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Rebel Born

(Secondborn #3)

Amy A. Bartol (Goodreads Author)

3.74 · Rating details · 4,503 ratings · 605 reviews

Roselle faces a mind-reeling showdown with the deep state agent controlling her psyche....

Roselle St. Sismode is many things: victim of a conspiracy, unwilling host of an ever-evolving mind algorithm, spy for a rebel army, and heir to the Fate of Swords. As a warrior, she’s also the anticipated main event at the Secondborn Trials. When the opening ceremonies er

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Jun 03, 2019 Danielle Zimmerman rated it it was ok

Shelves: badass-ladies, for-hypable

I have no idea what I read. I mean, I know I read Rebel Born, but it didn't at all feel like the third (and final) installment of the Secondborn series that I came to really enjoy.

Though I was lukewarm on the first novel, Traitor Born really captured my attention as well as my heart. It took all of the concepts of the first book and really dove into them, giving us all a clearer view of the world Roselle lives in. Not only that, but it really got deep into its characters and made us care about t I have no idea what I read. I mean, I know I read Rebel Born, but it didn't at all feel like the third (and final) installment of the Secondborn series that I came to really enjoy.

Though I was lukewarm on the first novel, Traitor Born really captured my attention as well as my heart. It took all of the concepts of the first book and really dove into them, giving us all a clearer view of the world Roselle lives in. Not only that, but it really got deep into its characters and made us care about them.

Rebel Born throws all of that progress out the window in favor of introducing completely new concepts that, in all other cases, would be concepts you'd see in a first book, not a third. There are new sci-fi/tech elements that seem to come almost completely out of left field as well as some very fantastical god-related ideas that are introduced but never explored.

In fact, a lot of the new ideas as well as characters are interesting in theory and cause quite a stir in their introduction. However, they're never explored. They're wrapped up with a weird packaging material that's supposed to pass as a bow or completely forgotten about. There actually came a few points in the novel, both in the middle as well as about 15 pages from the end, where I questioned whether I had the book count of this series wrong. These new elements made it seem like the story was actually going to stretch into 4 books (ESPECIALLY during the final chapter), but then an epilogue hits that basically sums up what would've happened in a fourth book. It's SO ODD.

If these elements would've been introduced earlier or, at least, have been *hinted* at earlier, I think they would've landed better. But they weren't and so they don't. (Also, on a similar note, it's so sad that all of the world-building work the first two novels did was completely demolished and practically ignored. This seriously could've been a brand new story with characters we've never met before and it would've stood on its own. For the most part.)

Also, while a lot of aspects of this novel go unexplained or unexplored, there's so much exposition here. Like, an overwhelming amount. So much of the novel is Roselle trying to explain something, either to the reader or to other characters. It's so much telling with very little showing, and I still have only a vague concept of what she was actually talking about.

I was so looking forward to seeing how this series ended and where all of the characters I cared so much about ended up, but Rebel Born just fell completely flat for me. I don't know what was going on while the author was writing the end of the book, but it's uncharacteristitcally, drastically, and sadly rushed.

Like another reviewer stated in her review here, I think, for my benefit, I'm just going to pretend that the series was a duology and apply my own headcanon as an epilogue here. I hate leaving a negative review here, but I just can't suggest this book to fans of the series. It's not at all a satisfying ending in the ways that really count. ...more

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Mar 18, 2018 Ashlee » Library In The Country rated it it was amazing

Shelves: continue-this-series

FIVE FATED STARS!

I love love loved this conclusion to the Secondborn trilogy! Amy is one of my favorite authors and this book wrapped up the story nice and tight in a way I feel will make everyone happy, no matter whose team you’re on. 😏

That said, the story went in a direction I never could have anticipated but was definitely on board with! Roselle is the strongest she’s ever been and she knows what and who she wants. The revelations in this were so cool and I could have read even more about Spe ...more

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May 28, 2019 Aly rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: age-new-adult

1.5/5 stars

Ok see this...This is what I was afraid of.

