Cannonball Read 18

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Renegades by Marissa Meyer

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We’re in superhero land once again!  This time Marissa Meyer is taking a stab at it.  Now, this book is at a bit of a disadvantage for me, as I’ve just re-read Super Powereds, so it will probably fall short.  I’m also trying to read it in 2 days for a book club, and reading a book on a deadline always makes it feel more like an assignment to me.   Ok, so we have people with superpowers, and they are called prodigies.  They were […]

Entertaining Story But With Missed Opportunities

Supernova by Marissa Meyer

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While  I was a bit disappointed with the second novel in this trilogy, I wanted to see how it would end, so I picked up Supernova, the final book.  Overall, it was an improvement over Archenemies, and there was more positive than negative, though I still think there were a few missed opportunities. At the end of the last novel, Nova had set things into motion that would blow her cover and put the Anarchists back into a position of power.  While Nova successfully stole […]

Unfortunately, This Was Too Much of a Middle of the Trilogy Filler Novel

Archenemies by Marissa Meyer

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I might be remembering incorrectly, but I feel like the first novel in this new series, Renegades, had somewhat mixed reviews.  I actually enjoyed it because I enjoy super hero stories (just because Brandon Sanderson’s Steelheart trilogy exists and is amazing, doesn’t mean there isn’t space to explore other stories like this). Unfortunately, I can’t say the same about Archenemies. Renegades included a lot of set up mixed with plot development and action as well as an amazing reveal at the end.  With that, I […]



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