Renegade (Mila 2.0, #2)

by Debra Driza

This suspenseful, heart-wrenching follow-up to Debra Driza's MILA 2.0 will leave readers racing to turn the last page.

Mila is back on the run—this time with potential boyfriend Hunter by her side. As they search for a man who might know more about her mysterious past, Mila must rely on her android abilities to protect them from the people who want her dead. But embracing her identity as a machine leads her to question the state of her humanity, as well as Hunter's true intentions.

Fans of books filled with mystery and intrigue, like The Bourne Identity and I Am Number Four, will find everything they’re looking for in this exciting series, including several unexpected surprises.

• ISBN10: 0062090399
• ISBN13: 9780062090393
• Publish Date: 13 May 2014
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: Collins
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 448
• Language: English

Reviews

[bookishzelda]

The plot of Renegade is pretty action packed like the first book. There a little clues hinting to the answers to the readers questions before we do find the answers. I love a story like this that has a the thrill of mystery and being on the run. I actually wouldn’t have minded if Mila had been on the run on her own. I didn’t need a romantic aspect to help propel the story for me, it would have been fine without that. However it is definitely there.

I was pretty angry with Mila at the end of the first book because she made that stinking phone call. I was really bothered by the Hunter Mila relationship in both the first book and a bit in the second book. I couldn’t understand that if she liked Hunter so much why she would put him danger, especially after the way they tortured her mom to get to her. It would be one thing if she told him the truth and he made the decision to stay with her but she doesn’t. The whole thing does kind of come to a head during this book and honestly I wasn’t as upset with Hunter’s actions as Mila’s. She can act very spoiled and selfish. I think at the same time it’s a testament to how human like this Android girl is. As much as I found the whole relationship flustering, I think there was a point for it. We really see the softer more human side of Mila through Hunter.He brings out a different side of her.

Now Lucas makes a lot more sense to me to be the romantic interest. Even though he really isn’t. Mila definitely has a fondness for him and even though we don’t get to see him a ton I love his interactions with her. There is something comforting about Lucas. Like someone we know is actually on Mila’s side. I felt like everyone else was really up in the air on the trust factor. Even people her mom sends her to. You never know what people’s motivations are or if they will help her or not.

Getting back to Mila, I love her story. I love that she’s an android and that she is battling with that little of humanness she is feeling. It’s kind of strange and intriguing at times. I forgot often that she is not technically real. It made me wonder about what really makes her tick. I kept thinking there has to be more here, more to her than what we are seeing.

I don’t want to give away too much about this book because of that whole thrill aspect when you read. It was fast paced and the plot kept moving and had a lot of interesting twist and turns. As far as the ending, well there is reason that you are going to want to pick up book 3. I think if you enjoyed the first book then you will like this book. It does not lag the same way second books do sometimes because there is a lot of new information and things just keep on rolling. I liked that this book really stayed on track with the story and kept me interested the entire time. I’m curious to see how Mila’s story ends in the next the book.

[Ashley]

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I feel like I've been saying this about every "middle" book I've read lately, but here it goes: MILA 2.0 was a pretty good book, but it also had that second book lull.

Most of the problem was in the first three quarters of the book. It was just one big, long road trip. We never learned a ton of information and after a while, I started to get a bit bored. It just wasn't super thrilling. The characters were just moving from one place to the next, picking up a few super tiny breadcrumbs along the way.

I did kind of like seeing Mila and Hunter together, but I was also kind of mad at Mila. I so desperately wanted her to come clean to Hunter and tell him that she's an android. She almost did about 50 times, but each time she changed her mind at the last minute and it started to really piss me off!

Also there was one twist involving Hunter that I guessed very early on, so it was a bit frustrating that Mila totally didn't see it.

But putting that aside, Hunter was soooo sweet! He and Mila were really cute together and I love how we got a closer look at their relationship than in the first book.

Towards the end, things definitely did pick up. It was intense and somethings happened that I still can't believe actually happened! Like Mila shooting Hunter's stepdad! I can't believe she actually killed him! I expected her to overcome her emotions and not do it at the last minute... but nope. Debra Driza really set up the story well for book three. I'm curious to see how everything pans out!

[Suz @ Bookish Revelations]

If you're looking for a heart pounding, action packed, and emotional story you won't be disappointed with Renegade the sophomore follow up novel to Mila 2.0. This book was literally amazing, I seriously could not put it down. There were so many feels and emotions going through me as I sat mesmorized once again by this wickedly fantastically talented author, who has definitely become a favorite of mine. There are so many electrifying twists and turns, Renegade will leave you breathless and aching with anticipation. The stakes are raised higher in this book, completely jam packed with so much more danger and mystery. Trust is something that is not easily given, because the risks are way too high for Mila to risk her life.

There is absolutely no suffering from second book syndrome, when it comes to this highly anticipated novel. Mila, Hunter, and most of our favorite characters are back with even more mystery and suspense, intrigue and heart throbbing action that will blow your socks off. I absolutely loved reading this book, because the story just kept building and building, and you never know what was going to happen next until it did. It's pretty rare that I find a book that really suck me into the world that it's created and keep me that invested in it. Debra Driza is a phenomenal author who has immense talented and a wonderful wealth of creative imagination.

Hunter was a rather enjoyable character with questionable motives that Mila found hard to trust with her secret, because it would endanger her very life so much. I love that he was written in such a way where he was realistically flawed and also easy to connect with. Mila was stronger than ever in this one, I felt so much for her as she was questioning her own humanity at the same time, while trying to embrace her android abilities. My connection to her only grew stronger over the course of the book and I couldn't help but feel so many things for her. This book raises so many questions that it will literally leave your head spinning, trying to piece it all together.

You're just, you're really not going to want to miss out on this book, because it was probably the best one written and there's still more to come.