It seriously pains me to rate it this low, but I can't give it any higher rating.

So. Rebel Born. What the hell happened to this series?

This book is so different from what Secondborn started as. You could change the names of the characters and BAM new series. Character re-introductions were off-putting, especially those like Clifton. We get slightly more development in characters from Traitor Born, such as Reykin, but besides that... Meh? I f ...more

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Jun 02, 2018 Amber rated it liked it

Shelves: young-adult, dystopian-post-apocolyptic, reviewed, sci-fi-or-futuristic-romance

I need more REYKIN, and I need him now!!

I will go down with this ship photo 416_zpsnaq0swi1.gif

Also, there finally better be some rockin' Reykin sexy times in this book, Amy.

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Jun 23, 2019 My_Strange_Reading rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2019-reading-challenge, young-adult, sci-fi, dystopian

#strangesummerreading No. 6 Rebel Born by Amy Bartol ☀️☀️ (2.5 Sunshines) The conclusion to this trilogy was sadly very disappointing. Bartol is a truly gifted writer. Her Premonition series is one of my all time favorite reads and series, and the first two books for the series were amazing--keep you up late at night amazing, but I just don't think she knew where she was going with this final installment.

Here are my major issues:
⚔️ The first two books read more like dystopian novels with a touc ...more

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Jul 04, 2019 Mindy Lou's Book Review rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2019, pnr-scifi-fantasy

Rebel Born is the final installment in the Secondborn series. This is not a standalone book, therefor you will want to start with book 1.

This final installment has a completely different vibe than book 1 or 2. You do get a glimpse of what's to come at the very end of book 2, but I didn't realize the story was going to change so much.

I'm not unhappy about it. I still read this in one sitting and ended up being very happy with the ending, but there is a small part of me that wished the author had ...more

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Jun 04, 2019 JayElle rated it did not like it

Shelves: in-my-library

What did I just read?!

I would describe it as Hercules meets the Matrix, with alternate dimensions.

It pains me to rate this 1/5 - but Goodreads says 1 star is "did not like", and well, I didn't. The previous books explored power/control, the failings of a flawed class system, and rebellion in a world with moderately advanced tech. I was looking forward to seeing that world reborn, and seeing Roselle come into her own. This book didn't continue with any of that, and did not feel like a natural ex What did I just read?!

I would describe it as Hercules meets the Matrix, with alternate dimensions.

It pains me to rate this 1/5 - but Goodreads says 1 star is "did not like", and well, I didn't. The previous books explored power/control, the failings of a flawed class system, and rebellion in a world with moderately advanced tech. I was looking forward to seeing that world reborn, and seeing Roselle come into her own. This book didn't continue with any of that, and did not feel like a natural extension of the first two Secondborn books. Everything that happens in this book, including the laws of physics and history, seems completely new, and came from nowhere. Rename the characters, and it would be an entirely new story.

Had this been a new series, the concept was ok, but way too much exposition. I stopped caring about all of the characters before the end. Even Reykin, who I adored in book 2, fell flat.

This is what I wish had happened:
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Jun 10, 2019 Amanda Kratz rated it it was ok

What the heck? What? This is the end of the secondborn series? Did I get the right book? What happened?

I feel like the characters have been plucked up out of their story and thrown into an entirely new world, with new factions, enemies, powers and rules. (Well that actually does happen). This book plot wise just takes such a trippy and unexpected turn and goes off down this weird rabbit hole of a matrix type of world. It is hard to follow and just weird and out of place. I hated it.

So I will ad What the heck? What? This is the end of the secondborn series? Did I get the right book? What happened?

I feel like the characters have been plucked up out of their story and thrown into an entirely new world, with new factions, enemies, powers and rules. (Well that actually does happen). This book plot wise just takes such a trippy and unexpected turn and goes off down this weird rabbit hole of a matrix type of world. It is hard to follow and just weird and out of place. I hated it.

