Rebellion

The Reverence Trilogy, Book 2

By: Raena Rood

Narrated by: Brittany Goodwin

Kira always knew that her future in Vita Nova was predetermined: a mandatory death at age sixty, just like every other citizen. But when she falls in love with Will Foster, one of the city's revered Volunteers, and risks everything to escape the city's iron grip, she begins to believe that a different life might be within reach.

With Will and young Teddy by her side, Kira ventures into the Unregulated Zone, desperate to find other survivors and a place free from Vita Nova’s oppressive rule—a place where freedom still exists.

Their journey brings them to Haven, a secluded community hidden deep in the Pennsylvania woods, led by the enigmatic Ghost. But Haven holds many secrets—secrets that could shatter Kira's fragile hopes for the future and threaten the tenuous bond she’s forged with Will.

When a brutal attack shatters the fragile peace she's found, Kira is forced into a deadly confrontation. Torn between protecting the people she loves and securing her own future, Kira must confront the true meaning of sacrifice—or risk becoming another victim of Vita Nova’s cruel justice.

©2024 Raena Rood (P)2025 Raena Rood

So good!

This book was better than the first, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I love the dystopian theme, with the Christian worldview. When is book three coming out??? Excellent job, Raena! Keep them coming!!

Good story, clean and captivating

narrator sounds like she's giving a new broadcast. probably my least favorite voice/ narration ever. I couldn't get used to it and, although the story is good, I probably won't listen to the third book if it's the same narrator.

the will to keep on

I have read the first book in the series, of course when the author reached for former people that read her former books I jumped at the opportunity, this was a story that stayed with me since I last read the first book, Kira is such a strong woman, she is learning about faith and even growing in her feeling for will... we learn many things about the past, and I even dislike her father even more, but I will leave that for you to find out and for me to know.

I love how this book brings faith to an impossible scenery, how would we react in such a world... would we surrender to the city where people surrender their life’s for the city or would we try to find a way out?
The only thing not so positive is that the book really ends in a cliff hanger, and I wont explain why or how it goes on, you'll need to see for yourself..

I got the privilege to listen to the audiobook, and the person reading, Brittany Goodwin did a great job, and I can only praise her and say, sign me in in the next one ^___^ she was an amazing Kira and brought this book to life in a very good manner.

I got a free audible code from the author and this is my honest opinion.

The Christian Angle

The story was good but the jump into, what I’m assuming was an attempt to have some underlying meaning, but turned out to feel like a time share weekend you got to duped in to signing up in exchange for a free cruise to the Bahamas but for Christianity. The same moral could have been portrayed without the over the top PSA dialogue and A) It would be more interesting and B) You had the opportunity to reach and relate to a wider audience had you been more subtle with spreading the gospel and doing gods work.