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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
This was an amazing ending to a great trilogy. This book had me wanting to scream and cry, sometimes at the same time. I initially read 50 pages and then didn't read for a few days but after I picked it up again I discovered that I just couldn't put it back down.
The character development of Amani throughout the books is so obvious in this book that it is just amazing. The same goes with the other characters in it. The writing style of Alwyn Hamilton manages to draw you in and keep you there and I will read these books back to back one day.
The character development of Amani throughout the books is so obvious in this book that it is just amazing. The same goes with the other characters in it. The writing style of Alwyn Hamilton manages to draw you in and keep you there and I will read these books back to back one day.
I enjoyed the series a lot and would recommend to anyone.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
WOW !!
There are books that remind me why I love reading, and it would be an understatement to say this was one of them.
There are books that remind me why I love reading, and it would be an understatement to say this was one of them.
3.7 Out Of 5 "Untamable Demdji" STARS
I have struggled with each book in the Rebel of the Sands Trilogy when I first start them, there is a lot of characters to keep straight and the story is really complex, but I have always managed to get "with" the story early on…at least with the first two books. This third book…not so much. It has too many small stories within the main story itself, to keep it all straight. I also believe it could have benefitted from a list of characters, I have just learned that the book does have a list…unfortunately, the audio does not.
Overall, I'm glad I finally managed to listen to this final book, and I think I it was satisfying ending to the series, at least once it got to the actual story. I would have liked it to be a tad shorter, without all those other mini stories. I still love the characters, Amani and Jinn and lots of others who have joined the rebellion along the way. They are what makes this story so memorable.
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~~~~~MY RATING~~~~~
☆3.7☆STARS - GRADE=B
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~BREAKDOWN OF RATINGS~
Plot~ 3.8/5
Main Characters~ 4.5/5
Secondary Characters~ 4.2/5
The Feels~ 3/5
Pacing~3/5
Addictiveness~ 3.5/5
Theme or Tone~ 4/5
Flow (Writing Style)~ 2.8/5
Backdrop (World-Building)~ 3/5
Originality~ 4.5/5
Ending~ 4/5 Cliffhanger~ Nope.
Book Cover~ This one is cool…I like it. The actual cover for the audio version is not so cool.
Narration~ Soneela Nankani, she's perfect for the voice of Amani.
Series~ Rebel of the Sands #3
Setting~ Miraji Desert
Source~ Audiobook (Library)
I have struggled with each book in the Rebel of the Sands Trilogy when I first start them, there is a lot of characters to keep straight and the story is really complex, but I have always managed to get "with" the story early on…at least with the first two books. This third book…not so much. It has too many small stories within the main story itself, to keep it all straight. I also believe it could have benefitted from a list of characters, I have just learned that the book does have a list…unfortunately, the audio does not.
Overall, I'm glad I finally managed to listen to this final book, and I think I it was satisfying ending to the series, at least once it got to the actual story. I would have liked it to be a tad shorter, without all those other mini stories. I still love the characters, Amani and Jinn and lots of others who have joined the rebellion along the way. They are what makes this story so memorable.
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~~~~~MY RATING~~~~~
☆3.7☆STARS - GRADE=B
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~BREAKDOWN OF RATINGS~
Plot~ 3.8/5
Main Characters~ 4.5/5
Secondary Characters~ 4.2/5
The Feels~ 3/5
Pacing~3/5
Addictiveness~ 3.5/5
Theme or Tone~ 4/5
Flow (Writing Style)~ 2.8/5
Backdrop (World-Building)~ 3/5
Originality~ 4.5/5
Ending~ 4/5 Cliffhanger~ Nope.
Book Cover~ This one is cool…I like it. The actual cover for the audio version is not so cool.
Narration~ Soneela Nankani, she's perfect for the voice of Amani.
Series~ Rebel of the Sands #3
Setting~ Miraji Desert
Source~ Audiobook (Library)
Mi ha sorpreso questo capitolo finale, forse perché mi aspettavo di rimanerne delusa (non ho avuto molta fortuna con altre serie YA): verso metà libro la storia si trascina un po' e perde mordente, ma per fortuna poi si riprende.
