Rayleigh Gray Setser

Rebels by Jill Williamson (The Safe Lands; 3)

The Synopsis:

In this third book in the series of fantasy/dystopian novels from award-winning author Jill Williamson, three teens must try to hold on to their values amidst the subjugation and lies of the government.

In this final novel of the Safe Lands series by Jill Williamson, Mason and Omar discover the true meaning of Liberation-a secret the Safe Lands have long kept from their people-but find they are trapped in the low lands with this crucial information. Meanwhile, Levi is forced to turn his attention elsewhere when his new wife, Jemma, is captured and becomes the Safe Land’s new queen. His only choice to save her may be to take up the role of undercover vigilante that Omar began, leading the rebels in their quest to overthrow the government. But will that be enough to expose the Safe Land’s lies and bring freedom to the people? And will they even want it if it comes?

I received this book from the publisher/author for the purpose of this review. All comments and opinions are my own.

Review

Read the reviews of the previous books in the series here: Book 1: Captives & Book 2: Outcasts.

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In this final book to The Safe Lands series, the story of the brothers and their friends is brought to an end in an epic final!

Readers of The Safe Lands had better be ready for late nights, and especially so with this last book! The tension is present and unpredictable, the characters’ development is incredible as they apply the lessons they learned in the past book, and so much is at stake!

The content that young readers may need to be aware of is the referral and use of alcohol as well as drugs, by the main characters. There are also plenty of sexual references, comments, and temptations for characters who struggle with lust (no scenes), and there is an appearance of a gay man. The violence and tension is present, but not enough to be concerned about.

To make something clear, this is a Christian series and though all of the above is present, it is not mentioned in a way that makes the readers think that it’s cool. This is a Dystopian novel which means that these elements are present to create a world that is terrible, and these things are portrayed as such. Many readers may learn how to fight the temptation based on how these realistic characters fight them.

I do highly recommend this entire series, and I specifically give Rebels 5 out of 5 stars.

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Published by Rayleigh Gray Setser

Rayleigh is a small town, Texas girl who has only a slight addiction to books *wink*. She has spent the last 8 years reviewing books of all genres and 2 years ago was awarded the Vine Voice badge on Amazon, which verifies her as a Top Amazon Reviewer–her goal is to rank in the Top 1000 Reviewers on Amazon within the next 2 years! Inside the world of literature, Rayleigh is the Associate Editor for PURSUE Magazine. She has judged writing contests for publishers, interned for Hartline Literary Agency, and has given social media marketing classes for authors. She has written 3 books over the course of her teens, and is in the process of polishing them and deciding which will be her debut release. Outside of her writing career, Rayleigh married her high school sweetheart –a U.S. Marine–in 2019. She’s a Junior in college with a major in Accounting and works as an accountant for 2 commercial construction companies in Texas.

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