Title: Renegades (Renegades, #1)
Author: Marissa Meyer
Pages: 576
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Release Date: 16th November 2017
Blurb from Goodreads:
Secret Identities. Extraordinary Powers. She wants vengeance. He wants justice.
The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies—humans with extraordinary abilities—who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone...except the villains they once overthrew.
Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice—and in Nova. But Nova's allegiance is to a villain who has the power to end them both.
The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies—humans with extraordinary abilities—who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone...except the villains they once overthrew.
Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice—and in Nova. But Nova's allegiance is to a villain who has the power to end them both.
My Review:
*I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Pan Macmillan and NetGalley*
Since stopping Ace Anarchy, leader of the Anarchists, the Renegades - a group of prodigies (superheroes) - have been busy rebuilding the city and establishing order.
Nova, the niece of Ace and a member of the Anarchists, detests the Renegades and everything they stand for. She will do whatever it takes to get revenge.
Adrian is the adopted son of two of the founding members of the Renegades. When a villain named Nightmare mentions something linked to the murder of Adrian's mother - Lady Indomitable, who was a founding member of the Renegades - he has to find out what she knows.
What will happen when Nova and Adrian's paths cross?
Will Nova get revenge?
Will Adrian find Nightmare?
I'm a big fan of the Lunar Chronicles, so when I heard that Marissa Meyer was releasing a book about superheroes I just HAD to read it.
I thought Nova was a good protagonist. I could understand her opinions on the Renegades and I liked that she made inventions.
I liked Adrian as well but not as much as I thought I would. His power was pretty cool and would be very useful to have.
There was some good diversity - gay superheroes, a character who had a bone disease and needed a cane to walk, and Nova was half-Italian, half-Filipino.
Some of the characters in this reminded me of actual comic book characters - Gargoyle made me think of Thing and Dread Warden reminded me of Judge Dread (mainly because of the name). But it must be hard to think of original names and abilities given how many comics there are nowadays.
This was an interesting take on superheroes and villains. I'm definitely planning to read the next book.
While the plot was engaging and interesting, for such a long book not that much really happened.
I have to admit that I'm slightly disappointed that I didn't enjoy this more, but it was still an enjoyable read.
Overall this was an enjoyable read.
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