So I will admit on the whole the world building for this series has been dismal. Not just bad but absolutely terrible. It is a fact I have chosen to ignore because I loved the characters and the story and I could ignore the massively egregious state of the world. I took everything for face value and tried not to over think it. (Because if I did oh my gosh the math doesn’t even come close to making sense and it just kills me). But it was consistent. So here we have some back story that was never provided in the first 2 trying to make sense of the world - okay its a stretch but alright fine the world finally has a back story. Brief Yay! Now we do a complete loop-d-loop and dive off into bizarro land where this book seems complete weird and disconnected from the first two. I mean we always had a bit of a scy-fy fantasy feel - ships, fusion guns, fusion blades, kill drones, etc but this goes to an extreme cyborgs, clones, biotech, mind control, mind reading, genetic enhancements, A.I., matrix-y borg hive mind machine, dragon eggs, talking dragon-cyborgs, self regeneration, immortality, sleeper cylons, body snatching, visions of the future. It is just too much and has nothing to do with the weird dystopian fate system of second borns. (You know the title to the entire series) Then we introduce gods, goddesses, & reincarnated gods. I mean we did have a hint there was a pantheon but it was glossed over as party dress up in the second book. I just can’t see past the crappy world building anymore nope nope nope.

The characters: Where did they go for the first half of the book? Oh my gosh we spend so much with Roselle’s introspection and just observations. The main reason I have kept going with this series is the romance and the characters and they just disappeared *poof* Many characters were killed at the end of book 2 so you’d expect those that survived to boom 3 to be important and we’d develop them a bit more right? Nope! Slaughter slaughter death death. No warning. No dialogue or discussion. I was so disconnected. Where is the series I loved? It takes almost 150 pages to get back to something that even feels similar to the first 2 books and by then I’m so defeated by getting there.

Everything feels so rushed and yet at the same time it is so repetitive. They stop and explain boring pseudo science stuff but then just gloss over things like a major character’s death. Then it repeats it again in case you had difficulty following it the first time.The writing is so sloppy and so all over the place it doesn’t even feel like the same author.

The romance - I have never seen a weirder and dodgy way of dealing with a love triangle. 2 guys in love with the same girl - they both possibly can’t have what they want without having to share - or can they?

They leave the story wide open to continue on but after this weird mind bend I’m going to have to say no. I do not want to read more of this world. ...more

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Jun 07, 2019 Salsera1974 rated it did not like it

What in the name of hot messes was this?

The first two books in this series were wonderful explorations of power, caste, political struggle, and war. We even had a nice little love triangle whose resolution was easy to predict, but was still satisfying. Now, in book 3, rather than building on the momentum from those two books, we get some weird foray into myth, legend, high-level physics, and world building that simply doesn’t work. Even worse, the romance was simultaneously flat and absurd beca ...more

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Sep 04, 2019 Jennifer rated it liked it

Shelves: challenge, imagine-that, bowties-are-cool

Agent Crow has taken over the Virtues with his Black Zeroes and captured Roselle with the intent of turning her into one as well. He succeeds for a time, but Roselle's implant behaves differently than the rest, allowing her to defy his orders. Eventually, she escapes Crow's clutches to reunite with the rebel force and form a plan to take down Crow.

