Rebellion by Stephanie Diaz (Website, Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads)Also by this author: Evolution
Published by St. Martin's Griffin on February 10th 2015
Genres: Dystopian, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Pages: 336
Format: eARC
It's been seven days since Clementine, Logan, and their allies retreated into hiding on the Surface. Clementine feels almost safe in their company, but she knows it won't last. The rebels may have won one fight against Commander Charlie, but the fight is far from over. He will find a way to fly his Core battleship to the nearby planet, Marden, no matter how many lives are lost in the process. Unless the rebels defeat him first. The plan is simple: they will infiltrate each sector and weaken his infrastructure from within his ranks. They will convince the underage workers in the camps to join in the uprising. They will hijack ships, enter the Core, and assassinate Charlie. But Charlie has more weapons in his possession than guns and bombs, and he will do whatever it takes to keep the rebels from ruining his plans. With every step, Clementine draws closer to losing Logan and everyone she cares about--and losing control of herself.
Rebellion by Stephanie Diaz is book two in the Extraction series and I admit the second I saw this up on Netgalley, I requested it. I loved book one and couldn’t wait to see where Diaz was going to take these characters based on how that book ended.
Rebellion picks up shortly after book one ends. Clementine, Logan, and the other rebels are hiding from Commander Charlie while he continues to look for a way to defeat them and reignite the war with Marden.
Clementine is definitely feeling the aftereffects of going against the Commander. She still feels a lot of guilt over what happened to Oliver and she can’t seem to get over the fear she has that the Commander is after her. I thought she was much more vulnerable as a character in this book than she was in book one. Partially because Logan is closer to her (location-wise) and there seems to be more risk to him which trickles down into what Clementine is willing to risk.
While Clementine tries to protect him by not sharing everything with him, she realizes it is only hurting their relationship and she finally tells Logan what she is going through. I think this had to happen in order for Logan to be willing to risk everything in the rebellion.
I can’t say much about the story without giving anything away so all you will really get here is that the story definitely moves forward. Things happen that were unexpected and as the group does what they need to in order to save everyone from the Commander, things do not go as planned. There was great progression in the story and I thought Diaz did a fantastic job of creating the worlds these characters experience in this book.
If you like science fiction and action along with some solid world building and character development definitely check this series out. I can’t wait to see where Diaz takes the story in the next book and recommend you consider reading this when you get a chance.
Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for the review copy!Â
Rebellion picks up shortly after book one ends. Clementine, Logan, and the other rebels are hiding from Commander Charlie while he continues to look for a way to defeat them and reignite the war with Marden.
Clementine is definitely feeling the aftereffects of going against the Commander. She still feels a lot of guilt over what happened to Oliver and she can’t seem to get over the fear she has that the Commander is after her. I thought she was much more vulnerable as a character in this book than she was in book one. Partially because Logan is closer to her (location-wise) and there seems to be more risk to him which trickles down into what Clementine is willing to risk.
While Clementine tries to protect him by not sharing everything with him, she realizes it is only hurting their relationship and she finally tells Logan what she is going through. I think this had to happen in order for Logan to be willing to risk everything in the rebellion.
I can’t say much about the story without giving anything away so all you will really get here is that the story definitely moves forward. Things happen that were unexpected and as the group does what they need to in order to save everyone from the Commander, things do not go as planned. There was great progression in the story and I thought Diaz did a fantastic job of creating the worlds these characters experience in this book.
If you like science fiction and action along with some solid world building and character development definitely check this series out. I can’t wait to see where Diaz takes the story in the next book and recommend you consider reading this when you get a chance.
Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for the review copy!Â
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