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A review by chokinghalos
Rebel by Marie Lu
5.0
"It's a multicolor wonderland"
Trigger warnings: kidnapping.
In this dual POV between Eden and Daniel, Eden is tired of living in his brother's shadow. He wants to be recognized as who he is, not who he is because of his brother.
Daniel has his secrets and Eden starts having his own, getting involved in activities in the Undercity, which become dangerous once Daniel recognizes what Eden is doing. The two brothers frequently fight and either you're the oldest or the youngest sibling, you can connect with the reasoning of either of them.
There is a plot twist in the middle of the story, something that I rarely see in books, though this makes it progress towards the next one.
I could feel exactly what the characters are feeling, which is something I always cherish in books, I want them to make me feel something.
I think the romance was over the top since the book would be okay without it, though I'm not complaining! I'm happy with how things started and how things ended with the couples.
Probably my top 5 of favorite dystopians, the worldbuilding and narrative were so on point and I could imagine every scenario perfectly.
Trigger warnings: kidnapping.
In this dual POV between Eden and Daniel, Eden is tired of living in his brother's shadow. He wants to be recognized as who he is, not who he is because of his brother.
Daniel has his secrets and Eden starts having his own, getting involved in activities in the Undercity, which become dangerous once Daniel recognizes what Eden is doing. The two brothers frequently fight and either you're the oldest or the youngest sibling, you can connect with the reasoning of either of them.
There is a plot twist in the middle of the story, something that I rarely see in books, though this makes it progress towards the next one.
I could feel exactly what the characters are feeling, which is something I always cherish in books, I want them to make me feel something.
I think the romance was over the top since the book would be okay without it, though I'm not complaining! I'm happy with how things started and how things ended with the couples.
Probably my top 5 of favorite dystopians, the worldbuilding and narrative were so on point and I could imagine every scenario perfectly.