I received a free copy of this book from the publishers via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

In Traitor to the Throne, the war to claim the desert becomes more intense as Armani, the Blue-Eyed Bandit, becomes even more central to the rebellion. As Armani becomes a leader, she has to deal with her love troubles with Jin and things become more complicated when she is captured and taken to the palace where she comes face to face with the Sultan himself.

I really loved Rebel of the Sands and all the places it took me but for me, Traitor to the Throne was even better. Armani was the rebel I wanted her to be and I feel like we got so much character development with her. She has really come into her powers in this book and we actually see her use them more than her guns, unlike the last. Amani is confident, clever and outspoken in this book and I really loved her. Her friendship with Shazad is more prevalent than ever and I feel like Traitor to the Throne gave us a better look at Amani without Jin and I was grateful for that.

I loved that we got to see a look at inside the palace and not only got a look at the Sultan but also Rahim, Leyla, Kadir and more of Ahmed and Jin's siblings. Amani's relationship with the Sultan was great to follow and I really liked how I almost started to like him and how his interactions with Amani would genuinely let you forget the horrible things he had done and would do. I think I might have liked a bit more world building outside the walls of the palace and in the surrounding areas and I think some chapters in Ahmed and Jin's POV while Amani was captured in the harem would have worked well.

Overall I loved this book a lot and it's got me so excited for what's to come. I don't think this book suffered from 'second book syndrome' at all and I'm just sad I will have to wait so long for the third book now as I need more and I need it right now, especially with that heartbreaking ending.