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A review by aldoregan
Renegades by Marissa Meyer
3.0
“There's no rule that says you have to be a prodigy to be a hero," she insisted. "If people wanted to stand up for themselves or protect their loved ones or do what they believe in their hearts is the right thing to do, then they would do it. If they wanted to be heroic, they would find ways to be heroic, even without supernatural powers.”
Yall know how much I love Marissa Meyer’s The Lunar Chronicles series and how attached I am to all of the characters, but somehow I knew this one wasn’t going to meet that love that I have for the TLC series.
Renegades is a story about superheroes and supervillains. The normal people (those who do not have superhuman abilities) rely on the heroes and fear the villains. It’s basically a story of the good and the bad and the in-between because people’s actions and intentions aren’t always what they seem. Although I find it to be a really enjoyable read, there was one factor about the story that kept bothering me: the predictability. It’s a fun and entertaining book but it’s so full of cliches that sometimes I find it hard to take it seriously. The plot twists felt flat and was expected rather than surprising. The romance was cute, but it was also cliche that I internally cringed at times. I started to really like it when I got to the middle parts, but the near end felt underwhelming, confusing, and a bit rushed.
The characters in this book are diverse, however, I do wish that we got the chance to get to know more of the side characters instead of just letting them stay in the sidelines and only using them for particular scenes. I did like this, it just didn’t WOW me. It’s entertaining but it certainly is far from outstanding. Maybe the sequel will be better. Guess I’ll just have to wait and see.
“Heroism wasn't about what you could do, it was about what you did. It was about who you saved when they needed saving.”
Yall know how much I love Marissa Meyer’s The Lunar Chronicles series and how attached I am to all of the characters, but somehow I knew this one wasn’t going to meet that love that I have for the TLC series.
Renegades is a story about superheroes and supervillains. The normal people (those who do not have superhuman abilities) rely on the heroes and fear the villains. It’s basically a story of the good and the bad and the in-between because people’s actions and intentions aren’t always what they seem. Although I find it to be a really enjoyable read, there was one factor about the story that kept bothering me: the predictability. It’s a fun and entertaining book but it’s so full of cliches that sometimes I find it hard to take it seriously. The plot twists felt flat and was expected rather than surprising. The romance was cute, but it was also cliche that I internally cringed at times. I started to really like it when I got to the middle parts, but the near end felt underwhelming, confusing, and a bit rushed.
The characters in this book are diverse, however, I do wish that we got the chance to get to know more of the side characters instead of just letting them stay in the sidelines and only using them for particular scenes. I did like this, it just didn’t WOW me. It’s entertaining but it certainly is far from outstanding. Maybe the sequel will be better. Guess I’ll just have to wait and see.
“Heroism wasn't about what you could do, it was about what you did. It was about who you saved when they needed saving.”