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Rebellious Heart (2013)

by Jody Hedlund(Favorite Author)

4.11 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0764210483 (ISBN13: 9780764210488)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Bethany House Publishers

review 1: I picked up a few of her books for fillers. They are inspiration/Christian historical romances, I guess. I didn't know this before I read a few, but they are based on true historical characters. This one was based on John and Abigail Adams (as in the 2nd president of the US). It was my favorite of the three that I read. Her style is completely unimaginative, though, and I began to feel like I was reading the same story over and over, just with different names. I may read some of her others in the future if I need fillers.
review 2: Okay, I'm going to start out with a gripe to get it out of the way - the title was REALLY stupid. It sounds like the heroine has a rebellious heart, which is NOT an attractive quality. That makes her sound like a bratty teenager... more, which she was not. She questioned the system that was in place and decided she had to make her own choices, but I wouldn't consider her rebellious with the bad connotations of that word.This book is set just before the American Revolution, which I find to be a fascinating time in history. Yes, it was technically a rebellion, but I still don't think it should have been in the title. I can’t say how accurate this book is involving particular historical details, but it surely is a fun read and a great setting for the story.I thought that the characters were really fleshed out in this one. While their mistakes and insecurities felt a bit ridiculous, they were really true for the time period. It seems so archaic to think about marrying up and into the right family, or not marrying below your “station” or not being able to get an education as a woman, but these things were extremely prevalent during the time. I think that the author did a good job of making them a reality, but not bogging down the story with too much whining about it (okay, maybe too much whining on Ben’s part, but he came around).Susanna’s struggle with obeying the laws of the government that she’s supposed to serve versus obeying God’s commandment to love others was compelling. I liked how she had to take some time to make sense of it, even while she saw the terrible things happening at the hand of the British soldiers. It was also interesting to watch her struggle through and against the religious constraints of the time, such as her disgust at the idea of almost drowning a woman who had become pregnant through rape.I would absolutely recommend this book to someone who enjoys reading about this time period, as I do! It was an easy read, and a quick one because I kept wanting to go back to it and spend more time with the characters. less

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