Let me start by saying that if your're a Marissa Meyer fan, this book does not disappoint. It is filled with the amazing character, plot, and world building I have come to expect from her previous novels and so much more.

I should also say how much I've been wanting a YA superhero book. Since I was younger I've always had an affinity for them and being able to find what I loved most about them in a book for my age group, not to mention by one of my favourite authors, is amazing to me. This book follows the likes of Nova Artino and Adrien Everhart, an Anarchist and a Renegade respectively. Though the two are an unlikely duo, they find themselves intertwined while the Renegades seek out Nova's alterego: Nightmare. They are stuck in situations where both are struggling to keep their identities hidden, and together they do have the likes of a very adorable ship.

I won't get too much into the story for fear of spoiling this for you guys, but it definitely makes you want to keep reading. The plot aside, this story is also amazing for the representation that comes with it. Both main characters are POC (Nova is Italian & Filipino, and Adrian is described as having dark skin), the ones in charge of this Renegade movement and subsequently Gatlon City are a homosexual couple(!!) who are also Adrian's adoptive dads, and Oscar (alias Smokescreen) relies on a cane to get around Also to mention that Adrian wears glasses, as someone who has had terrible vision my entire life, it's comforting to find characters who wear them too. I feel like one of the main messages of this story is that ANYONE can be a hero! It doesn't matter your ethnicity, your sexuality, your body's capabilities: we all have it in ourselves to be heroes. I believe that is an important message to be spreading.

There's just so much to love about this story. I could go on and on about it and honestly I probably already have. Something else to mention is that this story does not revolve around a romance between Nova and Adrian (though i do ship it, whoops). The plot is not directly impacted by this relationship and how it is developing. It is purely action and amazing character development. It's a YA book without the stereotypical villain falls for hero and immediately switches side. I really enjoyed that about this novel.

Overall this was an amazing read and i would 100% recommend it to anyone who is a fan of comics, or just amazing books in general. Marissa Meyer steers away from her usual fairy tale re-tellings and completely hits it out of the park. It is a long read but I enjoyed it every page of it. Kudos to her, i cannot wait for the second one :)