E' un finale un po' dolce-amaro, in cui non tutto finisce in tarallucci e vino, non è l'inizio del vissero felici e contenti dei protagonisti, ma è la fine di una battaglia e l'inizio di molte altre; la strada non diventerà di colpo semplice e in discesa dopo aver sconfitto il cattivone di turno, ma sarà ancora impervia, anche se gli ostacoli che si dovranno affrontare saranno di altra natura.
Il punto forte di questa trilogia, che mi ha affascinata fin dal primo libro, resta l'intreccio e la contrapposizione tra realtà e leggenda che si snoda in tutti e tre libri, una realtà cruda e confusionaria, fatta di piccoli dettagli, contro una leggenda semplice e abbellita, ripulita da tutti quegli elementi scomodi che è più semplice dimenticare che ricordare. Un filo conduttore che si conclude con l'epilogo, dando un senso di chiusura che mi ha emozionata.
Ci sono anche alcuni aspetti che mi hanno fatto storcere il naso però: speravo che in quest'ultimo volume venissero approfonditi un po' di più tutti i personaggi, invece sembra che dopo averli introdotti la Hamilton li abbia lasciati a se stessi, maturano e cambiano poco, tranne Amani che ha una grande evoluzione dal primo libro, e anche i rapporti tra i personaggi restao un po' statici.
Ed inoltre c'è un punto nel romanzo abbastanza contraddittorio che però conduce ad una scena veramente figa, per cui vabbe', chiudo un occhio
Ok.
WARNING:
I am writing this review mostly for myself to read over when i re-read this book when i am more in the actual headspace to enjoy this book.
This is most likely not a good review, or even helpful to anyone. But i need to ramble and write out what thought now so that when i am in a better reading mood and space i can kind of compare and contrast too see if everything was really as i felt this read-through or if it was just my mood.
At the beginning -towards the middle of February- i got my hands on this book and started to read it and basically exactly on that day my reading "blah" phase hit. (in other words the phase i am still in where ALL the books i read are just not what i want or not what i expect and become disappointing read because they are just not what i want or need right this second)
So i am pretty sure that a lot of my problems with this book are MY problems since i am in a very strange reading mood where i notice every little detail that bothers me WAY more than i would normally, and i kind of glaze over the things that are good or great.
Add to that that i i just pushed myself to read the last 200 pages of this book to finish it in a handful of hours today before it was taken back by my library and i would have to go back on the waiting list to... its just never a great idea for me to force myself to read a specific book when i am not in the right headspace OR mood to read it.
Saying all of that i have to say i was disappointed with this last instalment of a trilogy i LOVED the first two books from.
Lets start with the good:
- The actual ending was okay, it wrapped up okay and it was done good.
- The writing itself was okay as well -this is probably one of the "me" things where with my current mood i noticed A LOT of the tiny little things that just kept bothering me endlessly and in reality its nothing that you can't overlook without problems.
- how the plot unraveled, because that was ... okay?
- the characters - those evolved from previous books in a way that made sense for most cases.
What i found annoying:
- Amani
she just felt so whiny and moody (ha! yes i actually saying this here and i am so aware of how utterly ridiculous it is to say that with my current moods!) and not as strong as she was specially in the second book.
- the pacing
it felt off to me.
There was a lot of rash moving and actions that made no real sense to me at the moments they happened and HOW they happened.
Also some of how it all played out was just... not at all logical or understandable to me and i was just trying to understand why the heck some things where happening at all.
Other moments in this book felt very slow moving, very dragged out.
It just felt strange to me that some pages felt endlessly long and others i had to reread to make sure i didn't miss anything because it felt too rushed and fast.
I have NO idea if that is because how of strangely separated i read this book, or if it has to do with my current reading mood, or if this book is actually a bit strangely paced? NO idea.
- the entire middle section of the book
It felt/read strange/incomplete (?) to me.
Partly because of the pacing -just mentioned that, but the middle section of the book around page 100 through to 300 or 400 where a strange feeling mixture of super fast paced action stuff and at the same time i felt like it could have easily been 100 pages shorter and nothing would have been left out.
And also because a lot of things happened with characters i didn't agree with or found necessary or just generally just... strangeness.
