Renegades Series 3-book boxed set: Renegades, Archenemies, Supernova
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Marissa Meyer
- ISBN：1250845769
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Reviews
Josephine
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A really good series。 I loved the magic system。 Really good read。
Wren Kitchings
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I read the first book in this series about three years separate from the weekend that I quickly finished the other two。 I remembered the first book fondly， with lovely world-building， characterization， and relationships。 I picked up book two and three， and was sad to discover that Marissa Meyer fell into the trap that almost every trilogy writer falls into: book one is good， book two is slow， and book three is rushed and not foreshadowed to at all。 Wonderful。I had many frustrations with the seri I read the first book in this series about three years separate from the weekend that I quickly finished the other two。 I remembered the first book fondly， with lovely world-building， characterization， and relationships。 I picked up book two and three， and was sad to discover that Marissa Meyer fell into the trap that almost every trilogy writer falls into: book one is good， book two is slow， and book three is rushed and not foreshadowed to at all。 Wonderful。I had many frustrations with the series overall， which I will mention a couple， but I first want to say I continued to read this series even when I found the second book disappointing for two reasons: one， I was curious how Meyer was going to resolve the moral issues she had been discussing the whole time （spoiler alert: she doesn't）。 Two， I absolutely ADORE 'The Lunar Chronicles' and had faith in Meyer's writing。 First， one of the things that frustrated me the most was the reveal that Magpie was Evie （Nova’s younger sister who she thought was dead） all along？ Honestly it was a hilarious idea， especially because Magpie frustrates Nova so much， and you know the two finding out that their long-lost sibling was each other would irritate them to no end and you would get an amazing i-hate-you-but-i-thought-all-of-my-family-was-dead to actual enjoyment of each other’s presence。 There was so much room for development and characterization but instead Meyer shoved the reveal into the epilogue and left me feeling cheated and angry。Then， the series had SO MUCH thought on morals and the complex distinctions between good and evil for it to just… not resolve anything。 As someone who LOVES complex characters and character arcs I was so interested in all of the ways the "good" guys were bad and the "bad" guys were good and how Nova， caught between the two with a unique perspective， processed through all of that。 But Meyer didn’t even have the guts to take away everyone’s powers （even though I’m sure that would’ve been a problem for anyone who uses their power to help them with disabilities） and just killed the main villain？ And had the protagonists think long and hard about things that went wrong？ No actual change？ No holding the so-called ‘good guys’ who were starting to abuse their power accountable （except for killing two of them？） I was so curious how she was going to fix things and then she just。。。 didn’t。Third， the romance was so poorly written。 Characters would be upset， thinking about all of the horrible things going on: murder， their questionable morals， being discovered， what is going to happen to the people they love， if all of the terrible and cruel things they did were worth it… and then "what if i never get to kiss Adrian again？？？" babe， someone almost died。 It felt ridiculous， and honestly， the entire series would’ve come off better if there was no romance and Nova and Adrian were just fighting for found family。 Nova could've been finding one of the first connections in her life that WASN’T manipulative and rooted in using her to accomplish another person's goals， and then the Everharts could’ve adopted her （and Magpie lol） and it would’ve been sweet。 But no。 Another author using romance as the 'greatest love of all’。 EVEN AFTER she wrote such good friendships in "The Lunar Chronicles"！ Iko and Cinder！ Cinder and Thorne！ Come on！Last， but not least， my favorite character in the entire series was Callum， whose power was to make people feel wonder about the world around them。 THIS was where I finally felt Meyer’s writing skills come through。 Nova feeling so guilty betraying him， even more than her boyfriend and teammates， because he believed in and cared about her so wholeheartedly and with no strings attached， how his power amplified almost saved so many people from dying because it reminded them of the beauty of just existing。。。and then she killed him off and left it there。 The best character in the series。 I swear。 to god。 It was barely emotional！ All he got three lines later in the book！ No emotional processing and mourning！ And he was so good and COMPLEX！（I'm sorry Callum you deserved better。）Alright that's the end for today。 At the end of the day， it's a fun read if you don't think into it （as you can see， I think too much into every book）， however， it's very long and tedious for little to no pay-off。 It's really up to personal preference。 。。。more
Abisha