First, if you are going to read this book, you might want to go back and reread the 2nd book. I jumped right in and it was a mistake. We've been waiti ...more

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May 22, 2019 Elisa Glendenning rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2019-reads, sci-fi, dystopian, ya

A long anticipated conclusion to the Second Born series, which did not disappoint. I couldn’t put it down.
At the end of Traitor Born, Roselle (the main character) was left in dire circumstances after a heart-rending cliffhanger. At the onset of Rebel Born, we discover that Roselle has been implanted with new technology by a pioneering technician. Forced to work with the sadistic Agent Crow and separated from her allies; Roselle has to find a way to escape from her nightmare existence, adapt to h ...more

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Nov 24, 2019 Mel (Epic Reading) rated it liked it

Shelves: library-print, arc-netgalley

This conclusion to the three book series Secondborn lacks the intrigue, politics, and mystery of it's two predecessors. As the series progressed into book 2 it held most of these elements with a slight increase in the science fiction aspects of the story. But our lead gal remained the same and her narrative was very compelling. Unfortunately book 3, Rebel Born, by Bartol is a bit of a mess. It takes our fantasy world and adds too much technology, too quickly.

Pet Peeve
Nothing bothers me more in ...more

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Sep 25, 2019 Sophie "Beware Of The Reader" rated it liked it

Small bite review here.

I was so excited for this book as I am a fan of Roselle St Sismode through and through. She is the epitome of badass heroine!
I also adored the first two books and Amy left us on a huge cliffhanger with things having taken a turn for the worst!

Yet this story completely missed the mark with me.

Did I love Roselle? Absolutely! She is still a fantastic female character.
Did I get my favorite love interest? Yes and with a cherry on top as Amy has a huge imagination.
Was it boring? ...more

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Jun 18, 2019 Hannah rated it it was ok

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I vote to rename the book “Acidborn” because Amy Bartol must have dropped acid, sat down at her computer and typed out her trip to write this book.
In the first few chapters she absolutely destroys the entire premise she built up in the first two books. (A la game of thrones where anything can happen at the end and the plot doesn’t matter) It’s almost an entirely different novel that just happens to have some of the same characters.
The stretch from a highly advanced civilization like the Fates I vote to rename the book “Acidborn” because Amy Bartol must have dropped acid, sat down at her computer and typed out her trip to write this book.
In the first few chapters she absolutely destroys the entire premise she built up in the first two books. (A la game of thrones where anything can happen at the end and the plot doesn’t matter) It’s almost an entirely different novel that just happens to have some of the same characters.
The stretch from a highly advanced civilization like the Fates in the first two books to an enemy that exists purely as an advanced technology or even advanced life form is totally plausible. But I shouldn’t need multiple degrees to follow a young adult novel. Trying to explain complex scientific and technological theories is possible but a lot of the time arduous and boring. Amy didn’t even really do that well. She tried to explain her new “plot” while keeping the pace of the book and tying all of her ends up in nice little bows, but it just wasn’t possible. There was absolutely no foundation for the path she took this book. She is having to explain an entire theory and lay all of the ground work from scratch to finish a trilogy, because she burned the ground work from the first two books. She barely mentions the premises of the fates and things that happened in the previous books, but it would almost confuse me when she did mention them because it did not fit into this book’s plot AT ALL.
In the first few chapters Roselle is taken out of the world of the fates and dropped into the plot of something called “the Spectrum” an advanced AI that was the brain child of Agent Crow (who also happens to be over 200 yrs old) and was built in secret for decades. The AI is everywhere and evolving at an alarming rate. But don’t worry, somehow there are also gods of old, reawakened and sort-of ready to help you fight, but not really. Oh and while I’m thinking about it, there’s also an alternate universe/plane that was created? Or maybe it was always there because there are now also other alternate universes. It’s unclear because at this point she’s clearly just making it up as she goes.
It does have a satisfying ending, if you think no real ending and she just got sick of writing is a satisfying ending. There’s an epic battle that couldn’t possible be won by our few, but mighty, heros. And truly, it isn’t won. Agent Crow’s clones kill Reykin, which pisses Roselle off enough for her to be able to kill thousands of clones at once. She’s done this before in the book, killed Crow’s physical body, but that did nothing to stop him because he exists as The Spectrum now. Why does he now stop coming after Roselle in other physical forms? Now he is willing to lay dormant as everyone slowly roots out all of his anchors and destroys them? Not to mention, Roselle 2.0. Amy couldn’t pick between Roselle having to chose between her two love interests, so she literally created a new universe with a second Roselle and Hawthorne so she could have both Reykin and Hawthorne. In summary, they don’t defeat Crow he just stops doing crow-like things, Roselle gets her happily ever after in two separate universes, but they are all working together in harmony to defeat the big bad that isn’t so big or bad anymore...just because.
If you’re wondering about the fates of the republic, they are mentioned again in the epilogue, for continuity I guess.
I’ve just touched the tip of the WTF iceberg. I have no idea what happened to Rebelborn and I wouldn’t be the least but surprised if Amy Bartol came out and said it was all a prank and the real book will be released at a future date.
I’m giving it two stars because I loved the first two books enough to actually finish this one.
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Jun 09, 2019 Storm Jarvis rated it liked it

