Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton (Epub)

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Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mythical beasts still roam the wild and remote areas, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinn still perform their magic. For humans, it’s an unforgiving place, especially if you’re poor, orphaned, or female. Amani Al’Hiza is all three. She’s a gifted gunslinger with perfect aim, but she can’t shoot her way out of Dustwalk, the back-country town where she’s destined to wind up wed or dead.

Then she meets Jin, a rakish foreigner, in a shooting contest, and sees him as the perfect escape route. But though she’s spent years dreaming of leaving Dustwalk, she never imagined she’d gallop away on mythical horse—or that it would take a foreign fugitive to show her the heart of the desert she thought she knew.

This startlingly original Middle-East-meets-Wild-West fantasy reveals what happens when a dream deferred explodes—in the fires of rebellion, of romantic passion, and the all-consuming inferno of a girl finally embracing her power.

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⭐ Alwyn Hamilton is a fresh new face on the fantasy scene. Her character, Amani, is a strong female protagonist with a fascinating past. I don’t want to write spoilers into this but the fantasy leans strongly on East Indian influences of Djinn, etc. The storyline is strong and the characters very much alive. It is one of those wonderful experiences when you pray for there to be more books.I was reviewing the second book in series for a local newspaper and decided to get the audiobook for this (which has a great narrator btw). I loved the story so much, I bought the ebook so I could read it faster. Fantasy fans out there need to read Alwyn Hamilton.There is no vulgar or adult language. The violence is mildly graphic but is vaguely described. The romance is mostly a few very strong kisses with hints at more but nothing graphic.

⭐ No spoilers in this review of Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton! I give it 4 stars. This is such a fun book! It is what I consider to be classic YA in its tone and pacing.The story is about Amani, a teenage girl itching to leave Dustwalk, her small desert village. She has lived with her aunt and uncle since her parents’ passing, and she wants to escape small town life to live in the city with an aunt she’s never met. Amani is a skilled sharpshooter, and she meets a mysterious young man named Jin in a local gun slinging contest. She quickly realizes he’s her ticket out of Dustwalk. As they travel, their exploits keep putting them in the path of the Sultan’s men, who are trying to snuff out rebellion in their area. And the pair slowly realizes they’ve both been keeping secrets from each other.Amani and Jin have an undeniable chemistry. Their banter is cute and is one of my favorite parts of the book. The unique setting also drew me in. I enjoyed reading about the desert culture, which is different than any I’ve read about recently. I also appreciated the magic and mythology Hamilton slowly weaves into the tale. The first half of the book pulled me along quickly, with one adventure and/or misstep after another. The second half of the book moved a little slower, but the pace picked back up again by the end.I definitely recommend this book! The Goodreads description of book 2, Traitor to the Throne, sounds great! It seems like it might be quite different than book 1, and I’m excited to see where Hamilton takes us next in this trilogy.View all of our rapid reviews at: […]See our list of full book recaps at: […]

