Rebel Belle (Rebel Belle, #1) in FINDING AUDREY READ-ALONG

Apr 05, 2014 Liz rated it really liked it

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A young adult book set in the south about a girl who gains power of a Paladin (read: kick ass, Buffy-esque awesomeness)?! COUNT ME IN.

The southern-ness in this book is top notch. I felt like it was in the book without punching me in the face. Like when Harper says she feels like she’s about to go into a diabetic coma, but reaches for another glass of sweet tea anyway. The struggle is real, y’all. The struggle is real. And although I’ve never had grapes with mayo as a snac ...more

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Apr 10, 2014 UnlocktheMagic rated it really liked it

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Jun 13, 2014 Gladys rated it really liked it

“Bruce Wayne's parents get killed and he goes to Tibet or whatever, and Superman is an alien, and Spiderman had that radioactive spider. Me? I kissed a janitor in the school bathroom.”

I honestly thought I wouldn't like this book, what with the cutesy cover (albeit the knife), but it was actually a pleasantly delightful read. Never judge a book by the cover so they say! I actually wanted to eat popcorn while reading this book. It was funny, cute and interesting.

The concept of the story is ori ...more

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Apr 06, 2014 AJ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

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Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic!

What a lovely joy ride Rebel Belle has been. Don't let the pink girly cover fool you -- Rebel Belle has more to offer than sweet pearl-wearing teenage girls.

Rebel Belle is the story of Harper Price who gains superhero powers after a traumatic turn of events (in a bathroom, no less). And of course she has to protect the one guy she hates the most: David Stark. In between preparing for cotillion, being President of the (Read this review and more at Pretty Bookmarks!)

Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic!

What a lovely joy ride Rebel Belle has been. Don't let the pink girly cover fool you -- Rebel Belle has more to offer than sweet pearl-wearing teenage girls.

Rebel Belle is the story of Harper Price who gains superhero powers after a traumatic turn of events (in a bathroom, no less). And of course she has to protect the one guy she hates the most: David Stark. In between preparing for cotillion, being President of the student body and boys, Harper now has to add kicking ass to her list of things to do.

Rebel Belle offered more action than I had expected. The book was incredibly fast paced filled with so much action, I don't know where to begin to explain it. I really loved how action packed it was, it kept me flipping through the book in no time. The summary's right; I'm begging for more!

I enjoyed Harper's character as she tries to settle into these newfound powers and trying to save her nemesis. There was a bit of character growth throughout the book, where Harper went from queen bee, perfect Southern Belle, to trying to find herself and a deeper meaning to friendships and relationships. Harper was portrayed as someone perfect and an overachiever, but we later see that there are flaws in her and this humanizes her as she goes along.

There were a lot of fantasy/paranormal/witchcraft-type of elements in this book, which made it a lot more interesting than your average assassin book. As Harper didn't know much about her new powers and Paladins and Oracles, it was so much fun trying to figure out what all of this is about with her. It feels like we went on this journey together from the get go.

Rebel Belle was wonderfully executed. There was a good mix of action, romance, friendships and relationships, mystery as well as character building all in one book. With the ending, I'm curious to see how the book continues. I wasn't too crazy about the ending but the rest of the book was sufficient for me to give this book a 5/5 rating. I can't wait to read the next book, I need more now! Highly recommended! ...more

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Apr 03, 2014 Fatima rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fave

Definitely one of my favourites of 2014. The MCs are hilarious, the plot is action-packed, and the twists made me gasp.
Characters

Harper Jane “Pres” Price is probably one of the funniest characters I’ve ever read. I loved her from page one. Well actually, I think I especially loved her when she stabbed her History teacher in the throat with her high heel. How badass is that? Her action, romance, dialogue and thoughts kept me entertained.
Yeah, I wanted to slap her ahead a couple pages; like that ...more

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Apr 06, 2014 Christina rated it liked it

Shelves: unhauled, read-in-2014

First and foremost, I demoted Rebel Belle from four stars to three because of the grammatical errors throughout the novel. I was quite disappointed with the overuse of passive voice in the first few chapters, the misused comma rules, and, most of all, the ridiculous amount of sentences that ended with prepositions. I understand that the story was told in the first person, and from a high school girl's point-of-view, but that does not excuse poor grammar.

Putting the writing errors aside, I did e ...more

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Jun 13, 2014 J. Chen rated it liked it · review of another edition

Eeh... The end of this book is a great big disappointment. It starts off SO funny, then moves on to KICK ASS...and then, very quickly fizzles out. Also, it's weird that Harper moved on from a 2 year relationship to a new one in a matter of 10 minutes. Adding Ryan to the mix makes the story extremely forced and awkward. Meh...

Also, I wonder if the Ephors really still exists. What if Blythe, our insane young mage, got sick of training and decided to kill off the Ephors? What if she's totally rogu ...more

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Apr 05, 2014 Kaye (krikabica) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2014-reads

I really enjoyed this book so much!

The pacing was fast. Check.
There's a lot of funny dialogs. So that's a check.
Character development. Check.
Kick-ass character/s. Check check.
Plot twist. Check check check.

My only issue was the last part thing.
*SPOILER ALERT*
When Saylor passed on to Ryan her Mage powers. And you know I HATE LOVE TRIANGLES.
I've been pissed halfway of this book when Ryan was always left out but of course, Hawkins has bigger plan for his character.
But no, that MageRyan move was ...more

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