Review - Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
*SPOILERS AHEAD. PROCEED WITH CAUTION*
Let me start this review by saying I did not hate this book. I just didn't love it either. I was quite upset because this is such a widely loved book here in the book community and I desperately wanted to be apart of that love. This book was just average to me.
I disliked the protagonist, Amani, immensely. She was selfish and overall plain. There were so many times in this book where she could've proved herself as the magnificent, valiant hero everyone claimed her to be but she didn't. More than not, she did the wrong thing to benefit herself and then blamed it on her burning desire to get away from Dustwalk. As a girl, I can definitely sympathize with Amani and understand her struggle but she literally left her best friend (a crippled boy who had been nothing but kind and loving towards her) for dead after he'd been shot in his damaged leg. She never thought about anyone but herself. Towards the end of the book it was very pointedly described that she was done with her selfish ways and would no longer run away from a person in need for her own benefit but I felt this was rushed and done quite poorly. It was obvious the only reason the author did this was to give Amani development and show her as the strong character she was meant to be, but in all honesty it made me dislike her even more.
The writing in this book felt rushed and underdeveloped. There was always a new name or place or thing being thrown at me and I never felt like any of them were being adequately described.I was always so confused. The progression of the story was extremely slow for the first half to three quarters of this book. Everything took so long to happen.
One thing I did enjoy about this book were the female characters (Besides Amani). I felt like the author wrote really strong, powerful women who pushed through the tough barriers of being born women.
Overall, I did not enjoy this book. It just wasn't for me. I might pick up the second book sometime in the future, but for now it will stay on the bottom of my TBR pile.
Thankyou for reading. Please suggest any books you would like me to read and review.
I disliked the protagonist, Amani, immensely. She was selfish and overall plain. There were so many times in this book where she could've proved herself as the magnificent, valiant hero everyone claimed her to be but she didn't. More than not, she did the wrong thing to benefit herself and then blamed it on her burning desire to get away from Dustwalk. As a girl, I can definitely sympathize with Amani and understand her struggle but she literally left her best friend (a crippled boy who had been nothing but kind and loving towards her) for dead after he'd been shot in his damaged leg. She never thought about anyone but herself. Towards the end of the book it was very pointedly described that she was done with her selfish ways and would no longer run away from a person in need for her own benefit but I felt this was rushed and done quite poorly. It was obvious the only reason the author did this was to give Amani development and show her as the strong character she was meant to be, but in all honesty it made me dislike her even more.
The writing in this book felt rushed and underdeveloped. There was always a new name or place or thing being thrown at me and I never felt like any of them were being adequately described.I was always so confused. The progression of the story was extremely slow for the first half to three quarters of this book. Everything took so long to happen.
One thing I did enjoy about this book were the female characters (Besides Amani). I felt like the author wrote really strong, powerful women who pushed through the tough barriers of being born women.
Overall, I did not enjoy this book. It just wasn't for me. I might pick up the second book sometime in the future, but for now it will stay on the bottom of my TBR pile.
Thankyou for reading. Please suggest any books you would like me to read and review.
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