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Renegades by Marissa Meyer

35 reviews

voldycat's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Stalking

beklovesbooks's review against another edition

2.25

The writing was a little simplistic in characters not recognizing each others’ secrets. I like switching perspectives of course. But the audiobook readers were DREADFUL! Interesting to consider modern political polarization in comparison to their dystopian society.

A lot like a Marvel movie. I don’t think I’ll reread, but I do want to know what happens in the rest of the trilogy.

I hated the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

My two dads comes up all the time

gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Original Rating: 5 ★

I still think this book is great. It solidly builds up Nova's and Adrian's personality and morals at the beginning and showcases how humanity is a spectrum when it comes to what we see as right and wrong. No one is truly evil or good in the world, though some would be so in our opinion, but the Marissa Meyer really focuses on how it is up to interpretation of the reader and those around the character.

I loved the character development we get in the book and how well it sets up for the second. The conflicts both internal and external are highlights for me and I can't wait to see more of in the second book and how it all concludes in the third.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Police brutality, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: War

bear_ridge_tarot's review against another edition

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

4.5

 The world as we know it now doesn't exist. The world is now a mess of jumbled ruins, cities scattered far apart, and secret identities. The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies. Those who have extraordinary abilities. Read that as "superheroes". They rose in power after Ace Anarchy fell to Captain Chromium. Now the world is trying to rebuild itself, and the non-prodigies look to the Renegades for guidance and keeping the peace. Nova, a prodigy with a secret that hides behind her secret identity, must now join the Renegades if she wants vengeance. Adrian, the adopted son of the world's most popular and powerful Renegade, wants justice. And he too has a secret identity that hides more than it seems.

This is the first book in the series, and hearing this on audio was a thrill. The switch between Rebecca and Dan narrating was fantastic. The story that Marissa weaves is enthralling. For anyone who wants to be taken on a grand adventure, this one is for you. For the superhero versus villains trope, this one breaks the mold. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Police brutality and Classism

Minor: Ableism

kal517's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

unusuallyy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful reflective tense fast-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

5.0

absolutely amazing. well-written and kinda deep.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cursing, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and War

assassination attempt

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jessicaludden's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense 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

“There was the potential for evil everywhere, and the only way to combat it was if more people chose goodness. If more people chose heroism. Not laziness. Not apathy. Not indifference.”

I really loved this. I was in the mood for superheroes and secret identities and this did not disappoint. I loved the found family aspect and of course the slow burn enemies to lovers (although they don’t know it). I really liked the political nature of this government of superheroes and the way that both our main characters question it’s legitimacy. Both Adrian and Nova see how the Council isn’t fit to govern but they differ in their beliefs on how things should be. Adrian seems to lean more towards a world with stereotypical superheroes who are slightly more like vigilantes while Nova believes a world without prodigies would be the best. Nova is super pessimistic and very cynical but I love her for it. I adored Adrian and his “heartfelt drawings.” Overall, this was a great set up for the rest of the series and I’m excited to see where that cliffhanger leads.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0

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This was a fun read. I liked the worldbuilding with the superhero society. The cast of characters were fun. Personally I didn't care for this particular book. I found the plot predictable and it got slow at times. I thought the ending was rushed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Grief