Series Review: Renegades by Marissa Meyer

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Author: Marissa Meyer

Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy/Dystopian 

Age Group: Young Adult

Number of Books: 3
    Book #1: Renegades
    Book #2: Archenemies
    Book #3: Supernova


Sixteen-year-old Nova despises the Renegades--a group of superheroes who protect and run Gatlon City--because they failed to come to her family's aid during a break-in. She is an Anarchist now and intent on bringing down the Renegades, so she joins them as a spy for the other Anarchists. She didn't expect herself to become close to her Renegade team.

As someone who liked but didn't love Marissa Meyer's other series, the Lunar Chronicles, my expectations for Renegades were mediocre. Boy, did this series surprise me! With great writing, realistic emotional conflicts, strong characters, and an interesting plot, Renegades astounded me on so many levels, in a good way. That being said, this book did have a few weaknesses. First, it was kind of hard to remember which character was which superhero, since they were sometimes referred to their nickname and other times called by their given name, though this did get easier as the series went on. Second, the world building could have been a little better. Lastly, I found the Ruby-Oscar drama unnecessary. That being said, this was still a really, really amazing book.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes superheroes or is looking for a non-cliche dystopia. Heck, even if you're not a superhero fanatic (I know I'm not), you'll probably enjoy this series. As far as YA books go, this is up there with Six of Crows and The Hunger Games--nine out of ten stars.













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