Only the trials themselves were anti-climatic. In Miss Mayhem, Harper has to go through a series of trials to prove her worth as David’s Paladin. While there were several fight scenes reminiscent of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, such as a particular scene where Harper kills an evil teacher with a stiletto heel, it was not very intense. The fantasy element of the trilogy was based in Greek mythology, but there was not as much depth to it as I personally would have liked. These books could have benefited being a few pages longer, particularly with material not involving relationship drama. The first book spent more time world building and explaining the mythology behind Oracles, Paladins, and Mages, the magicians that assist the Paladins in protecting the Oracle. In my opinion, which I realized coincided with the opinions of others unfortunately, the series declined with each book. I gave Rebel Belle 3.75 stars, Miss Mayhem 3.5 stars, and Lady Renegades 2 stars. I recently read Miss Mayhem, book 2, and Lady Renegades, book 3. I read the first book, Rebel Belle, last summer.

But when an ancient organization comes after David to kill him, Harper’s new Paladin instincts push her to protect the one boy that gets under her skin like no one else. She discovers she has become a Paladin, a guardian to the Oracle-aka David Stark, editor of the school newspaper, who is Harper’s worst enemy/critic. The story is told from the first-person perspective of Harper Price, a popular, career-oriented, and bossy high school student in Alabama who is suddenly gifted with superhuman powers in the girls’ bathroom on the night of Homecoming. It was enough for me to check out the series for myself. Over a year ago, the first book was featured in several prominent BookTube personalities videos and it was raved as cute, fun, and funny.

“Love you ladies! 😘 ps love that I’m the tall one amongst you shorties! #RebelIsland #Bellas4Life.I was introduced to Rachel Hawkins and her young adult fantasy/contemporary trilogy, Rebel Belle, through BookTube. “Bellas be ballin’ - could not love these ladies more! 10 years since we met and instantly harmonized 🎶,” Rebel wrote in the caption. It’s kinda hard to miss the fact that all the Bellas look incredibly fit. The Pitch Perfect star shared the evidence in an Instagram post that featured a slew of her former co-stars, including Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow, in 80s-themed beach attire on an island. Rebel Wilson turned 41 earlier this year, but she waited until just now to celebrate in the most amazing way-with a beach party featuring the Bellas.

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