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Rebel Hearts
by Tanya Byrne
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
ARC REVIEW
Tanya Byrne has done it again!!
I’m such a fan of her writing and the fact that it is accessible and compelling whilst tackling huge topics.
Rebel Hearts is about activism at its core, which is a topic that everyone hears about, but it difficult to engage with due to the taboo certain activist groups have caused (not a judgement, just a fact).
But Rebel Hearts will be hugely inspiring for young people (and beyond), offering insight into what we can do to help save our planet.
As usual, Byrne characterisation and character development are sublime. Ren is such a powerful main character, Pearl is a classic, well written rival-turned-love interest, and the other characters each have their own personalities and quirks and do not blend together at all.
Despite being fiction, it taught me as a 26 year old a fair bit I didn’t know about the climate crisis, so I imagine it will be more impactful for teens and young adults.
This is a brilliant, factual, trope-filled novel and I can never fault Tanya Byrne’s craft (but I would have liked to see Ren and her mother’s storyline be a bit more well rounded, but you can’t have it all!)
Thank you to Hachette/Hodder Children’s and Netgalley for the ARC!
Tanya Byrne has done it again!!
I’m such a fan of her writing and the fact that it is accessible and compelling whilst tackling huge topics.
Rebel Hearts is about activism at its core, which is a topic that everyone hears about, but it difficult to engage with due to the taboo certain activist groups have caused (not a judgement, just a fact).
But Rebel Hearts will be hugely inspiring for young people (and beyond), offering insight into what we can do to help save our planet.
As usual, Byrne characterisation and character development are sublime. Ren is such a powerful main character, Pearl is a classic, well written rival-turned-love interest, and the other characters each have their own personalities and quirks and do not blend together at all.
Despite being fiction, it taught me as a 26 year old a fair bit I didn’t know about the climate crisis, so I imagine it will be more impactful for teens and young adults.
This is a brilliant, factual, trope-filled novel and I can never fault Tanya Byrne’s craft (but I would have liked to see Ren and her mother’s storyline be a bit more well rounded, but you can’t have it all!)
Thank you to Hachette/Hodder Children’s and Netgalley for the ARC!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Medical content, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Minor: Rape, Alcohol, Classism