I have had friends telling me to read Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles series for years and just haven’t gotten around to it so I jumped at the chance to listen to the audiobook of her newest book.
Renegades questions what it means to be good or bad. In a world where those lines are very defined, Meyer brings us two protagonists, one from each side, that really mess with your brain. From Nova’s point of view, the Renegades let her down and let her family get killed and the Anarchists took her in, gave her a place to live. To Adrian, the Renegades are the only family he has ever know and he, as a Renegade, is made to feel like a hero on a regular basis. So what happens when their paths cross? Who is on the right side of history? Is there a right side?
Meyer not only manages to deal with these difficult questions but also creates a great adventure. The plot never stops moving (which is super impressive because this is a super long book) and she takes the reader through endless twists and turns. She has thought up a really interesting world filled with superpowers that, at least to me, seemed incredibly unique. Even when I started to get worried about the book slipping into YA trope world, she managed to pull it out and put a fun spin on things. Nova and Adrian both don’t fall into the stereotypical gender roles that YA books tend to. This book was a commitment (especially when listening to it) but it was worth it.
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