Saturday, January 16, 2016

Book Review: "Miss Mayhem" by Rachel Hawkins

      In “Rebel Belle”, the first novel in this YA paranormal series, Harper Price became a Paladin, charged with protecting the Oracle, a classmate named David who has visions of the future. As their adventures continue in their small Southern town of Pine Grove, Harper and David find themselves trying to reconcile their magical responsibilities with their everyday lives. The Ephors are still hunting David, this time trying to use him rather than kill him. 

     As his powers increase, David feels overwhelmed and a little lost in them. Meanwhile, Harper sees more aspects of her former life slipping away in her focus to keep David safe. The Ephors have challenged Harper to a series of terrifying trials that will either strengthen her skills as a Paladin, or kill her. Oh yes, and there's the Miss Pine Grove pageant for Harper to worry about, too.

      The book is a fun, light read, with the exception of a couple of scary visions being described. The pace moves along smoothly and quickly, and the cliffhanger ending will have you eager to pick up the third book in the series, “Lady Renegades”. While I enjoyed the first book better than the second one, it was still a good sequel and I am interested to see what happens next for David, Harper, and their friends.

No comments:

Post a Comment