Archenemies by Marissa Meyer

Archenemies (Renegades Trilogy, #2)

by Marissa Meyer

A story of superheroes, villains, vengeance and forbidden love, Archenemies by Marissa Meyer is the fabulous sequel to the New York Times-bestselling Renegades.

Time is running out.
Together, they can save the world.
But they are each other's worst nightmare.

Nova's double life is about to get a lot more complicated:

As Insomnia, she is a fully-fledged member of the Renegades, a syndicate of powerful and beloved superheroes.

As Nightmare, she is an Anarchist - a group of of villains who are determined to destroy the Renegades. Nova wants vengeance against the so-called heroes who once failed her when she needed them most.

But as Nova, her feelings for Adrian are deepening, despite the fact that he is a Renegade and the son of her sworn enemies and, unbeknownst to Nova, he has some dangerous secrets of his own.

The line between good and evil has been blurred, but too much power could mean the end of their city - and the world - as they know it.

Reviewed by Kat @ Novels & Waffles on

4 of 5 stars

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** Buddy Read with my favorite hooman, May**

I think Marissa Meyers just must be better at writing sequels than she is at writing first books. Which is strange, because most authors are the opposite. But I nevertheless enjoyed Archenemies wayyyy more than I did Renegades.

A brief and non-exhaustive list of my random thoughts:
-Oscar and Ruby were legit one of the best parts of this book.
-Nova and Adrien's extreeeemmmmeeelly slow burn is everything.
-My soft boi Callum is a cinnamon roll. I low-key adore his super powers.
-Pretty much all the characters in this book are so fun. Meyers is great at writing characters that I love.
- THAT ENDING. IT KILLED ME. I NEED THE NEXT BOOOK LIKE, YESTERDAY.
-The stakes have been amped and I can't wait to see how it all goes down in book three.
-I loved the themes explored, especially how the difference between revenge and justice is questioned.


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