3.5 stars...

Rebellion by Stephanie Diaz is book two in the Extraction series and I admit the second I saw this up on Netgalley, I requested it. I loved book one and couldn’t wait to see where Diaz was going to take these characters based on how that book ended.

Rebellion picks up shortly after book one ends. Clementine, Logan, and the other rebels are hiding from Commander Charlie while he continues to look for a way to defeat them and reignite the war with Marden.

Clementine is definitely feeling the aftereffects of going against the Commander. She still feels a lot of guilt over what happened to Oliver and she can’t seem to get over the fear she has that the Commander is after her. I thought she was much more vulnerable as a character in this book than she was in book one. Partially because Logan is closer to her (location-wise) and there seems to be more risk to him which trickles down into what Clementine is willing to risk.

While Clementine tries to protect him by not sharing everything with him, she realizes it is only hurting their relationship and she finally tells Logan what she is going through. I think this had to happen in order for Logan to be willing to risk everything in the rebellion.

I can’t say much about the story without giving anything away so all you will really get here is that the story definitely moves forward. Things happen that were unexpected and as the group does what they need to in order to save everyone from the Commander, things do not go as planned. There was great progression in the story and I thought Diaz did a fantastic job of creating the worlds these characters experience in this book.

If you like science fiction and action along with some solid world building and character development definitely check this series out. I can’t wait to see where Diaz takes the story in the next book and recommend you consider reading this when you get a chance.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for the review copy!