⭐ I listened to the audiobook narration which I found quick and easy listening.Rating: 4 Stars So the story follows Amani, a girl who grew up in the gunpowder city in the desert of Dustwalk. She’d taught herself to shoot with the best of guys in secret feeling herself with a pistol in her hands. The world is rules by mortals but Gene used to roam free with their magical off spring, djinni, and other magical creatures roaming around the desert. There are millions of stories about them and the past and Amani knows them all. Stuck under her Uncles care after her mother was hung she is bound and determined to escape and make it to her mothers home, the place she talked about so often. She meets Jin, a handsome foreigner who is also pretty good with a gun in a contest she is trying to win to secure funds for her travel. Things change and she is forced to adjust her plans. Jin seems like a better means of escape, fleeing from the Sultan’s army with a treasonous fugitive who will help her figure out her place and who she really is. I liked the idea of this story from the start giving me an Aladdin vibe. While I’m not a huge fan of deserts in person as I don’t like the heat, sun, or sand I like reading about them. Following Amani and Jin on this journey was full of exciting moments. The scenery was well described with the different towns and the methods of travel. I really found myself captivated as it felt like the desert. Despite the magic it felt realistic, the fact that they were in the desert and the strain that puts on a person was never forgotten and that is always a plus. Still like many books for me I fell in love with the characters. Amani was kick butt. She wasn’t happy with her situation and what was to happen to her so she changed things. She took charge and wasn’t going to let anyone made decisions about her life for her just because she is a SHE. Even as she starts to develop feelings for Jin she doesn’t let that cloud her judgment completely but simply a factor to be considered along with all the other options. I respected her for that. Jin, I had my ups and downs with him at times but far more ups to be sure. I liked his attitude form the beginning and most important is he doesn’t underestimate her simply for being a female. He never considers her weak but instead expects more of her knowing her grit. I also adored some of the others as we got to meet them as the story progressed. The story morphs from one of escape to one of rebellion and I love it. I enjoyed how the story had lots of twists and turns and always kept the pace moving. It walked a line of real and magical well as there would be times when you don’t realize the world has magic until you are faced with a magical sand horse or a djinni who can use their powers. It’s like a world within a world and I love it. The political aspect of the Sultan and the Rebel Prince, the foreigner soldiers that practically rule nation taking what they are allowed and more.

⭐ Amani is a young woman living on the edge of nowhere in a land ruled by a Sultan who has made a deal with a country that wants to conquer his. It is a land of djinn and other magical creatures. And it is a desert.Since she is poor and orphaned and under the control of an aunt and uncle who don’t want her, she is determined to get away to the city which lived in her mother’s stories and which appears to her to be a land of opportunity. However, her plans are sabotaged when she meets a young man named Jin at a shooting competition and finds herself joining forces with him when he is on the run from the Sultan’s army. She quickly finds herself involved in a revolution that she had pretty much thought was just a story like the hundreds of other stories she had heard.The story is filled with action. Jin and Amani have a number of narrow escapes from the forces attempting to capture them. It is also a sort of romance as she and Jin become close while they are on their adventures. But, most of all, it is the story of a young woman who thought she wanted to go it alone and who discovers fulfillment and happiness when she joins forces with others.I loved the worldbuilding in this fantasy story. The desert setting really came to life. I liked the mythological creatures that made appearances too. Fans of fantasy won’t want to miss this exciting adventure.

⭐ 3.5 starsPlot: Amani was just trying to survive the Dustwalk the only way she knew how: placing bets and avoiding her aunt and uncle. After meeting a handsome stranger, she found herself in the middle of the fight between kingdoms and royalty.I fell in love from the start. Rebel of the Sands opened with action, mythological creatures, and the legend of a rebel prince. Everything about this book screamed ‘adventure’ and I knew that I was going to have to devour the rest of this series. While I had a mostly positive experience while reading Rebel of the Sands, I was taken out of the story for the middle chunk of it. My attention was waning and I felt that Amani was being inconsistent as a character. Luckily, the last 50 or so pages really picked up with twists and turns that I couldn’t predict.Characters: Amani was nothing short of a firecracker. I was a bit turned off by her because she was “not like the other girls” because of her (foreigner) blue eyes. For a good portion of the novel, that did annoy me but after a while, I understood the author’s intent. Other than that, I loved Amani and her refusal to let her family choose her future. The mysterious Jin was charming and elusive and I’m excited to see how he and Amani grow together.Worldbuilding: I was instantly drawn into the world of Rebel of the Sands. It was filled with tension, desperate people, and an unmistakable air of magic. I loved how much of a role the djinn played and how clearly the iron industry was threatening the magic of this realm. I mentioned earlier that I’m a sucker for desert fantasy, and Rebel of the Sands made me giddy while reading.Short N Sweet: Rebel of the Sands was not a perfect novel, but it was fun!