Felt like the conclusion to the story was very rushed. We were introduced to a whole new idea and then it ends with nothing? It skips ahead with no details of how they are doing anything. I would have like to see how they removed the anchors and how Reykin and Roselle's love grew. I would have loved to see into Crows mind as she took over him unlocking his memories, maybe he was a villain closer to Brennus only twisted by something deeper. Defnitely did not satisfy any questions I had, only made ...more

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Aug 01, 2019 Kacy❁ rated it liked it

Okay wow. I've never had such mixed feeling over a book before..especially when it comes to rating? I'm so torn. 90% of this book was a solid 4 stars...then that ending. Did I really read the end of a series? That was an end? What the hell.

I absolutely loved the way this book was going. The twist was weird and random and awesome I loved it. But then the end was rushed and it upsets me because in my opinion it ruins a whole damn series when the ending is rushed and there is all of that buildup o ...more

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Jun 05, 2019 Amanda Lee rated it did not like it

What a disappointment

I Loved the other books in this series and couldn't wait for this final installment. This plot devolved into the matrix. I thought the originality of the first books were lost.
Made me wish I had never began the serie ...more

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Jun 20, 2019 Amy rated it liked it

I want to rate this book higher, but I honestly just can't. I was frustrated throughout most of it. I mean seriously, I loved Secondborn and Traitor Born but this book just didn't match up with the first two...and I re-read the first two immediately before reading this, so the tone change was fairly harsh.

So here's why it didn't work for me (view spoiler) ...more

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Nov 14, 2018 Rachel rated it it was ok

Shelves: kindle-unlimited, series-ill-be-back

I am so sad about this one. I LOVED the first 2 books and couldn't wait to get my hands on it. This final installment did a full 180 to full sci-fi mode and I was so confused at times. I still love the characters but it was so different from the previous books I couldn't get into it. ...more

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Jun 07, 2019 Jordan Panther rated it did not like it

Suuuuper disapointed with this 3rd & final book. If you didn't like how the Divergent series ended, you're not going to like this book either.
The first two books had an awesome storyline with consistent characters that fought for something bigger than themselves. Then the author decided to change the whole purpose of the characters in the 3rd book. The story took a super abrupt left turn, the characters were flat, & then wrapped up with an ending that felt rushed. I LOVED the first 2 books & am ...more

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May 24, 2019 Nicketa Fox rated it it was amazing

I had already pre-purchased this book, but I was lucky to get this book early from Netgalley and read it as an ARC.

It really took a detour from where the first and second books seemed to be leading it. It was a bit different. Enjoyable, but different. There were certain aspects and story lines that I didn’t seem to get as they weren’t really in keeping with the first and second books. Still super great and focused on the main characters and secondary characters. We also got answers for characte I had already pre-purchased this book, but I was lucky to get this book early from Netgalley and read it as an ARC.

