Nova has grown up in an age where prodigies, or people with “superpowers”, have gone from being despised and feared to being loved. Unfortunately, a huge war was what it took to make this happen, and Nova was part of the Anarchists, the losing side of that war. Now that the Renegades, or the “good guys” are so beloved by the people, Nova and the rest of the Anarchists want revenge, especially since the Renegades are not quite as perfect or particularly helpful as they would like people to believe.

Although Nova would be considered a “bad guy” in the story, you cannot help but feel for her and notice redeeming qualities such as loyalty and resourcefulness. These qualities make her character well-developed and interesting. The unexpected cliff-hanger at the end of the book may have left some unresolved conflicts (or new problems for the characters to face in future novels), but this only adds to the fantastic plot.

I would recommend this book to anyone who loves superheroes, conflict, and just a hint of deception on both sides of the playing field to pull everything together. Some similar books are the Carve the Mark duology by Veronica Roth and the Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer.