Reviews with content warning for Sexual assault - Supernova

what a thrilling conclusion! i loved this, and was gripped from start to finish. i do think this would be cooler as a visual media, and more effective, but it was a fun series overall and the finale was great.

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4.0

Sacrifices, bravery, fear and politics.
That is this book in a nut shell.
Happy with where everything ended up (minus the utterly unnecessary epilogue…. Ummm, novella please!) and characters were written in a way that felt like an east progression of development and arcs.
Devastation happened, allies formed and broken, and just basically a hero battle the likes of Avengers End Game.
I think it does need a novella to make up for the glaring and gaping hole that this epilogue left, but otherwise things were pretty satisfying.

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I wanted to read this series because I really enjoyed the Cinder series. So, I thought I would give Marissa’s other work a try. I have struggled with this series from start to finish, this book could have been a 700-page standalone rather than three 400-page books.

This book still follows Adrian and Nova, who we’ve been following for the last two books must now decide whether to keep the mask on or to reveal their alter egos. Both Nightmare and The Sentinel at war, their allies at each other’s throats and their feelings for one another growing, Nova and Adrian battle to keep their identities under wraps as their greatest fears are realized. Anarchy is once again heading for Gatlon City, and this time the city might not survive.

So, the last book, nothing happened and this time EVERYTHING happened, but no one was pissed off about it. About six characters lost their powers and only one of them was shouting and kicking and screaming. None of those characters have actual personality. Everything was repeated that I felt like I was skimming some parts of it especially all the monologues and the action scenes because nothing was worth fighting for it. The see-saw romance between Nora and Adrian just drove me nuts, one minute he is shoving her in prison then she’s innocent, turns out she’s not but he’s just fine with it.

The only one who saved this book was Max. He could have been the ultimate villain or superhero and I would have supported whatever he wanted to do, he could have been the ultimate villain if he didn’t want all the powers, which is the only character to not think of themselves. I would have loved for Max to be this all mighty god.

This book and series just felt flat, I wanted so much more from it, and I wished there was more in it regarding depth and characters personality.

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sandwiiche's review

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adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

the ending. i am so sad we never got to see an evie and nova reunion. also i didn't like how there wasn't much resolution with the squad and especially adrian and nova. however, i absolutely admire the grace and incredible forgiveness that adrian demonstrates to nova. that won me over. i still am not super invested into their romance, but they are pretty cool characters. i thought it could use more work fleshing out the good vs evil conflict and the issue of moral ambiguity. i also didn't fully understand the whole supernova star thing - i felt that could've been talked about more. the deaths saddened me tho, but mostly callum 🥹 he was the most wholesome renegade ever

overall, this was an exciting conclusion to the renegades trilogy! not perfect, but still good.

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adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

“What if the lines weren’t so clearly drawn? What if she wasn’t either a hero or a villain? What if she was both?”

This series didn’t go how I thought it was going to but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I love a happy ending and I love the potential for more (especially with that epilogue). The conclusion of this trilogy continued to ask interesting questions of morality as Nova and Adrian’s secrets got closer and closer to coming to light. I just didn’t think those secrets could come to light and then go back into the dark. That being said the plot was a little all over the place and some of these characters aren’t the smartest with putting two and two together, but at it’s core this series is about heroes and villains and the choices we make defining who we are. Overall, this was an interesting world to be in, I’m gonna miss these characters a lot, and I’m holding out hope for more in the future.

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