Rebels is a beautifully written story - I can't disagree with the other reviewers. The words are eloquent and the story graceful. There's a lot to like about this series, one of my favorite moments from this installment was getting to more closely meet grandma's ghosts. Yet, overall, the story felt rushed... maybe this was intentional, as the Rebels plans are rushed... but I barely had enough time to get attached to the characters before the story was over (it didn't help that 12% of the kindle book is ads/sneak peeks for other books...). The concepts and arch of the plot are well done - but, similar to the Defects, there were several areas where things seemed to fall into place too cleanly and/or they were not explained/worked out in the most believable of ways. For example, in a society advanced enough to be able to erase memories and hook you up to a machine for night terrors, an exam by a doctor uses absolutely no technology? The Reverians may not be exactly human, but since I know what symptoms brain swelling generally causes and what such a decline might look like, it made what should have been an emotional moment almost cheesy. Some more fleshing out and a little bit of research would have given this book another star.