About the Book
Book: Hidden Rebel
Author: Michelle Janene
Genre: Christian medieval fantasy
Release Date: August 17, 2017
A disguised warrior on a mission to save a dying kingdom,
but God has more planned.
Aria has left home with one goal. Find the weapon used to defeat the horde of the Black Knight and save what remains of her kingdom.
But things are not going as planned.
Disguised as a male knight, she saves the young prince of the neighboring kingdom, and tales of her fighting prowess spread like a raging fire. Now, within the castle walls of a foreign kingdom, a young girl masquerading as her page serves as her only confidant. But the widower king and his enemies are taking notice of her. The legendary weapon, however, is nowhere to be found.
What is God doing?
Aria needs to save her home without losing her heart.
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My Review
What a dream come true!
This book was so good, it was like the secret fantasy we all wish we could play brought to life. This book is the third in her Changed hearts series, however, it can be read as a stand-alone.
Michelle Janene’s main character (Lady Aria) was fierce, independent, and the most amazing ninja/sword warrior ever! She also had great faith and because of that God blessed her. While her other main characters were well developed, they had lessons to learn and were always by Lady Arias’ side ready to help when things went awry. I really liked the overall character development, some of them didn’t have the best reactions to events though. I truly did like them anyway.
This plot was definitely one right out of a medieval fantasy. Castles, knights, horses, and sword fights… totally a truly medieval fantasy come to life. The plot moved at a great pace, keeping me interested and wanting to know what would happen next. The was one thing I didn’t like about the plot; however, I will not tell you about it as it is a spoiler.
Overall this was a great story that I could totally imagine myself in. Michelle Janene wrote a great book that I loved reading. I give this book 4 out of 5 stars for the great Lady Aria, the amazing description and attention to detail given in the sword training dialogues, and for just the hint of romance given with the happily ever after ending. I truly enjoyed this book and will go back and read the others in the series.
*I did receive this book in return for my honest feedback. The thoughts and opinions expressed within are my own.
About the Author
Michelle Janene lives and works in Northern California, though most days she blissfully exists in the medieval creations of her mind. She is a devoted teacher, a dysfunctional housekeeper, and a dedicated writer. She released her first novella Mission: Mistaken Identity in the fall of 2015, God’s Rebel in 2016, Rebel’s Son in 2017, and has been published in several anthologies. She leads two critique groups and is the founder of Strong Tower Press—Indie solutions for indie authors.
More from Michelle
The main character of Hidden Rebel is a princess who is also a warrior. She needed to move between court and the battlefield with minimal issues. Aria also took the verse that women should not dress as men seriously. I wrote about a fighting skirt for her.
It appeared to be a pleated skirt with several long panels. Those panels weren’t sewn together other than at her hips. When Aria moved it was clear the skirt panels where over tight trousers and tall boots.
I thought about the skirt so much I created my own. I have worn it to local Renaissance Faires.
Blog Stops
Through the Fire Blogs, November 20
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, November 21
Emily Yager, November 22
Books, Books, and More Books., November 23
Avid Reader Nurse, November 23
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, November 24
Texas Book-aholic, November 25
Adventures of a Travelers Wife, November 25
janicesbookreviews, November 26
A Good Book and Cup of Tea, November 27
Inside the Wong Mind, November 27
A Reader’s Brain, November 28
Pause for Tales, November 29
Inklings and notions , November 30
CarpeDiem, December 1
Library Lady Kid’s Lit, December 2
Faery Tales Are Real, December 3
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Michelle is giving away a $15 Amazon gift card and the entire trilogy on eBook!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/ede9/hidden-rebel-celebration-tour-giveaway
This book sounds like a really good read. Great cover.
I enjoy Medieval/fantasy novels. This one sounds like an epic adventure. Thank you for being part of the tour.
I hope you get to read this one 🙂 it was a good one.
Medieval fantasy is not a genre that I’ve read much of. This sounds like a good one!
I haven’t read very many Medieval fantasy novels either, but the genre seems to be increasing in popularity 🙂
This sounds like a fun story!
It was 🙂 Hope you get the opportunity to read it.