Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mystical beasts still roam the wild and barren wastes, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinni still practice their magic. But there's nothing mystical or magical about Dustwalk, the dead-end town that Amani can't wait to escape from.
Destined to wind up "wed or dead," Amani’s counting on her sharpshooting skills to get her out of Dustwalk. (Goodreads)
Rebel of the Sands was a surprising Barnes and Noble find a few months ago when my parents were visiting. It tells the story of Amani and her escape from the county of Dustwalk.
I just finished the sequel, Traitor to the Throne, a couple of days ago and thought they would be a series to review next.
The main character in the story is Amani. She lives in her uncle's house and dreams of escaping the town of Dustwalk. The characters in the story are pretty well developed and I liked seeing how they have changed over the course of two books (with a third on the way). I appreciated how Amani was written, since lately by the second book I am getting sick of the main character.
The world of the book is well developed and the author paints the scenes in an interesting manner. It was easy to imagine the desert towns and the oasis.
The books are pretty clean. I don't recall much in terms of language. The second book does have a scene that gets a little heat, but it ends before anything too salacious happens.
Another thing to appreciate is that the author isn't long winded. I never felt like the author was carrying on just for the sake of increasing the length of the story. Hopefully, she doesn't ruin it with book 3. I feel like authors should only write a lot if what they are writing adds to the story. There can be too much of a good thing!
If you want to follow the author, Alwyn Hamilton, check out her website here.
I am currently working on Legend and will probably review that, unless anyone wants me to switch to a children's book. What would you rather see next Sunday?
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