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This definitely picked up towards the end, and I really enjoyed the Yennefer/Ciri chapter. It was lots of fun, I just wish there had been a bit more action. It was definitely useful to read the first couple of short stories too as they gave background to the characters and evens that happened before this that got referenced.
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Not without its major plot issues, but mostly just lots of fun. It was a good light read whilst I'm busy with writing essays.
Oh why do you do this to us Alwyn Hamilton. That was so tense and sad, and gah. I hate some of the people. I very much enjoyed this, much more than the previous book. There seemed to be a couple of sentence issues in the Kindle version, one where a sentence wasn't quite finished, but because overall I felt like this one was much stronger. I can mostly overlook them.
The Rebel of the Sands series just went from strength to strength. This book had so many elements to it: legends coming to life, magic, armies, rebellions, life and death, romance and so much more. I liked the first book [b:Rebel of the Sands|24934065|Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands #1)|Alwyn Hamilton|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1446829335s/24934065.jpg|44589645] but I basically fell in love with Hero at the Fall. The last two books just went from strength to strength and broke my heart all at once. The price was high, but that was what made the story all the more realistic. These books for me reminded me very much of [a:Brandon Sanderson|38550|Brandon Sanderson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1394044556p2/38550.jpg]'s Mistborn series with rebels plotting rebellion, having to recruit knowledge to overthrow the ultimate leader and facing loss, trials and tribulations.
The setting of Rebel of the Sands series in the desert with magic, legends, princes and peasants was so fantastic and I only became more and more immersed in the storyline. It certainly became more fleshed out as we went along. The use of the Djinni was so refreshing for a YA fantasy novel which often focus on other elements of fantasy: vampires, werewolves or faeries. Hamilton in doing so crafted such a refreshing approach to YA fantasy which I really enjoyed.
The characters were by far the highlight of this series though. Amani, Jin, Shazad, Imin, Hala, Sam, the twins Maz and Izz, Delilia, and Ahmed. The rebellion characters captured my heart and ran with it. They developed so much over the series and I became invested in all their lives, so every loss broke my heart. Amani, Jin and Shazad especially captured my heart. The friendship between Amani and Shazad was such a wonderful thing, to see two strong female characters support each other, love each other and route for each other. They were both intelligent and resourceful women and I applaud Hamilton for focusing on their friendship just as much as the romance between Amani and Jin. I definitely fell for the romance between Jin and Amani; they just worked from the moment we met them their relationship was sizzling. I had my heart in my mouth as they were always on the edge and this book just cemented that love. Then there were the villains; they were so good. The Gallan, the Sultan, the other characters who I won't name so as to not give spoilers for the last book. They were all admiral adversaries and so well-crafted and I did dislike them but they were crafty and smart. Hamilton crafted her characters well.
If I had doubts about the Rebel of the Sands, then Traitor to the Throne blew them away. Then Hero at the Fall just blew them both out of the water. I could definitely see myself reading these books again in the future and would recommend them to all fantasy authors.
The setting of Rebel of the Sands series in the desert with magic, legends, princes and peasants was so fantastic and I only became more and more immersed in the storyline. It certainly became more fleshed out as we went along. The use of the Djinni was so refreshing for a YA fantasy novel which often focus on other elements of fantasy: vampires, werewolves or faeries. Hamilton in doing so crafted such a refreshing approach to YA fantasy which I really enjoyed.
The characters were by far the highlight of this series though. Amani, Jin, Shazad, Imin, Hala, Sam, the twins Maz and Izz, Delilia, and Ahmed. The rebellion characters captured my heart and ran with it. They developed so much over the series and I became invested in all their lives, so every loss broke my heart. Amani, Jin and Shazad especially captured my heart. The friendship between Amani and Shazad was such a wonderful thing, to see two strong female characters support each other, love each other and route for each other. They were both intelligent and resourceful women and I applaud Hamilton for focusing on their friendship just as much as the romance between Amani and Jin. I definitely fell for the romance between Jin and Amani; they just worked from the moment we met them their relationship was sizzling. I had my heart in my mouth as they were always on the edge and this book just cemented that love. Then there were the villains; they were so good. The Gallan, the Sultan, the other characters who I won't name so as to not give spoilers for the last book. They were all admiral adversaries and so well-crafted and I did dislike them but they were crafty and smart. Hamilton crafted her characters well.
If I had doubts about the Rebel of the Sands, then Traitor to the Throne blew them away. Then Hero at the Fall just blew them both out of the water. I could definitely see myself reading these books again in the future and would recommend them to all fantasy authors.
The first half of the book was very slow, but the last 90 pages were really great. This book had a great message and was really thought provoking. I would like to read more novels by Bapsi Sidhwa.
