I was aware of this problem before and I don’t know why I rated it 5 stars. And maybe you’re thinking, maybe that’s because you’ve read this before. The whole book is not boring, but it’s not also suspenseful. I was expecting to be on the edge of my seat while reading the book fearing for Nova.

Here’s the thing, in revenge stories and hidden identities, there should be suspense. I can even say that the plot was almost wasted. And I love revenge and hidden identities. It’s cliche but that’s forgivable because let’s admit it, most superhero stories have a lot in common. It’s the concept that actually caught my interest before. Marissa Meyer established a strong setting in just few chapters. Not only that, the author succeeded in showing not just the present state of Gatlon, but also the past, even before the Age of Anarchy and before the Renegades. Even the Subway Station that the Anarchists call home is so vivid. I can clearly see Gatlon City in my mind, all the renovated, resurrected and ruined parts. I was fascinated by the world-building in The Lunar Chronicles and I feel the same way here.

THE WORLD: I think World-building is Marissa Meyer’s strength. And this is going to be a long review which I don’t usually do. And oh boy, my rating really changed big time. Now I had to reread it to refresh my mind before reading book 2. And so when I received my copy of Renegades, I read it the moment I hold them. The blurb above is what made me buy this book the moment it’s available.īack then I just finished this author’s other series, The Lunar Chronicles, and loved it. But Nova’s allegiance is not to the Renegades. But then she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice, and weirdly in her. Now ten years later, Nova got a chance to ruin the Renegades. But the Renegades also took Ace from her. Nova grew up in her uncle’s shadow believing that her uncle Ace was in reason. Orphaned, she was taken in by her uncle Alec, also known as Ace Anarchy by everyone else. If they came, her parents and younger sister might’ve been still alive. But when Nova was 6, the Renegades failed her. People see them as heroes, the ones who will be there when you’re in need. But then, there’s hope.ĭuring the Age of Anarchy, a group of prodigies, dressed in capes and masks, stood up and put an end to the chaos. Prodigies turned violent, setting the world in chaos. Then the people: government gone, law enforcement gone. They ruined buildings, took bridges down, turned the cities in chaos. Until Ace Anarchy gathered some powerful prodigies and rebelled. For ordinary people, they were witches, abominations, demons, and freaks. Prodigies, individuals who have powerful abilities, were feared, oppressed, hanged. *Read during Day-A-Thon ( 24-Hour Readathon January 2019 )

Renegades by Marissa Meyer