Reviews with content warning for Child death - Archenemies

I wanted to read this book because I really enjoyed the Cinder series. So, I thought I would give Marissa’s other work a try. I struggled with the first book, and I also struggled with this book.

Adrian and Nova are each other’s worst nightmare, they just don’t it. In Renegades, Nova and Adrian fought the battle of their lives against the Anarchist known as the Detonator. It was a short-lived victory. The Anarchies still have a secret weapon, one that Nova believes will protect her. The Renegades also have a strategy for overpowering the Anarchists, but both Nova and Adrian understand that it could mean the end of Gatlon City – and the world – as they know it.

This book was boring. I would have loved for the hidden identity of Nightmare and the Sentinel. I felt like this book was just delaying the inevitable. It was filler book with no major thing happening except for Frostbite’s team showing to be the real villains. I felt like every single character is just define by their powers and absolutely nothing else. I would have killed for someone to have an actual personality. Adrian started to annoy the crap out of me about 50% in the book, Nova started to annoy me about 25% in this book. I felt like there was no romance whatsoever in this book and no drama.

There was so much potential that this book could have, but it was just never there. I just wanted more, and I found myself skimming through the last 10% of the book because I was bored and uninterested. I am going to have the read the last book just to hopeful see someone go down, whether it’s the Renegades or Ace, but someone better go down otherwise I'm going to throw the series out of the window.

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adventurous 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

4.75

the tension both romantically and secret-identity-wise is immaculate! although, there was one part of the plot i didn't like that much but it made for a great discussion and even more tension

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I’m not gonna lie, this book got me in a reading slump for a while but goddamn that ending was stressful. So much action was packed into the last few chapters. I was on the edge of my seat the ENTIRE time. The miscommunication can get a bit frustrating but that is literally what I signed up for by picking up this book. I’m too invested in the characters so I’ll definitely continue reading this series.

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adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

This is a solid second book to read. Whilst a lot feels like it didn't happen it does spend a bit of time building up with the last 100 pages popping off in a way that the third book can pick up from.

There were some things about the book that I hope will be better explained in the third book,

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in particular why Monarch was suspicious of Nova in the first place. Was it just falling asleep in the hospital from the first book. It just seems very weak. Monarch is probably one of the few character that I actually don't like in this series so far.

With the ending of this book I cannot wait to see what happens and how everything will unfold. I don't really have an idea of where this could go, but do have some hopes.

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It’s hard to assess. On one side I love this book, the storyline, the characters and just everything about it. On the other hand, I would have expected more and the ending can’t keep up with that of the first part. Still, I enjoyed every second of this book.

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adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

4.25

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adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

The second book grew on me a lot, although I still could predict a lot of things. I love the diversity and uniqueness of the characters that adds a nice touch to this story. I really liked seeing thoughts and feelings of the opposing characters and how they might be more alike than they thought. The plot is filled to the brim and very intriguing so much that you can’t put the book down. I tend to always like second books in trilogies, and this did not disappoint my expectations. The story has so many cute and interesting details that I always was interested in the situation. Although, the book is more on the heavier side of writing, it is a very worthy for reading. I am looking forward to the big reveal in the next book. <3

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