Hello
happy readers! I hope you all had a
great weekend. I worked but got to get
some reading time in while there so cheers.
I was able to finish up an audiobook, Traitor to the Throne (Rebel
of the Sands #2) by Alwyn Hamilton the sequel to Rebel of the Sands which I reviewed recently here. After finishing book one I was so excited to
be able to dive right into book two.
While I am thrilled to have read it I am sad I now have to wait until
next year for the conclusion. Sigh. But in the mean time I can share my thoughts
on this book. Spoilers for book one…duh.
Rating: 4.5 Stars
We
pick up shortly after we left off. Amani
finds herself at the center of the revolution.
She wanted to find freedom for herself and found herself fighting for
the freedom of the nation from the sultan.
She has been running missing and working with the crew for a little
while and many battles have been fought.
Through a series of events Amani finds herself in the Sultan’s palace. She is a prisioner but determined to uncover
any secrets she can while there. As she
spends more time in the palace she begins to see another side to their war as
well as the similarities and differences between the sultan and her two
princes. What is best for Miraji and the
Blue-Eyes Bandit from the desert?
When
we left off I was so excited to see what would happen next. For the rebellion and even more for Amani and
Jin since I was seriously shipping them.
But Jin is gone. He ran away when
she was injured unable to be there for it.
I was upset, understandably like Amani was. Then when he does reappear he leaves much to
be desired. My favorite thing about this
is that Amani is upset about this and doesn’t just let it drop instantly. A
personal pet peeve of mine is when someone, specifically those I’m supposed to
root for or ship, does something to make me upset then never has to
apologize/fix things. So to have it
addressed is huge plus for me. Now for
Amani she is pretty amazing. She has
really come into her own since discovering she is a Djinn.
We
get to find out more about the politics of the world and even more about
magic. New concepts and ideas are shown
that really blow you away. New allies
are made and new enemies discovered. I
love how twisty and turny it was. There
are so many people who have different loyalties and reasons to fight on both
sides the story keeps you pulled in from the start. The connections between characters, the
different relationships both platonic and romantic are gripping and get you
excited for more. Even as we are hit
with emotional loses, this is war. I was
watery at times not just because of the death but because of the reaction of
those they loved. That hit you in the
feels hard. Still there is so much hope
in this story and I love it for that. I
can't wait for next year to see the conclusion to the series and what becomes
of Amani and all of Miraji.
Until
next time…
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