But no, windows are more important. At all. It's very cliche, with bad banter and dull inner monologues. There were some interesting ideas thrown into this book, but it didn't hold my interest. The only thing worse than two bland characters is two bland characters in a bland relationship. View all 70 comments. Dec 31, Ashley Nuckles rated it it was amazing. View 2 comments. View all 36 comments. Dec 20, emi rated it liked it Shelves: , girls-kicking-ass , 3-stars.
I forgot the book ended with that. Holy shit. This probably would have been a 4 star rating if I found Nova to be a more likable character. But I didn't. So it's not. Rtc maybe? We'll see. View all 3 comments. Aug 01, Helena Paris rated it it was amazing Shelves: superheroes , favourites , signed , buddy-reads , best-of , young-adult , hardback. View all 31 comments. Totally worth to read. Marissa Meyer is one of my favorite authors, like I need to buy everything she writes.
So, I bought this book because : 1. Marissa Meyer is one of my favorite authors. I needed this pretty book on my bookshelf. The plot was interesting. Look, when my copy arrived at my house, I was beyond excited, you know.
Here are the reasons why I enjoyed reading this book : The Plot and The Pacing I'm not really a fan of superheroes but this book worked for me! The plot intrigued me and it kept me that way till the end of the book, which was so great, right!?
I love reading slow-paced books but even though it's slow-paced, the book has to keep me interested and this book did that to me. The pacing was slow but it somehow always made me curious about The Characters first of all, I wanted to talk about Adrian, first.
Oh my God. This guy could make me smile the way I rarely smile at boys in real life! Look, I don't really need a boyfriend but I would totally be so happy if I had a boyfriend like Adrian. He is so sweet and he could make me laugh! So this means something, right? The secondary characters in this book were also great. Especially, Oscar and Ruby. I wish I had a friend like him! He's so precious! The Romance It's about the romance. It's not bad and it was even good but I needed more of the romance hahaha, it wasn't enough and I totally know that the main plot here isn't the romance but I still needed more scenes between these two particular characters.
I recommend you guys to read it :D Thank you very much for reading and liking this review. I appreciate it very much. And my super power is super strength. It's so cool and I hope this book won't let me down. View all 19 comments. Feb 23, R. Gold rated it it was ok. This book put me in a slump. I was not so lucky. Like these huge events would happen, a library would be blown up, a carnival would be the site of a huge battle, ona parade would be destroyed and nothing in their every day life changes?
Like people just shrug and go on with their day is if it were just a minor annoyance. I mean they treated a terrorist attack on a public building the way I treat a cold. The tone was all over the place.
There would be a serious fight scene or dramatic event then the descriptions would be over the top comedic and characters were more interested in who could give the best one line singer than actually fighting. Speaking of backstories, why did she give some I consequential a solid 2 paragraphs of exposition backstory that has no impact on the plot just to make us feel some emotion for them before they go to jail or die?
Like annoyed me cause it was so manipulative. Ugh anyway here are my notes on this book if you want a bit of a play by play how I felt reading it. Ch 4: Why are all the descriptions comical? Okay are names personality traits now? Ch 27 How many times can you write tuck and roll on one page?
Ch 28 I love plot convenience. Ch 32 This flirty dialogue is giving me hives Ch 33 Oscar threatened to take his tacos away? What gave that away?
The lack of consequences in this book is ridiculous. Like they blew up a library and they talk about it like a minor inconvenience. How stupid is this guy? How blatant can they get? View all 27 comments. Jul 17, Layla rated it liked it Shelves: buddy-reads. It's a fun concept, and I can see why someone would love this, but unfortunately, despite surface level enjoyment, I didn't really have a fulfilling experience.
I did not connect with the story or the characters. Nor is there anything that really makes this series stick out to me. It's kind of just mediocre, for a lack of better words. I am unimpressed. The biggest thing that annoyed me about this book, and pretty much the only thing I think worth talking about, was the overwhelming amount of plot conveniences. Relying on plot conveniences to keep to story moving seems like such lazy writing. It was frustrating and made absolutely no sense most of time.
It isn't realistic. Not to mention it contributed in dragging out the already dragging plot. Which isn't great. So overall, I would only recommend to a small set of people I suppose. I honestly just have no strong feelings towards this book. I've tried to write this review like ten times, but have barley been able to relay my thoughts. Because I don't give this series a second thought.
I read it, and I don't really have anything to say about it. Thank you Ruby for buddy reading this book with me! View all 14 comments.
Jun 06, April rated it it was amazing. Loved it! This book reminded me so much much like the movie Sky High in some aspects. And that ending!? Set aside pg I do want to finish this, just not right now. Feb 24, ;3 rated it liked it. Marissa Meyer View all 23 comments.
Nov 29, Heather rated it really liked it Shelves: ya-fantasy. Aug 23, Alaina rated it it was amazing Shelves: young-adult , fiction , fantasy , books-i-own , dystopia , , sci-fi , romance , Nova, she's a fucking bad ass. I love her so much. I mean.. She's like the girl version of the sandman. I loved it! Then there's Adrian, and I'm all like.. I love them together so freaking mu second time read and review! I love them together so freaking much.
