I really enjoyed the story. Rebel and Justice had a great realistic banter and difficult relationship. Forming a bond while their fathers dated, they are now at summer camp together trying to navigate their emotions. Their father's breakup and who is to blame is a bit confusing, which leads to some interesting emotional conversation. Rebel is dealing with the aftermath of a terrible relationship and Justice is dealing with a rough year athletically and emotionally. The story is full of swoonworthy moments and has a lot of heart. I really enjoyed this one!

Thank you to Entangled: Crush for providing me a galley of Taming the Rebel via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review! All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Taming the Rebel is part of Entangled: Crush's Endless Summer trilogy, which is a companion series written by three different authors. The other two books are Daring the Bad Boy by Monica Murphy and Keeping Her Secret by Sarah Nicolas. I've read the latter and really enjoyed it. Coming into this book, I knew that the book wouldn't have too much substance. Taming the Rebel isn't a hard hitting read. Yes, there are important messages, but it's mostly a quick and fun book I easily read in a day.

Taming the Rebel was such a cute book. Rebel goes to a summer camp every year, but is shocked to find out that her dad's ex-boyfriends son is also going to be there. Rebel thinks that the reason that their dad's broke up was because of Justice, but that isn't the only reason she is mad at him. She goes to the camp with one thought in mind: revenge. All of that changes though as she realizes she might have misread the situation.

A romance ensues between Justice and Rebel, and it was hot. Taming the Rebel isn't the steamiest YA I've read, the chemistry is sizzling. I loved all their interactions together, and they were quite honestly the best parts of the book. They fit so well together, and weren't too immature. I hate scenes where the love interests just don't talk to each other, get jealous or petty over every little thing, etc. There weren't too many instances of that, only one if I remember correctly. This was really refreshing and I never got annoyed.

Taming the Rebel also has a lot of gay positivity! What holds Rebel from wanting to be in a full fledged relationship with Justice isn't because of a miscommunication, but his unwillingness to fully accept his father as gay. I thought the story arc and development of Justice was handled so well and with so much poise. I don't remember there being any stereotypes about gay men enforced, and it also showed how people can (unfortunately) have such an adverse reaction to a person coming out. The diversity never felt forced and seemed to really flow naturally into the story (as it should).

My biggest complaint about Taming the Rebel is that there is so much history between Justice and Rebel. They were essentially strangers to each other before their dads started dating, they became very good friends, they both liked each other, and then Justice ruined the whole thing by acting like an ass. All of this is brought up throughout the book, but I would have liked to actually have seen that happen. Whether it be in flashbacks, or have this story be a duology, I don't know. I would have loved if Klehr had actually shows us their past instead of just telling us about it. Because it was only told through dialouge and inner thoughts, Justice and Rebel felt more like two kids who met at a summer camp most of the time instead of two people who have known each other well for a year or so.

Also, little side note - this book is marketed as a revenge novel, but not a lot of revenge actually happens. Rebel pranks Justice a couple times, but it is too prevalent in the book. I didn't mind that the revenge plot wasn't too important, but if you are coming into this with a revenge plot, that's not what you're going to get.

Taming the Rebel was a super fun and quick read. The book isn't going to stay with me for a long time, but it was fun while it lasted. Taming the Rebel is the perfect summer read. The chemistry is off the charts, and the message about inclusivity was very apt. There wasn't the x factor in Taming the Rebel that made me love the book though, but it was cute! I recommend it. :)

With that, I give Taming the Rebel

3.5 out of 5 Stars!

I received this as an ARC from NetGalley. I haven't read the first two books in this series but they seem to be standalones. This book was pretty good. I didn't love it or hate it. Rebel was a great character: independent, proud, smart, funny but she also had fears and worries. Justice was super- insecure in spite of his social status. I like how they managed to become closer slowly throughout many obstacles. Justice is really embarrassed that his dad just came out and tries to hide that fact while Rebel is super proud of her dad. The whole situation is a little odd but the story was decent and I wanted to find out what happened at the end. It wasn't SO super good or exciting but it was cute and sweet. Good beach read as I read it pretty quick!

*****Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Entangled Publishing via Netgalley.

While I enjoyed this book, I will say it took me a little longer to get into it. The book is told from two POV, Rebel and Justice. I was glad for both views because Rebel on her own might have been a little much at the beginning. What I did like about Rebel was her loyalty to her dad. She also grew on me towards the middle of the book once I learned more about her. Justice as a character was sweet if a little clueless at times. His character growth only made him more likable.

This book was enjoyable for the summer camp setting, pranks, spunky girl characters, and sweet football players! Perfect for a fun summer read!

At this start of this book, I just wasn't sure how I was going to feel about. It felt a little too cliché, maybe. However, it quickly changed my mind and I ended up really enjoying it. It was fun read with some valid points.

A perfect summer read! Perfect for fans of Kasie West and anyone who appreciates a sweet, funny hate-to-love romance.