Rebel of the Sands

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In the middle of a three-train journey, I stumbled upon a bookstore during one of my layovers. I planned on just browsing around hoping they would have an English section. Surprisingly enough, they did have one, which was well stocked with YA titles. I spotted Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton, and immediately knew I had to get it. I had heard amazing things about it from friends who had picked it up as soon as it was released and furthermore the premise of the story intrigued me:  a fantasy set in the Middle East.


I read through the book in the days between night shifts at work when I was still half asleep. This meant that while reading I was barely focused on the story. Combined with the fact that the story had a very slow start I was actually quite bored while reading. However, looking back on the novel now I wish I had paid more attention to it originally. Firstly, I thoroughly enjoy the world building and can’t shake it from me. Moreover, the plot twist took me completely by surprise (see: wasn’t paying attention to the story) and it finally got me hooked to the story.


So in short, I would recommend this novel to all fantasy lovers but if you do pick it up, be aware of its slow start.

-Laura

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