I’ve been a fan of Marissa Meyer’s pretty much from the start. When I got the email for the Renegades blog tour, I think I responded in all caps…especially when it came to choosing between the Anarchists and the Renegades. Guess which one I chose?
To celebrate Renegades, I’m going to be sharing some of my favorite villains in literature. But before we get to that, let’s check out the book!
Title: Renegades
Author: Marissa Meyer
Pages: 576
Pub Date: 11/7/17
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Find it: Fierce Reads | Indiebound | B&N | Amazon | GoodreadsFrom #1 New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer, comes a high-stakes world of adventure, passion, danger, and betrayal.
Secret Identities.
Extraordinary Powers.
She wants vengeance. He wants justice.The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies—humans with extraordinary abilities—who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone…except the villains they once overthrew.
Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice—and in Nova. But Nova’s allegiance is to a villain who has the power to end them both.
Sounds good, right?
So, this was supposed to be a top 10 list of villains, but once I started looking some up, I couldn’t stop. The villain is always my favorite and it almost seems like the more unforgivable they are, the more I love them.
Instead of a list, I’m just going to highlight a few because I found some awesome character art and it pretty much changed how I was going to do everything… But I digress.
Favorite Villains in Literature
“The bodies in my floor all trusted someone. Now I walk on them to tea.” –A Darker Shade of Magic
1. Astrid and Athos Dane in A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab — Okay, so these two are straight up creepy, but I love their devotion to each other and their goal. And extra points for matching outfits. {Art by Foxyclock}
“You know, I really hate children.” –TOotP movie
2. Professor Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling — I think what makes her extra awesome at being bad is that with all of the pink and kittens and that tinkling laugh and grandmotherly appearance, you’re expecting a hug instead of a pen that writes on the back of your hand.
“Fine,” he said with a weary shrug. “Make me your villain.”–Shadow and Bone
3. The Darkling in Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo — I’ll be totally honest: it’s been years since I read S&B and I don’t remember too much about why I loved the Darkling, only that I did. Plus, when I asked on Twitter who everyone’s favorite was, he was the majority winner. Even when I asked again and explicitly said not to answer with the Darkling. :D {The photo links back to Leigh’s old blog? I fell down the rabbit hole looking for the creator to credit properly, but after 20 minutes, I had to stop}
“Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, so she destroyed them all.” –The Rose Society
4. Adelina Amouteru in The Young Elites by Marie Lu — I loved Adelina from the beginning of this series. I loved seeing her struggle and succeed and love and hate and she’s absolutely horrible could not get enough of her. Even though I loathed most of her actions, I was still rooting for her up until the very end. {Art by Marie}
“She drifted towards the bedroom, on her way to have a bath or take a nap or start a war.” –Blue Lily, Lily Blue
5. Piper Greenmantle in Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater — Piper was the answer that Bahnree gave when I asked the question about favorite villains. I would have never thought of her, but she absolutely belongs here. {Art found on Twitter}
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MARISSA MEYER is the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles series, as well as the graphic novel Wires and Nerve: Vol. 1, and The Lunar Chronicles Coloring Book. Her first stand alone novel, Heartless, was also a #1 New York Times bestseller.
She lives in Tacoma, Washington, with her husband and their two daughters.
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Who are some of your favorite villains? On a scale of 1-10 how excited are you for Renegades?
I totally picked Anarchists for my tour stop too!! I love the villains. I always hated Umbridge worse than Voldemort– at least Voldemort admits he’s all about the darkness, Umbridge sits there in her pink grandma clothes and gets high on power. Gross. I also love Piper from TRC. She’s so much more kick-ass than her husband!
I agree with all of this!!
Thanks for reading and commenting!
Cool illustration and image Stacee :D
Thank you!! Some of the artwork I found was amazing!
My love for the Darkling is as deep and dark and the Unsea. XD Great list. Looking forward to reading Renegades.
Yes, he seems to be quite popular! :D
Thanks for reading and commenting!!
That is a whole bunch of awesome villains. Ahh. And scary ones. Rude ;) Gorgeous blog tour post Stacee. <3 Sigh. I love Marissa the very, very, very most. And I am DYING to read Renegades. <3 Waited forever and ever already :) Thank you for sharing lovely. <3
I am so excited for this! :) And I am so with you on Adelina and the Darkling. Thanks for sharing and, as always, fabulous post! <3