There is so much action and fun stuff happening here. And if you’re wondering if it’s as awesome as it sounds, the short answer is yes. I loved the world-building done in this book: Miraji is a Middle-Eastern inspired setting with Old-West aspects + magic.
We meet our main character, Amani, a gifted gunslinger in a small town in the Last Country. I’m also glad I reread it because I ended up enjoying it tremendously more than I did the first time around. It was almost like I was reading the book again for the first tine, because I hardly remembered anything that happened. I actually read Rebel of the Sands back when it was first released, but just never kept up with the rest of the series. Title: Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands #1) The winner ended up being the Rebel of the Sands series by Alwyn Hamilton! Since I read all three books back-to-back, I decided to do something a little different and review all three at the same time with mini reviews. That annoyed me a little bit, but some things are resolved and I suppose it wouldn't be a series if the author wrapped everything up at book one.Thank you to everyone who voted in my polls, either in my October Wrap-Up post or on Twitter, and helped me pick which long-overdue trilogy I should read while I was on vacation. They were in the middle of something and then boom, end. My only real complaint about this novel is that the ending just kind of happened. I had a sneaking suspicion about Amani, and those of you who've read it know what I'm talking about, but it was only fleeting so I wasn't let down when everything was revealed. However, I loved their friendship and, while we only got snippets, I wanted something more for them. I also really loved the relationship between Jin and Amani! Amani is such an independent character, she butts heads a lot with Jin. There weren't many moments where something wasn't happening and when that did happen, we got beautiful stories and tales of the history. I've heard some comments that people couldn't get into the book because of this cross-genre story, but I loved it! I can guarantee you, however, it will not be my last! This book also combines a Western, sort of cowboys and guns vibe, that I really enjoyed.
This book was wonderfully written and so very interesting! I've never read anything set in the Middle East or any of the Arabian, exotic novels that the YA genre has recently cranked out, this was my first. And, by the 5 star rating I gave it, you can tell that I did! I knew from the first chapter, I was going to love this book.
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