It really took a detour from where the first and second books seemed to be leading it. It was a bit different. Enjoyable, but different. There were certain aspects and story lines that I didn’t seem to get as they weren’t really in keeping with the first and second books. Still super great and focused on the main characters and secondary characters. We also got answers for characters that seemed to disappear or moved on.
In contrast to the first two books I also noted there weren’t as many quotes to highlight or that really stood out. This isn’t a biggie really, I just love a good quote that you won’t read anywhere and that stays in your mind. I’ll always remember Dunes advice in book one “never outlive your usefulness to the pack”, and Roselles “in our darkest moments we are at our best”. Like i said. I love a good quote.
The only two things I didn’t really like were it detracted from the main idea of the first two books and I thought it would focus on the trials a bit more since there was a bit of emphasis on it in the first two books. The second thing is i thought that there would be a bit more of a bang in the end. There was a bang, but not quite like where Roselle takes on the death dealers in the second book at the Gods and Demons party.

Crow remains my favourite villain. He took his crazy to a new level and I loved it. I thought that we should have maybe seen a bit more of what he did to Roselle or move of what he made her do while she was in no-mans land. I thought bringing her out of there and showing her everything he’d made her do would be another way of him hurting her and being all “villainy”.

Roselle is still the ultimate badass. She didn’t have as many kick butt moments but she’s Roselle so she gets a pass.

Reykin, reykin, reykin. I’m still in love with him in this book as much as the last one. Nothing changed. I can’t say anything more than I love him.

We meet a new character in this book and he may have stolen the show for me. If Amy starts a new series I hope he’s in my it. His dry seriousness was great and I had a few lol moments.

I was so excited and really loved the story. Out of the three books in this series I would have to say that the second book is my favourite; however, there were things in this book that were better than the others. ...more

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Sep 29, 2019 Alaina rated it liked it

Shelves: 2019, fantasy, 2019-arcs, sci-fi, fiction

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Rebel Born was a book that I was so excited to dive into. It has been a while since I've read the previous books in this series but I honestly didn't care. Again, I was just so excited so I figured that hey - things might come back to me. Yeah, they didn't.. it was rough.

YET, I still enjoyed this one. It did start off a bit slow for me and I just kept waiting for it to get better. Unfortunately, it was just okay. Not going ...more

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Jun 10, 2019 Shannon rated it it was ok

I'm unsure what to say. (No worries, no spoilers.)

You wait a year for a new release conclusion to what was building to an amazingly detailed series... And then *splat*.

Everything came out of left field in this book. If she tried to build up to this sci-fi grand conclusion in the previous books, she was too subtle.

And just to note, the book was too short and felt rushed to just close it up as it was.

Comments stated by Roselle that things were "too difficult to explain" and "I just don't think ...more

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Sep 24, 2019 Alexys DeVaughn rated it did not like it

SPOILERS
Anyone wanna explain what the heck just happened because I have no idea...
This book took a huge turn from the other two, and sadly i cant say it was for the better. Amy has always been an author who's name I would give off when asked for my favorite authors, so i'm surprised at how disappointing the ending of this series proved to be. In the first two books there wasn't even a subtle hint to the gods being real...then BAM, they're everywhere and HEY!! shes one too. That really threw m SPOILERS
Anyone wanna explain what the heck just happened because I have no idea...
This book took a huge turn from the other two, and sadly i cant say it was for the better. Amy has always been an author who's name I would give off when asked for my favorite authors, so i'm surprised at how disappointing the ending of this series proved to be. In the first two books there wasn't even a subtle hint to the gods being real...then BAM, they're everywhere and HEY!! shes one too. That really threw me for a loop. What had pulled me into the series had been all the action and a kickass heroine, but with this book all of it was just thrown out the window and replaced with science and her powers.
Overall this book just felt messy and thrown together. It was overwhelming and felt crammed together. I completely felt no attachment to the characters or the book by the end of it. Take Clifton for example; he was in there, but the Clifton we had come to know and love just wasn't THERE. All he was made into was throwing himself at Roselle and wanting his powers. Not to mention how suddenly Roselle chose Reykin, it was like she just chose who she wanted over night. Like her insisting to Clifton she was going to marry Reykin came out of no where. Was anyone else absent for that being talked about? Then again that could be because Hawthorne was taken out in the beginning of the book, only to be brought back in to be thrown in with the alternate Roselle, which felt like a total cop out. This whole book just felt so scrambled to me that i had to make myself finish it.
Gods, AIs, alternate universes, and an irritating protagonist with no actual plot, forced together= this book. Also found it really annoying how she struggled with all the crows (why there was a need to create so many I have no idea) the whole book,but she gets rid of thousands in mere seconds at the end.
Rebel Born had so much potential so its a shame it wasn't actually used.
If you're reading this do yourself a favor, read Second Born and Traitor Born, then just imagine yourself a better end t0 the series.

