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Renegades (Renegades, #1)
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bookshelves: book-club, 2018-reads, audio, series-starter, series-lost-interest
Jun 01, 2016
bookshelves: book-club, 2018-reads, audio, series-starter, series-lost-interest
4 stars
Well that was fun!
There's something about Marissa Meyer's writing style. It's just so engaging and entertaining. She knows how to combine the right level of action and intrigue in strongly character-driven stories. And that's basically always going to work for me.
As for this story in particular, as a fan of all things superhero-esque, I was definitely hooked. I love the powers, the world, the kind of moral dilemma that the existence of superheroes presents. After all, when people are not all created equal, it's very hard to maintain a balanced society. Some of the powers were super cool (Sketch) while others were a bit more odd (the Puppeteer), but it did make each character have their own story and their own unique voice.
On the other hand, while I was engaged in the story and I found it quite entertaining, it never quite over the top blew me away. There weren't any big shocking moments for me, which I kind of expected, and other parts of the story had me doing a bit of side-eye.
Like, why was Nova feeling so attracted to Adrian so early on? It kind of detracted from her mission and her supposed hatred for everything related to the Renegades.
The Detonator - why. Just why. Like, she was pretty fucking stupid. It was hard for me to believe that the Anarchists did nothing for 9 years just to suddenly jump at the first opportunity and recklessly blow up the bigger goal. (Pun intended, I guess.)
But mostly I thought the story would be a bit more complex, kind of like Vicious. You have two sides but neither is entirely good or bad. They're shades of gray, which you can understand based on their backgrounds. But it was hard to think of the Anarchists as anything other than evil if - and Nova seriously recalls it from her past - they sat around bragging about their kills. By the end there's obviously also some sketchiness on the Renegades side, but I expected a bit more from this throughout the story.
Overall, I was really entertained, and I do plan to continue the series. There are enough unanswered questions at the end to make that a priority. (But seriously I wanted more answers asdjfkl;)
P.S. Though I had the print copy, I ended up listening to the audiobook - which I also highly enjoyed and would recommend!
Well that was fun!
There's something about Marissa Meyer's writing style. It's just so engaging and entertaining. She knows how to combine the right level of action and intrigue in strongly character-driven stories. And that's basically always going to work for me.
As for this story in particular, as a fan of all things superhero-esque, I was definitely hooked. I love the powers, the world, the kind of moral dilemma that the existence of superheroes presents. After all, when people are not all created equal, it's very hard to maintain a balanced society. Some of the powers were super cool (Sketch) while others were a bit more odd (the Puppeteer), but it did make each character have their own story and their own unique voice.
On the other hand, while I was engaged in the story and I found it quite entertaining, it never quite over the top blew me away. There weren't any big shocking moments for me, which I kind of expected, and other parts of the story had me doing a bit of side-eye.
Like, why was Nova feeling so attracted to Adrian so early on? It kind of detracted from her mission and her supposed hatred for everything related to the Renegades.
The Detonator - why. Just why. Like, she was pretty fucking stupid. It was hard for me to believe that the Anarchists did nothing for 9 years just to suddenly jump at the first opportunity and recklessly blow up the bigger goal. (Pun intended, I guess.)
But mostly I thought the story would be a bit more complex, kind of like Vicious. You have two sides but neither is entirely good or bad. They're shades of gray, which you can understand based on their backgrounds. But it was hard to think of the Anarchists as anything other than evil if - and Nova seriously recalls it from her past - they sat around bragging about their kills. By the end there's obviously also some sketchiness on the Renegades side, but I expected a bit more from this throughout the story.
Overall, I was really entertained, and I do plan to continue the series. There are enough unanswered questions at the end to make that a priority. (But seriously I wanted more answers asdjfkl;)
P.S. Though I had the print copy, I ended up listening to the audiobook - which I also highly enjoyed and would recommend!
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June 1, 2016
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February 18, 2018
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March 7, 2018
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