This might make no sense at all but it mostly didn't work for me and it felt like i was stuck in the middle section of this book for way longer than i should have spend reading those amount of pages
(but than again i did spend at least two weeks not picking the book up in that section at all so clearly i was stuck in that section longer than i would normally spend in one spot in a book... so there is that)
All in all?
It was okay.
It wasn't this BIG EPIC-NESS i kind of hoped for?
I had to big expectations for this book going into it. I know that, and the already talked about reading mood did NOT help with that at all.
But it just felt a bit like a let down especially after the greatness that was the second book.
Still its not at all a bad book, its defiantly worth a read, and a good end to the trilogy overall. Even if it is the weakest book in the trilogy overall in my option.
I am writing this review mostly for myself to read over when i re-read this book when i am more in the actual headspace to enjoy this book.
This is most likely not a good review, or even helpful to anyone. But i need to ramble and write out what thought now so that when i am in a better reading mood and space i can kind of compare and contrast too see if everything was really as i felt this read-through or if it was just my mood.
At the beginning -towards the middle of February- i got my hands on this book and started to read it and basically exactly on that day my reading "blah" phase hit. (in other words the phase i am still in where ALL the books i read are just not what i want or not what i expect and become disappointing read because they are just not what i want or need right this second)
So i am pretty sure that a lot of my problems with this book are MY problems since i am in a very strange reading mood where i notice every little detail that bothers me WAY more than i would normally, and i kind of glaze over the things that are good or great.
Add to that that i i just pushed myself to read the last 200 pages of this book to finish it in a handful of hours today before it was taken back by my library and i would have to go back on the waiting list to... its just never a great idea for me to force myself to read a specific book when i am not in the right headspace OR mood to read it.
Saying all of that i have to say i was disappointed with this last instalment of a trilogy i LOVED the first two books from.
Lets start with the good:
- The actual ending was okay, it wrapped up okay and it was done good.
- The writing itself was okay as well -this is probably one of the "me" things where with my current mood i noticed A LOT of the tiny little things that just kept bothering me endlessly and in reality its nothing that you can't overlook without problems.
- how the plot unraveled, because that was ... okay?
- the characters - those evolved from previous books in a way that made sense for most cases.
What i found annoying:
- Amani
she just felt so whiny and moody (ha! yes i actually saying this here and i am so aware of how utterly ridiculous it is to say that with my current moods!) and not as strong as she was specially in the second book.
- the pacing
it felt off to me.
There was a lot of rash moving and actions that made no real sense to me at the moments they happened and HOW they happened.
Also some of how it all played out was just... not at all logical or understandable to me and i was just trying to understand why the heck some things where happening at all.
Other moments in this book felt very slow moving, very dragged out.
It just felt strange to me that some pages felt endlessly long and others i had to reread to make sure i didn't miss anything because it felt too rushed and fast.
I have NO idea if that is because how of strangely separated i read this book, or if it has to do with my current reading mood, or if this book is actually a bit strangely paced? NO idea.
- the entire middle section of the book
It felt/read strange/incomplete (?) to me.
Partly because of the pacing -just mentioned that, but the middle section of the book around page 100 through to 300 or 400 where a strange feeling mixture of super fast paced action stuff and at the same time i felt like it could have easily been 100 pages shorter and nothing would have been left out.
And also because a lot of things happened with characters i didn't agree with or found necessary or just generally just... strangeness.
This might make no sense at all but it mostly didn't work for me and it felt like i was stuck in the middle section of this book for way longer than i should have spend reading those amount of pages
(but than again i did spend at least two weeks not picking the book up in that section at all so clearly i was stuck in that section longer than i would normally spend in one spot in a book... so there is that)
All in all?
It was okay.
It wasn't this BIG EPIC-NESS i kind of hoped for?
I had to big expectations for this book going into it. I know that, and the already talked about reading mood did NOT help with that at all.
But it just felt a bit like a let down especially after the greatness that was the second book.
Still its not at all a bad book, its defiantly worth a read, and a good end to the trilogy overall. Even if it is the weakest book in the trilogy overall in my option.