⭐ I found it difficult to stop reading this book. You will be swept away. It is a debut novel and Alwyn Hamilton did a terrific job in creating a world with magic, politics, conflicts, and personal relationships. Her prose and her dialogue are both very good. She maintained the integrity of her created countries with enough ties to known environments to keep it grounded. There is loads of adventure and action. We have a young heroine orphan who strikes out to escape her plight with no idea about her true identity or capabilities. This is a very plot driven story which suits me fine. I really wanted to know what was going to happen next. I liked the magic, the desert environment, the sympathy shown to allies and villains alike. It is not a book that will change your life. It is not a book group book. While there is romance and romantic tension, there is no graphic sex. There is violence and death, and it is onstage, but with the magic and the exotic settings, she manages to make it real but not graphically distressing. I am giving it five stars because I would be happy to buy another book from the author and because the ratio of entertainment hours to price is more than positive for me.

⭐ This book is a wonderful mix of Middle Eastern influences, fantastical beasts, and a gunslinging girl with perfect aim whose only goal was to escape her small town, Dustwalk.The story starts at a shooting competition, where we meet Amani, our heroine. There she meets this dashing foreigner, Jinn, who she sees as an escape from Dustwalk. From there, one adventure after another happens, and it’s always interesting to see how she gets herself and others out of them.I thoroughly enjoyed Amani’s character. She is a tough, but compassionate person, who tries to live by the rule of the desert: look out for yourself first. But that doesn’t always happen. It was interesting to see her character develop as she learns more about this power she learns she has, and becomes more involved in the rebellion led by the Rebel Prince.I loved her and Jinn together. It was great to see their passion explode for each other in the background of this story. I started suffering from a book rut towards the end of this book, so the last half of this book I just wasn’t into. However, I do think it ended well. I will definitely need to read this again.

⭐ I first found this book at Barnes and Noble in the bargain books. I had never read any of Alwyn Hamilton’s books before. It was $4, it was worth a shot.This book has streaks of golden sentences. I devoured it quickly and offered it to a shipmate to read. He not only read it once, but twice. I added it to the ship library and within a week, I started seeing people read it through out the ship.My friend noticed it was a trilogy so I bought the whole trilogy on the Amazon Kindle App. I just finished it again within 48 hours. This time through, I noticed the overall smoothness of the language. It flows through the brain. I also noticed that isn’t in lull, or down time in the story. The reader doesn’t even have a chance to allow themselves to become bored with the story.This journey into the desert for me may have started as chance with a bargain book, but it is now worth so much more. I am excited to read,” Traitor to the Throne.”

⭐ This world–a desert kingdom inspired by Arabian culture with religious links to the First Beings (djinn and other mystical creatures)–is so vivid. But it’s not an easy world, and for Amina, a sixteen-year-old orphan living in Dustwalk, in the middle of nowhere, all she wants to do is get out. Her opportunity comes in the unlikely form of a boy named Jin, who’s wanted by the Sultan’s soldiers. But as Amina gets farther from the world she was born to and learns more about the politics destroying her native land and the rebellion growing to change that, the more she begins to question who she really is–and what she wants.I loved this book–I loved Amina’s strength, and Jin’s humor (even when it got him in trouble. Or maybe especially then). I adored the setting, how I could imagine riding through the night across a Nightmare-haunted desert. The story is wonderfully paced too. It has all my favorite things: a unique setting, a powerful romance, and terrifying and powerful creatures. Really, a book for all YA fantasy readers to enjoy.

⭐ “‘Here’s a tip for you.’ He was close to me now, close as he had been when he kissed me, or when I kissed him. ‘Don’t try to hit a man in the face when he’s looking you straight into your eyes. You’ve got traitor eyes, Bandit?’”I liked this book, especially all the banter between Jin and Amani. I will say I felt like we were introduced to the world and the fantasy elements in weird and confusing ways sometimes. And parts of it felt not quite fleshed out to me. I am interested in the story and the characters and I do feel like I will probably read the rest of the series at some point. I am hoping the things that bothered me were mostly because of it being a first in series book. I give this book 3 stars.

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