Review: Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Published by Rampion Books

Genre : Fiction, Dystopian/ Fiction ( Haven't decided)

Type : Paperback Edition

Ratings : 8/10

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I can’t hardly say anything! I mean, what do you expect from Marissa Meyer besides wonderful and plot twisting works. Yes, Renegades have some twist here and there with superheroes theme. You might think you already figure it out, but every arc of the book will surprise you, especially the ending. It’s an old but fresh idea at the same time. And that’s what I love about this book and any other of Meyer’s work. How she reused an idea and make it so much better. Like, this book remind me of the Young Elites by Marie Lu. Maybe if the book continue, it will be like Renegades.

Anyway, this is definitely a page turner that bring me out from my reading slums. A very nice welcome. This is the type of book that remind me why I love YA despite how hard I tried maturing my reading list. Yes, I’m almost 20 and my reading list still similar like when I’m in elementary school –“ Back to topic, even though I can’t finish this book in one sitting, I am really glad I took this book out of the bookshelves at the bookstore.

Both of the lead characters are very interesting in similar and different way. Both Nova and Adrian have secret persona that they hide in order to help people they love. However, at the same time both of them are attracting me in different way. Nova is basically the heroine that you will always love. She’s very Katniss Everdeen-like. Very brave, very smart, and love her family dearly. That typical heroine, but isn’t that what attract us all the time? The only issue of her character is that her lack of purpose where I didn’t find her reason to hate the Renegades strong enough. Adrian, on the other side, is a very fresh character that I rarely see. I found it attractive how he has this mature and childlike side. He was a charming leader who very loyal and caring toward his teammate. At the same time, he was ready to follow his deepest compass and show his bare feelings. I can talk about his character all day long, but let’s just stop it here.

For the relationship between the leads, I guess, if you expect romance, there’s not much. There’s a hint of it, but not something canon. I almost forgot when the last time I read a YA with that small amount of romance, which is great, I supposed as I’m not really a big fans of romance novel. Their relationship, however, still have that dynamic chemistry that make my fangirling side squeal a bit. Both of the leads have that innocent interaction with each other, and I always love that type of subtle romance instead of the insta-one.

For the plot and twist, I guess there’s nothing much to say if I want to keep all the spoiler all to my self. So, that’s it. My first fiction review on this blog and I’m very happy because there are so many good things to say, especially the variety of the character. I really recommend this book for someone way younger until at least some one my age which basically almost twenty.

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"There's no rule that says you have to be a prodigy to be a hero"- Nova Artino