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I just read Rebel Angels by Libba Bray, and I have to say, this is one of the best young-adult novels I have read in a very long time. My review:

Rebel Angels by Libba Bray


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
In one word: amazing. Rebel Angels had everything I missed in A Great and Terrible Beauty. The love is bitter-sweet, the realms magical, the action thrilling and the friendship genuine.

The writing also improved greatly since the last book, and unlike in GBT I actually understood what was happening without having to read back. The mystery was maybe a little predictable, but still very well done.

I admire Libba Bray for taking risks and not stay inside the safe-zone. She actually dares to talk about sexual abuse and neglect and self-mutilation in a young-adult novel, without describing it too shocking or explicit.

I also think she has done some good research on the age she is writing about. The balls and visits feel like Austen, only written in a modern way.

Haunting book. Absolutely loved it.
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And Mrs. Bray gets extra points for her awesome covers. I can keep drooling at them for hours.

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Up Next: Labyrinth I guess... Will have to finish it someday.