Nova a.k.a. Nightmare and Adrian a.k.a. Sketch are two powered people in a world full of prodigies, people with super capabilities. The Renegades are a group of vigilantes that emerged following the breakdown of society who have gone legit. But, of course, villains from the time before still lurk in shadows.

Sketch is a member of the Renegades. He is a true believer in justice and he’s assembled a sweet little crew of equally thoughtful and good crime fighters. He has a very strong moral center but he seems a little naive and unaware of everything going on in his orbit.

Nova has a few reasons to hate the Renegades. They’ve made promises they haven’t kept. She is smart and funny and has very strong beliefs about freedom and self-determination. Although, she may be putting her faith into folks who she shouldn’t. So, what happens when these two collide in this world where there is a lot of unacknowledged grey between the black and white?

I found this audio book entertaining. Sketch and Nova are fun characters and I liked the world building. You can see the inner turmoil and heavier themes of the novel (what is justice? why do we have governments? Who gets to decide how we live?) but there was a lot of set up in this book. There was action and drama, but I feel like the bigger story is being saved for the sequels. The big twist at the end was not really all that twisty and the reveal was a little bit meh. I liked this, don’t get me wrong, and I’ll probably read the next one, but this isn’t likely to make the Year end Top 5. It also ended a bit abruptly for my tastes. Maybe I’ve been watching too many K-dramas and I’ve gotten too used to a final episode that’s just fluff and tying up ends. This book is Rebecca Soler and Dan Bittner; they did an excellent job. So, this one is an okay from me. I’d give it a B. We’ll see how I feel after the next one.