Romance is not at the book’s forefront, but I loved the growth of their (very much complicated) feelings. I also really liked Nova and Adrian’s relationship. There’s definitely more chapters from Nova’s third-person perspective than Adrian’s, but I really liked both of their perspectives. I wouldn’t say she really transforms as a character, but there is so much to be explored about Nova. I loved the tension between Nova’s placement as an Anarchist and as a Renegade. While I loved the world-building- something I love in a lot of my favorite fantasy and action reads- I was ready for the plot to really get going. I had been reading on a Friday night the week intending to read until the 200 page mark, but found myself staying up way past my bedtime and reading until the 400 page mark instead! Nova’s entrance into the trials really gets the action going. Things really picked up once Nova decides to enter the Renegades trials. I liked Renegades from the get-go, but it took me the first one hundred and fifty pages or so to get fully invested in the story.
But Nova’s allegiance is to a villain who has the power to end them both. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice - and in Nova. Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone… except the villains they once overthrew. 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. I’ve provided the official summary for Renegades, and there are labeled spoiler sections for Renegades and Supernova. Today I’ll be sharing my three mini reviews for each book in the series: Renegades, Archenemies, and Supernova.
Aside from the action and relationship development between rivals, Adrian and Nova, there’s so much about politics and morals to explore within the two organizations. Renegades’ superhero system is really unique, following two rival superhero groups, the Renegades and the Anarchists. I really think the only superhero series I’ve read outside Renegades is the DC Icons series. I think it’s the balance of her unique worlds with common tropes that she executes so well. However, Renegades really reminded me why I love Marissa Meyer’s writing so much! Her stories are just so unique and different from other books, and her writing style always sucks me right in. Between the fact that I’m not the biggest superhero or action fan and the mixed reviews about the trilogy (at least compared to readers’ absolute adoration of The Lunar Chronicles), I admit that I put off picking up Renegades longer than I should have. As a fan of Marissa Meyer’s The Lunar Chronicles and Heartless, I knew that I had to pick up her supherohero-inspired series, Renegades.
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