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justjeanettelee's review against another edition
4.0
Renegades was on of my most anticipated reads last year. I got it for Christmas of my Melbourne cousins (thank you guys!) I love Marissa Meyer because she is a truly beautiful story teller.
Renegades is a story with a good premise, and interesting world, and well thought out characters. However, I did feel at times that there were too many characters.
I have a bit of an issue with the whole Insomnia/Nightmare thing. Surely Adrian or one of his team would have recognised Nova from her voice, or the way she walked, or something like that. To me, she just seemed a bit too obvious.
I’m eagerly awaiting Archenemies, especially after that plot twist at the end, as well as to see what is going to happen with Agent N.
Renegades is a story with a good premise, and interesting world, and well thought out characters. However, I did feel at times that there were too many characters.
I have a bit of an issue with the whole Insomnia/Nightmare thing. Surely Adrian or one of his team would have recognised Nova from her voice, or the way she walked, or something like that. To me, she just seemed a bit too obvious.
I’m eagerly awaiting Archenemies, especially after that plot twist at the end, as well as to see what is going to happen with Agent N.
thorspoptarts's review against another edition
There was a gay character.... COME ONNNNNN!!!!
I was super excited when I read the synopsis. It sounded like an AWESOME story idea, but when I got into it, suddenly there was a man casting ROMANTIC glances at ANOTHER MAN. Why does everyone do this? Get an awesome idea, then ruin it like that?
For Christians such as myself, I'm going to put this:
CONTENT WARNING: LGBTQ CHARACTERS
I don't care if you like to read this kind of stuff, but this is just a heads-up for people (LIKE ME) who don't like to read this kinda stuff
I was super excited when I read the synopsis. It sounded like an AWESOME story idea, but when I got into it, suddenly there was a man casting ROMANTIC glances at ANOTHER MAN. Why does everyone do this? Get an awesome idea, then ruin it like that?
For Christians such as myself, I'm going to put this:
CONTENT WARNING: LGBTQ CHARACTERS
I don't care if you like to read this kind of stuff, but this is just a heads-up for people (LIKE ME) who don't like to read this kinda stuff
averagebookgerblin's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
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? No
5.0
sterreks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
riajbowe's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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
bigtiddygothgf's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
"so gay superman kills ace attorney?" -my dear friend, Finn Eus, when i explained the plot to him
'renegades' is a story centered around prodigies (people with powers) and those who lean towards heroism with the group the renegades, and those who lean towards villainy with a group called the anarchists. our main lead is nova, a girl who was raised by the anarchists and wants nothing more than to see the renegades fall. to do this she infiltrates the group and disguises herself as hero. our other main lead is adrian, raised by two main renegades he has a strong sense of justice, but finds himself chafing against the strict rules of the renegades that make them more of a glorifed police force than superheros. then plot things happen.
overall, this was a fun story that i enjoyed reading. nova's secret identity was a point of suspense and the author gives prodigies interesting powers instead of too many generic ones. for example nova's powers are she can put people to sleep and doesn't need to sleep at all and adrian power is he can bring his drawings to life. other powers include turning into a swarm of butterflies, control over bees, blood turning into crystals, and the ability to make and detonate bombs. the powers were fun to read about and i enjoyed seeing how they were use.
unfortunately i didn't really feel a connection with the characters until the end, which made me want to read the next one right away. towards the end of the book themes of morality and who decides what is "good" and what is "bad" is something that is briefly talked about and i'm sure is going to be expanded on in the next book.
and there's gay superman and his husband who can turn invisible, raising a son who can bring his art to life.
'renegades' is a story centered around prodigies (people with powers) and those who lean towards heroism with the group the renegades, and those who lean towards villainy with a group called the anarchists. our main lead is nova, a girl who was raised by the anarchists and wants nothing more than to see the renegades fall. to do this she infiltrates the group and disguises herself as hero. our other main lead is adrian, raised by two main renegades he has a strong sense of justice, but finds himself chafing against the strict rules of the renegades that make them more of a glorifed police force than superheros. then plot things happen.
overall, this was a fun story that i enjoyed reading. nova's secret identity was a point of suspense and the author gives prodigies interesting powers instead of too many generic ones. for example nova's powers are she can put people to sleep and doesn't need to sleep at all and adrian power is he can bring his drawings to life. other powers include turning into a swarm of butterflies, control over bees, blood turning into crystals, and the ability to make and detonate bombs. the powers were fun to read about and i enjoyed seeing how they were use.
unfortunately i didn't really feel a connection with the characters until the end, which made me want to read the next one right away. towards the end of the book themes of morality and who decides what is "good" and what is "bad" is something that is briefly talked about and i'm sure is going to be expanded on in the next book.
and there's gay superman and his husband who can turn invisible, raising a son who can bring his art to life.
lissblake's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
leyfreoo's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0