REBEL OF THE SANDS

from acargile

A fantasy novel that you will not be able to put down, Rebel of the Sands tells the tale of Amani and Jin. Amani al-Hiza is female, poor, and orphaned, but she is a perfect shot. No one can handle a gun better than Amani. In order to escape her terrible town of Dustwalk (aptly named), Amani enter...

from humouress

{first of Rebel of the Sands trilogy; fantasy, magic}(2016) Amani and her mother always planned on leaving Dustwalk, a small town in the country of Miraji whose claim to fame was manufacturing guns. Now that her mother has died, Amani disguises herself as a boy, since women and girls have very f...

from pollywannabook

It was Rae Carson's blurb that piqued my interest in this book, and having now read it, I can see why she raved. REBEL OF THE SANDS feels a lot like a Rae Carson book (specifically WALK ON EARTH A STRANGER), and that is high praise. The world in this book is slightly familiar and yet wholly other...

from a-shelf-apart

I read the free preview (the first... two? chapters) for this ages ago and loved it. I was so excited to pick this up from the library. And... it's fine. The writing is good, the characters are good, the romance has chemistry, there's a gorgeous magical horse-creature (which automatically gets th...

from Emily_Anne

Over Thanksgiving Break, I devoured Rebel of the Sands in a matter of days. So, without further ado, here are five reasons to pick up this book: 1. Amani- and all the girl powerOur main character, Amani Al'Hiza, is one of those characters I couldn't help but root for from the beginning. She is to...