Enemies to lovers? No, enemies and lovers.

Archenemies is the second book in the Renegades trilogy, and the tension only increases from here. As I've said before, my favorite part of this series is the escalation of the stakes, and apparently, I also just love the secret identity trope. I'm not really a huge fan of the enemies-to-lovers trope anymore, but I don't mind it too much in this series.
With Nightmare presumed dead, the Renegades have moved on to bigger plans involving Agent N. Nova still intends to follow through with her plans to infiltrate the Renegades, and she has a new goal in mind involving Ace Anarchy's helmet. I've seen other reviews saying this one has a slower pace than the first, but, honestly, I didn't notice much difference. Admittedly, there is less action overall, but it's replaced by other forms of tension. It was also nice to see a more domestic side of the Renegades. I don't know whether I prefer this book or the first one because I prefer the tension of this one but the twistiness and action scenes from the first.
I really enjoyed getting to see more of some of the side characters in this book. Callum is super cool because of the unconventionality of his ability. Danna stresses me out constantly, which is probably why she isn't my favorite. I love seeing Ruby and Oscar's relationship progress and I would totally read a prequel about them. Adrian is a bit boring in this one because his investigation into his mother's killer takes a backseat to the rest of the story, but I still like his character. Nova is, once again, my favorite just because she's cool and her perspective mixed with her internal conflict is intriguing.
Archenemies is the exciting sequel to Renegades, perfect for fans of YA sci-fi novels and superheroes.

4.25/5