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diaryofavietkid's review against another edition
3.75
I love the plot, but the romance moved WAY too fast for me. I also think the F!MC bonded with and changed her motivations a bit quicker than realistically, but that might’ve js been me.
I love Phobia, and wish he played a more major role too
The plot twists were easily predicted, even for me (someone who is painfully oblivious).
The plot twists were easily predicted, even for me (someone who is painfully oblivious).
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
ektambo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This book needed some more editing work on the line level, but overall it was fun!
andotherworlds's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 Stars
At first I was a bit questionable about reading a superhero series. I enjoy watching “Marvel” movies or “DC Comics” from time to time, but I can’t call myself a true super fan. So when I first saw this book from a review on booktube, I was hesitant even though the review was quite positive. After this a close friend of mine had recommended it and by then I decided I should give it a try. Let me just tell you, that was one of the best decisions I have made when it comes to books. I was never a big fan of Marissa Meyer’s “Lunar Chronicles” series, (and I know it’s an extremely popular series that many people love and I don’t mean this in any personal or offensive way, it just wasn’t for me) but after I read “Renegades” I was practically head over heals over her great plot and storyline. I didn’t however give it 5 stars only for the fact that although it did have Captain Chromium and his partner as LGBTQ+ characters, I felt as though it could have used a bit more diverse representation. Other than this minor setback I did enjoy the protagonist Nova and overall found this to be an enjoyable read.
jacobferrell's review against another edition
3.0
More like 2.5 stars. The story lacked to surprise as I really bored in reading it. There was a lot of dialogue that served only to fill up pages.
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rpow14's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I absolutely loved Marissa Meyer’s other series, The Lunar Chronicles, so I gave the first of this series a try and I am afraid I was disappointed. The story read much younger to me than the Lunar Chronicles and I found a number of the teen characters to be moody and obnoxious. Also, there are SO many characters who all have real names and superhero/villain names so keeping track of all the characters and their abilities was quite the task. While the book left off with a big cliffhanger, I don’t think I’ll continue with the series.
simie_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
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
4.0