BOOK REVIEW: Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins

Title: Rebel Belle
Author: Rachel Hawkins
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Publication Date: April 8th, 2014
Genre(s): Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance
Pages: 352

Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara. But after a strange run-in at the dance imbues her with incredible abilities, Harper's destiny takes a turn for the seriously weird. She becomes a Paladin, one of an ancient line of guardians with agility, super strength and lethal fighting instincts.
Just when life can't get any more disastrously crazy, Harper finds out who she's charged to protect: David Stark, school reporter, subject of a mysterious prophecy and possibly Harper's least favorite person. But things get complicated when Harper starts falling for him--and discovers that David's own fate could very well be to destroy Earth.
With snappy banter, cotillion dresses, non-stop action and a touch of magic, this new young adult series from bestseller Rachel Hawkins is going to make y'all beg for more.

 This book is the book of the month of the Booksplosion Book Club. A lot of people who have read this book rated this book 5 stars, and said 'it's different from what I thought it would be'. Okay, I guess I just going to give it a try since I haven't read any book from Rachel Hawkins.

First, I just want to get things clear. I don't think this will be fair, but before I read this book, I read a quite high fantasy book. Just so you know. :)

This book, told in first person perspective, is about Harper Price, a perfect Southern belle. A head of cheerleaders and 4.0 GPA, and a lot of great things. She has a beautiful life until one day she becomes a Paladin, a guardian with super strength and ability to protect someone. That someone happened to be David Stark, Harper's least favorite person, and things going from amazing to disaster.

It is a light, fun read for me. I just feel this book is more of contemporary rather than paranormal. This book is just more of how Harper doing things with her life now that she is a special guardian. There are parts where we get to the paranormal side, and the Harper kick-ass thingy, but it just didn't work for me. Overall, this book was good. Reading this book felt like watching a movie. I would recommend this book to you if you want a light, fun read.

Happy reading! :)

-Nikita