(I know this is brutally honest but I can't make myself be anything but.)
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Jun 17, 2019 Petra rated it did not like it

Just finished reading the book that i barely waited to hit the shelves(given how much i enjoyed the first two)..... and to be honest I'm heartbroken and sad.
I don't know what to say...mentally and emotionally i was left at the end of book 2.Like i was reading a completely different book from what was in the previous two.In the first two we have the idea of changing the status quo of treating humans(secondborns) like disposable things and fighting for a change and a new feature and all of a sudde ...more

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Jun 04, 2019 Tessa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Wow!

I didn't expect the book to take the turn it did. It was intense, and things were never at rest. The fast pace matched what was happening, and the feeling of tension never left my shoulders until the end. It takes up where the last book left off. Honest truth, some of it was truly sad but necessary. It made the first two seem almost slow (which they weren't).

That said, I LOVED it. The tension, the horror of what was going on, and even the bittersweet part (I did get teary-eyed at a part). H ...more

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Jun 13, 2019 Christy LoveOfBooks rated it did not like it

Shelves: e-book, read-in-2019

I'm so damn happy to be done with this series, but mainly this book. The first two were irritating, but they had that addictive quality to them that made me need to keep reading. This one, though, was a struggle to get through. I was ready for Roselle to drown in tears. Seriously, the TEARS and SOBS ...

"Tears cloud my vision"
"I choke back my desire to sob"
"I hold back fresh tears"
"I bite my lip to keep from sobbing"
"Tears sting my eyes"
"blink, forcing back more tears"
"I swallow back tears"
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Aug 06, 2019 Hayley rated it did not like it

What did I just read? Not since Fate of the Tearling have I been so blindsided and disappointed in the end of a trilogy (honorable mention goes to the Divergent Series). What started as a series about an overpopulated distopia and overthrowing a chaste system/government devolved into a sci-fi/matrix/ alternate universe whimper of a story. Complete with some deus ex machina brain implants. It's like she got bored of her current story and pitched a new series, only to have her publisher make her c ...more

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Jun 07, 2019 Jina | BookRampage rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-in-2019

What a fucking whirlwind. How can you even review this book?! There’s just SO MUCH to cover. If you’re looking at this review and haven’t even read the first two books, WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE???

This book is Dystopian, Sci-Fi then went into the realm of Fantasy? I don’t know but holy tits does it work. Also, Reykinnnnnm, my bae, my boo forever.

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Jun 08, 2019 Dominique rated it liked it

Shelves: kindle-unlimited

I loved the first 2 books and eagerly awaited this third one only to be disappointed.... I am all up for evolving stories but this was a whole different story with nothing to 2 with the first 2 books :(
alternate worlds, clones, AI, gods.... was I smoking something while reading this???

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Author of the Secondborn Series:
Secondborn (Book 1)
Traitor Born (Book 2)
Rebel Born (Book 3)

Author of the Premonition Series:
Inescapable (Book 1)
Intuition (Book 2)
Indebted (Book 3)
Incendiary (Book 4)
Iniquity (Book 5)

Author of the Kricket Series:
Under Different Stars (Book 1)
Sea of Stars (Book 2)
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