Jacqueline's Reads's Reviews > The Rebel of Raleigh High

3.5 A little too dramatic stars…

There’s a reason why I listen to light-hearted audio books. I just can’t take the drama. The Rebel of Raleigh High wasn’t a bad book, I did enjoy most of it, but some parts I had to speed up the narrator by 2X because I just wanted to finish it.

I picked up the audio because I love Teddy Hamilton’s voice and he made it a little better for me.

What I liked.

I liked that the book wasn’t long.

I liked the dual narrators, I felt like they represented the characters well.

I liked that it didn’t take long to find out what happened to Silver and I liked that we knew why Alex needed to be a “good” student.

What I didn’t like.

The villains in this book was too much. Sometimes when authors write angsty-filled books, it just becomes a Debbie downer. Like, how many times can a villain “win”.

The detail description of what happened to Silver was not needed. I didn’t need to listen for an HOUR of what I knew what was going to happen. I know this was meant for dramatic effect, but to me, it felt like a filler. I rather have that scene glossed over.

There wasn’t much high school / Alex and Silver time. Most of the interactions where Silver and Alex got to know each other was at the cabin and that’s a little too easy writing for my taste.

Overall, I’m not sure if I will continue with the story. I kind of want to only because I feel like it might be a little less the villains are winning (as opposed to this book).