I don't really care that much about his power or anything else about him.. It give me life! Now I definitely have some theories about certain people or situations that happened..
Or in anything really. Maybe after I read archenemies?? Overall, I can't wait to dive into that beautiful book that is sitting right next to me. Okay, it's in my lap. Yup, I did. When I walked into Barnes and Noble with my boyfriend - he had no idea that he would end up buying me this book plus a lot more.
Yeah, never take me to a book store and say "get whatever you want" you will regret it. Anyways, I loved Marissa's take on superheros - it was a super fun read that I just couldn't put down. It's a pretty big book, with lots and lots of amazingness between them. Now we have the anarchists vs. Then there's Nova, who I loved so freaking much it's actually insane. I'd be fucking pissed - like NOVA. Then there's the whole Nova and Adrian and I'm like.. I wanted more of them. They were my whole world in this book.
I guess the only thing I didn't like was the ending because it was a cliff hanger and cliff hangers will somehow be the death of me. GOD, I need more. I want more. And this is why I will probably reread this book in because it was amazing and I will love it forever and ever. View all 20 comments. And, while I was enjoying it, I was often not very gung go to get back to it. It felt like it took a long time to make even a little progress.
But, in the end I was intrigued and entertained. I am not sure if this has been approached with the superhero element before, but it felt similar to ones I have read before where magic was involved. Also, there is a b 3. Also, there is a bit of dystopian in here with many YA tropes, so it may almost be overload! I did enjoy the relationships between characters in the book even though I was not sure they always made sense.
I had to suspend my disbelief even more than usual, but I was okay just going with the flow. In the end, I was left still wondering a lot about many of the relationships; luckily there is a sequel coming out soon.
In summary: enjoyable, but maybe a bit drug out. All the YA is here! Be prepared to accept the nonsensical. My guess is 1 out of 5 will love it, 3 out of 5 will think it is okay, and the last 1 won't like it at all. View all 11 comments. View 1 comment. Aug 13, Natalie Monroe rated it it was ok Shelves: great-concept-poor-execution , i-am-so-smart-smrt , not-as-good-as-i-expected , boooring , derp-moments , lgbtqia-if-you-squint , typical , could-have-been-better , when-sparks-don-t-fly.
So long as there are heroes in this world, there's hope that tomorrow might be better. It took me five months to slog through Renegades. It's just so profoundly boring. I could've wept wishing it'd give me an emotion. Or just half an emotion. I'm not greedy. Renegades tries to sell it "There are many dangerous people in this world.
Renegades tries to sell itself as morally complex with its dual POVs Nova, the 'evil' Anarchist; and Adrian, the 'good' Renagades , but it fails to break new ground with a genre and topic that has been explored numerous times across literature and film.
Yeah, yeah, not all Renagades are stout-of-heart heroes, and the Anarchists had good intentions. Gimme something I can't learn from Marvel. Nova and Adrian are equivalent to two pieces of floppy white bread and their romance is the tepid rain puddle they fall in when someone accidentally bumps into you near the bus stop. View all 8 comments. Jan 19, Lara rated it really liked it Shelves: fantasy , fiction , diversity , young-adult , representation , superheroes.
My review 4. I completely emerged myself in this world of self-righteous villains and questionable heroes, schemes and a community, in which one My review 4. I completely emerged myself in this world of self-righteous villains and questionable heroes, schemes and a community, in which one must take the matter in their own hands if they want to change things for the better.
Osceola was an influential Florida Seminole leader. The Treaty of Payne's Landing, signed by a small number of Seminoles in May , required Indians to give up their Florida lands within three years and move west.
When the U. Army arrived in to enforce the treaty, the Indians were ready for war. How many horses have been renegade? Category: sports horse racing. Although the mascot title of the horse is "Renegade", none of the horses have actually been named Renegade.
Who killed Osceola? Why is FSU the Seminoles? What is the FSU mascot? They arise and cheer at the appearance of a Seminole riding a horse. The rider holds an 8-foot-long spear, with a flame at the end. With excitement, chopping and chanting, the crowd watches as the spear is planted into the field, with a booming "Uhhhhhhhh … WHOO" from the stands. Chief Osceola has arrived. In , the student body selected the Seminoles to represent Florida State University.
One hundred other names were nominated, including the "Crackers," "Fighting Warriors" and "Statesmen. At basketball games, in , "Chief Fullabull" made appearances. With the request of the leaders of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Fullabull was retired within a year. After 14 years of existence, Sammy Seminole was officially retired, as well. The founder of the Chief Osceola tradition is '65 alumnus, Bill Durham.
He thought up the idea in during his sophomore year while participating on the Homecoming committee. At the time, the idea was easily dismissed by administration, boosters and the University.
Durham sat down with Bobby Bowden once he became head coach and shared his thoughts to increase school spirit.
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