The Rebel of Raleigh High by Callie Hart

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It was a boy with a clean record, a winning smile and a glorious halo who broke me. Ironically, it’s the boy with the rap sheet, a body full of ink and the dangerous glint in his eye who’s putting me back together.

It’s been a minute since I had the opportunity to read Callie Hart and after The Rebel of Raleigh High, I’m kicking myself. You see, The Rebel of Raleigh High was my favorite Callie Hart book to date. And I can’t deny that in reading this book, I am again completely awed by her superior storytelling talents. Her words own your soul while you read and stick with you long after the story concludes. Without a doubt, Callie Hart deserves at least six stars on a zero to five scale… and I can’t tell you how very much I loved The Rebel of Raleigh High.

“You’d let me borrow your bike?”
“You’re already holding my damn heart and my soul hostage, Argento. You might as well take everything else.”

Prepare to be completely beguiled with Silver Parisi and Alex Moretti and their dark, YA romance. The Rebel of Raleigh High is well written, engrossing and thoroughly entertaining and quite simply should not be missed. I found the story’s pacing to be a little inconsistent, but the very nature of the story dictated such and the story flowed perfectly. The average reader doesn’t notice such thing if they remain engrossed in the story, but as a blogger—and more so, as an avid reader who completes roughly 10 books a week—little issues like this jump out at me. I pride myself in writing honest reviews, and that’s really the only reason I have to bring up the matter. You’ll notice that I still would not hesitate to give the story at least five stars. Also regardless of the pacing, Callie Hart has the ability to write a story that you completely lose yourself in. The Rebel of Raleigh High is a dual POV, dark romance with more twists and turns then I could have ever predicted. I love how she expertly weaves very realistic events into something unquestionably dark, romantic and sexy. Both Alex and Silver are very broken with fissures that run deep. These characters have stayed with me for days since I completed the book and words for this review did not come easy. I truly didn’t know how to convey how superbly entertaining both the story and characters of The Rebel of Raleigh High was.

ONE-CLICK. THIS. BOOK IMMEDIATELY!!!

Quotes:

Alex isn’t safe enough to be right for me, and I’m not whole enough to be right for him…

When Alex Moretti looks at you, you feel your soul laid bare, and it’s the most disturbing, thrilling thing I’ve ever experienced.

“You’ve only been here one day, so I’m sure they’ll forgive the faux pas. I’m the pariah of Raleigh High. Sitting anywhere with me is the quickest, most efficient way to commit social suicide. I am broken, Alex.”

“It’s okay to be broken. You have every right to be. Just don’t let them keep on breaking you. That’s not how you win this particular game.”

Without even knowing why or when I made the decision, I’ve realized I’m waiting for something to happen, for a match to strike or a fist to be thrown in her direction… and I’m preparing to raze the whole fucking school to ground in her defense.

“I also happen to think that you’re the most beautiful fucking thing I have ever witnessed with my own two eyes. I am watching you just as much as you’re watching me… and I don’t trust myself to look away.”

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