Format: E-Galley, 496 pages
Release Date: November 6, 2018
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Source: Publishers
Genre: Young Adult / Superheroes
The Renegades Trilogy continues, in this fiercely awaited second installment after the New York Times-bestselling Renegades by Marissa Meyer, author of the Lunar Chronicles.
Time is running out.
Together, they can save the world.
But they are each other’s worst nightmare.
In Renegades, Nova and Adrian (aka Insomnia and Sketch) fought the battle of their lives against the Anarchist known as the Detonator. It was a short-lived victory.
The Anarchists still have a secret weapon, one that Nova believes will protect her. The Renegades also have a strategy for overpowering the Anarchists, but both Nova and Adrian understand that it could mean the end of Gatlon City – and the world – as they know it.
Archenemies is the second installment in author Marissa Meyer's Renegades trilogy. The story revolves around and alternates between two main characters: Adrian Everhart (Sketch) and Nova McLean (Insomnia). In Gatlon City, there are two factions of heroes and superheroes. There are the Renegades, and the Anarchists. After the first installment in this series, the Anarchists are feeling the pain of losing, while the Renegades are collectively working towards something even more shocking.
For Nova McLain who goes by both Insomnia and Nightmare, her world revolves around one thing; getting revenge on the Renegades who didn't do anything to save her family. Nova unwittingly has become something of a hero to the Renegades by removing a dangerous threat. Nova has quite a bit to handle in this installment. She has to try get back Ace's helmet; she has to discover a
way to counter act the Renegades new weapon; and she has to find a way to gain revenge on the
Sentinel her personal archnemesis.
For Adrian, who also goes by Sentinel, his goal has been to find those responsible for killing his mother, while keeping his secret identity and the tattoos he has created on his body from being revealed. The curious thing about the story is that Adrian's Sentinel persona is now thought of as dangerous as the Anarchists, while Nova is a heroine. Funny how that works when you fight and help save people's lives but don't go by the Renegades rules.
I would say that Meyer ups her game in this installment. Meyer jumps right into the action from the first page, and doesn't let up until the final chapter. While the story adds yet another new villain, it also adds an element to the story that really gets you thinking as a reader. How far would the government, or in this case, the Renegades go in order to keep the peace and remove anyone who steps out of line even a little bit?
There is an old adage that says there's no good or bad, black or white. Not until you add the human element and free choice into the equation. Are the Anarchists all bad? Some are, yes. Are the Renegades all good? No way, Jose, especially Genissa and her squad. The back and forth between Adrian and
Nova has really gone to another level but I really can't see how it can endure what comes next. I do have a questions about Nova, her fathers bracelet, and her apparent connection to Ace's helmet. I would have loved to see more of Hawthorne. This is a villain who really gives Doctor Octopus (Spider Man) a run for his money. The ending
has all but assured that I will read the third and final installment.
Love the cover and it sounds like a good one. I have read Marissa's work before and enjoyed it.
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