهی.
- صفحه ۱۷۹

مردم اگه بتونن پای حفاظت از منافع خودشون و عزیزانشون بایستن یا همون کاری رو بکنن که ته دلشون به حقانیتش اعتقاد دارن، همین کارو می‌کنن. اگه بخوان قهرمانانه عمل کنن، راه قهرمان شدنو پیدا می‌کنن، حتی بدون قدرتای فراطبیعی.
- صفحه ۵۰۷

tbwhite23's review against another edition

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

3.25


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gardenfairyreads's review against another edition

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3.0

I enjoyed this book a lot, but I definitely had to push myself through the end. It got kind of boring to me once the story was starting to wrap up, but I think I will read the next one.