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“One cannot be brave who has no fear” - Marissa Meyer， Renegades Marissa Meyer #1 New York Times-Bestselling Author of The Lunar Chronicles creates Renegades， a sci-fi， dystopian fiction based on prodigies emanating from humanity's ravages to form an equilibrium of tranquillity and legislation。 Being torn between the good and the bad based on one versus the other perspectives of change: Renegades are against the Anarchists battling for dominance。 Nova Artino [Nightmare]， the niece of the most f “One cannot be brave who has no fear” - Marissa Meyer， Renegades Marissa Meyer #1 New York Times-Bestselling Author of The Lunar Chronicles creates Renegades， a sci-fi， dystopian fiction based on prodigies emanating from humanity's ravages to form an equilibrium of tranquillity and legislation。 Being torn between the good and the bad based on one versus the other perspectives of change: Renegades are against the Anarchists battling for dominance。 Nova Artino [Nightmare]， the niece of the most feared villain in Gatlon City， Ace Anarchy， struggles between her vengeance and new admiration of the current enemy， son of Captain Chromium， Adrian Everhart。 Understanding the Renegades， will Nova stand with her allegiance to her uncle Ace and the anarchists？ Will something emerge to change her once vengeance-controlled mindset？Nova disguises herself as recruitment of her most prominent enemies， the Renegades。 Having her real identity a secret， Nova finds this an opportunity to destroy the Renegades once in for all。 Understanding the Renegade perspective of change through the eyes of a recruit， Nova's intolerant mindset changes to see the faults of both gangs， to focus on a balance between both rivals。 After becoming a Renegade spy， Nova experiences and understands the highs and lows of the infamous Renegades from witnessing the inside perspective。 While completing her mission， she befriends Adrian—as she fortuitously falls for his compassionate and kind-hearted personality。 Does the recent upbringing of her admiration of Adrian be able to change her adamant reprisal？ Will Nova dare I say， Nightmare， be able to make her uncle proud by bringing the Renegades down or will she disappoint him once more？ Renegades by Marissa Meyer， the first novel of the Renegades trilogy， was a breathtaking adaptation of superheroes dominating a normal society。 Meyer has outdone herself once again with an incredible dystopian series the subtle romance action/adventure packed storyline luxuriates the reader continuously。 The book is created of a third-person omniscient， focusing on the perspectives of Nova Artino [Nightmare] and Adrian Everhart [The Sentinel]。 Though the story becomes immensely indulging only after the first quarter of the novel， Meyer sets forth the base of Nova’s vengeance by retelling her retaliation purpose。 Seeing Novas’ progression throughout the series was inspiring as she had turned her once hatred-filled pathway into a balancing act。 The narratives third-person omniscient takes as an exquisite addition， as when viewing the standpoints of the opposite rivalries， the reader can adapt to the different perspectives of each group。 Meyer differentiates her narrative perspectives by setting forth the viewpoint of the villain and the superhero。 Reading both outlooks is a game-changer， which interests unspecified groups of readers。 Though the first of the series [Renegades] was an utter hit in the reading universe， the sequel [Archenemies] was a slow middle-point adaptation， which became partially tedious。 The plots and twists take an extravagant start in the final of the trilogy [Supernova]， which keeps the reader guessing what the following reaction will be as the twists kept emerging page after page。 The ending was unexpected though slightly disappointing。 Overall this trilogy is great for fans of The Hunger Games and will be rated 5/5 for its great eminence。 。。。more
Dlora
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Like the Lunar Chronicles are a takeoff of fairy tale characters， the Renegades series is a takeoff of comic book characters。 Prodigies in society have arisen who have super powers， as diverse as being invisible， throwing lighting bolts， creating light and darkness。 （Think Superman， Captain America， Spiderman， Iron Man， the Hulk， and so on and on。） When people with extraordinary powers first appeared， they were persecuted and feared， until the Anarchists pulled down the government and even the i Like the Lunar Chronicles are a takeoff of fairy tale characters， the Renegades series is a takeoff of comic book characters。 Prodigies in society have arisen who have super powers， as diverse as being invisible， throwing lighting bolts， creating light and darkness。 （Think Superman， Captain America， Spiderman， Iron Man， the Hulk， and so on and on。） When people with extraordinary powers first appeared， they were persecuted and feared， until the Anarchists pulled down the government and even the infrastructure to destroy prejudice and the old order。 Society devolved into anarchy where the strongest ruled， mostly run by gangs and supervillains。 Then Renegades appeared， prodigies in superhero costumes and capes， who vowed to protect and save people。 They fought the supervillains and gangs， worked to rebuild the city， and imposed order and rules。 Basically the books present two philosophies of government， exemplified by the Renegades who supply order and rules， and the Anarchists who see that kind of government as autocratic and taking away freedom and responsibility from the governed。 The choice seems to be between tyranny or anarchy， yet there is some truth on both sides。 A corollary idea is whether the end justifies the means。 Our two superheros， who are falling in love with each other， stand at those two polar opposites， trying to balance the good and the bad as they see it。 I think a good litmus test comes from the bible: Ye shall know them by their fruits。 Author Marissa Meyer does a good job stringing out this conflict for three very fat novels。 And SciFi fans will love the superhero action scenes showcasing amazing supernatural powers。 。。。more
Steff Fox
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