Review of Rebel

I am giving this book 3.5/5 stars. This book was more interesting than Prodigy, but not as interesting as Legend. Maybe more like Champion, in my honest opinion.

I wasn't really interested in the beginning. It went slow and didn't feel like it was starting until around half way through the book. The beginning gives a lot of information on Antarctica's technology (which I was glad to learn more about) and I loved seeing how Day and Eden work through their past traumas and relationship struggles. I liked seeing how the Republic is handling things after war and what happens to Day and June after the events at the end of Champion. It goes over different types of relationship tensions and how their lives have changed and are going. I think it could have been shortened at least a little bit though.

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We don't see Eden's bullies after the Level system is shut down. I found myself wondering what was happening to them and how they were affected. They weren't big characters in the beginning, and if they had nothing important to add to the story, then why add them? They just felt incomplete to me...

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I really enjoyed the ending of the book (especially the very last scene). Near the end, it picked up more speed and got interesting. I wanted to read it more than I had in the start. I think I may have started to go into a reading slump while reading the beginning of this book, but near the end I was partially pulled out of it, which was a relief.

I feel like it was mainly focused on Eden rather than Daniel, which was kind of disappointing for me because I would have liked it to be even between them. I enjoyed seeing their brotherly bond. In the last books we didn't get to dive into it and really unpack it. 

We got to meet new people that added to the story. Pressa has to be my new favorite character, with Hann closely following. This book gave me much more closure than Champion had, and I am glad to see how things worked out for June, Day, Eden, and the Republic.


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Synopsis:

Respect the Legend. Idolize the Prodigy. Celebrate the Champion. But never underestimate the Rebel.
With unmatched suspense and her signature cinematic storytelling, #1 New York Times–bestselling author Marie Lu plunges readers back into the unforgettable world of Legend for a truly grand finale.

Eden Wing has been living in his brother’s shadow for years. Even though he’s a top student at his academy in Ross City, Antarctica, and a brilliant inventor, most people know him only as Daniel Wing’s little brother.

A decade ago, Daniel was known as Day, the boy from the streets who led a revolution that saved the Republic of America. But Day is no longer the same young man who was once a national hero. These days he’d rather hide out from the world and leave his past behind. All that matters to him now is keeping Eden safe―even if that also means giving up June, the great love of Daniel’s life.

As the two brothers struggle to accept who they’ve each become since their time in the Republic, a new danger creeps into the distance that’s grown between them. Eden soon finds himself drawn so far into Ross City’s dark side, even his legendary brother can’t save him. At least not on his own . . .

Reading log: December 11, 2019 - December 24, 2019