📖 Archenemies

Let me tell you: Renegades is my favorite superhero fiction book series ever. The plot itself is good: The two lead protagonists both have secrets to keep and are pretending to be someone they're not, which creates a dynamic that's both fun to read and oftentimes very funny. The power system is interesting, engaging, and somehow balanced, despite Adrian's power, and every single character is unique and badass in their own ways. The first book pulled me in hook, line, and sinker, which is why I was so utterly thrilled when I realized it was a trilogy and not a one-shot. I approached Archnemesis the same way I approached the 2nd season of Wednesday: Begging for it to be good, begging it to live up to its predecessor. And boy, like Wednesday Season 2, Archnemesis delivered. The story opens up with Nova again, who is masquerading as a superhero fighting for good within the crime-stopping organization known as "The Renegades." The other protagonist, Adrian, drops in not too long later. He's an actual Renegade, but he's posing as the "Sentinel," a crime-fighting vigilante who doesn't condone to Renegade rules. The two obviously have romantic tension, and the fact they're both keeping secrets at the same time while trying to act normal around each other and their teammates is simultaneously hilarious and endearing. While all of that's happening, the crime organization that Nova works for, the Anarchists, are plotting their revenge on the Renegades for taking them down all those years ago. Normally, I'd go over more of the plot, but that intro already sets up a lot of things to think about. The tense but friendly atmosphere because their friends are still oblivious to what they're hiding, and hilarious stress between Adrian and Nova as they each try to hide their secrets during conversations, too wrapped up in coming up with clever lies to notice each others'. The exposition is amazing; the plot itself is already a pretty good idea, and any good idea paired with wonderful execution is bound to work well. Also, the cover art looks phenomenal as well. The first book looked good, this one looks good, everything looks good. Recommended for fans of superhero fiction or sci-fi!

让我告诉你:《叛逆者》是我最喜欢的超级英雄小说系列。 故事本身不错:两位主角都有秘密要保守,都在装成不是自己的样子,这种设定既有趣又常常令人捧腹。尽管阿德里安的能力很强,但整个能力体系却很有趣、引人入胜且平衡得当。每个角色都独具特色,个性十足。 第一本书让我彻底着迷,所以当我发现它是一个三部曲而不是单行本时,我兴奋极了。 我对待《阿克内米西斯》的态度和对待《星期三》第二季一样:祈求它能出色,祈求它能不辜负前作。 而且,《星期三》第二季的《宿敌》这一集,真的太精彩了。 故事开篇再次聚焦诺娃,她乔装成一位超级英雄,在名为"叛逆者"的打击犯罪组织中为正义而战。不久之后,另一位主角阿德里安登场。他是真正的叛逆者成员,但却假扮成"哨兵",一位不遵守叛逆者组织规则的打击犯罪的义警。 这两人之间显然有着浪漫的张力,而他们同时都在保守着秘密,却还要在彼此和队友面前装作一切正常,这种情形既令人捧腹又惹人喜爱。 就在这一切发生的同时,诺娃效力的犯罪组织"无政府主义者"正在密谋向多年前将他们击垮的"叛逆者"组织复仇。 通常情况下,我会多讲讲剧情,但这段开头已经设定了很多值得思考的内容。因为朋友们仍对他们的秘密一无所知,所以那种紧张又友好的氛围,还有阿德里安和诺娃在交谈时为了各自隐瞒秘密而产生的搞笑压力,他们俩都忙着编造巧妙的谎言,以至于没注意到对方的。 这部作品的阐述令人惊叹;其情节本身就是一个相当不错的构思,而任何好的构思再配上出色的执行,必然效果出众。 此外,封面设计也十分出色。第一本书的封面就很好看,这一本也好看,每一本都好看。 推荐给超级英雄小说或科幻小说的粉丝!