Characters so lovely real people look bad in comparison
A pacing so fast it makes you forget you were sleepy
Written so incredibly you can hear every word like music
A romance so ideal it is exactly what you're looking for
And that ending...
An Ending so beautiful it hurts.
A pacing so fast it makes you forget you were sleepy
Written so incredibly you can hear every word like music
A romance so ideal it is exactly what you're looking for
And that ending...
An Ending so beautiful it hurts.
I can’t believe it’s over.... I love these characters with all my heart and I would read endless amounts of books with them in them... this was everything. I cried and laughed and gasped and damn it..... i can feel the book hungover coming.
Hero at the Fall Review on K-Books
"It did not matter if he was a rebel or a traitor or a hero, all men were only mortal in the end."
After finishing Traitor to the Throne, I couldn't wait to jump right into the finale of this incredible series. I was absolutely heartbroken at the ending of Traitor to the Throne and I absolutely couldn't wait to find out what was going to happen to all of my favourite characters. Hero at the Fall was everything I could have possibly hoped it would be and more. It was the perfect ending to an absolutely incredible series.
With many of the rebels captured and the Sultan wreaking havoc on his city, Amani must gather the remaining rebels and come up with a plan. They must rescue the captured rebels before it's too late and take back the throne from tyranny. But will the Rebel Prince be able to take the throne... and will everyone survive to see it?
Hero at the Fall was definitely the most emotional book of the series. I knew going into it that it was going to completely and utterly break my heart. I absolutely adored all of the rebels and I really wanted all of them to survive... but this is war and we never see the end of a war with all of our beloved characters in tact. I cried so much at this book... and I mean completely and utterly sobbed. It was so heartbreaking but the ending is so perfect it was worth every tear and crack in my heart.
Amani and Jin remain to be my favourite characters in the series, as you would expect. The more I read the more I just needed to see how their story was going to end. Whether they would survive this to see what they have been fighting for for so long. I loved seeing the ending of their story. It was beautiful, romantic and stunning.
Hero at the Fall was everything I could have hoped for and more. It was utterly perfect. It was packed to the brim of action and adventure. Love and heartache. I loved every single second of it and I found the entire book, as stunning as it is, bittersweet. I loved seeing the ending and what happened to these beloved characters. But now one of my favourite series is over and I was definitely not ready to say goodbye to them. I really cannot recommend this series enough. If you, like me, are a huge fan of YA Fantasy novels then this is definitely the series for you. It's exciting, romantic and full to the brim of fantastic characters. It is definitely one that I will read over and over again in the coming years. And it is a series that will stay with me long after the last page has been turned.
"All that I am I give to you, and all that I have is yours. Because the day that we die, it's not going to be tomorrow."
"It did not matter if he was a rebel or a traitor or a hero, all men were only mortal in the end."
After finishing Traitor to the Throne, I couldn't wait to jump right into the finale of this incredible series. I was absolutely heartbroken at the ending of Traitor to the Throne and I absolutely couldn't wait to find out what was going to happen to all of my favourite characters. Hero at the Fall was everything I could have possibly hoped it would be and more. It was the perfect ending to an absolutely incredible series.
With many of the rebels captured and the Sultan wreaking havoc on his city, Amani must gather the remaining rebels and come up with a plan. They must rescue the captured rebels before it's too late and take back the throne from tyranny. But will the Rebel Prince be able to take the throne... and will everyone survive to see it?
Hero at the Fall was definitely the most emotional book of the series. I knew going into it that it was going to completely and utterly break my heart. I absolutely adored all of the rebels and I really wanted all of them to survive... but this is war and we never see the end of a war with all of our beloved characters in tact. I cried so much at this book... and I mean completely and utterly sobbed. It was so heartbreaking but the ending is so perfect it was worth every tear and crack in my heart.
Amani and Jin remain to be my favourite characters in the series, as you would expect. The more I read the more I just needed to see how their story was going to end. Whether they would survive this to see what they have been fighting for for so long. I loved seeing the ending of their story. It was beautiful, romantic and stunning.
Hero at the Fall was everything I could have hoped for and more. It was utterly perfect. It was packed to the brim of action and adventure. Love and heartache. I loved every single second of it and I found the entire book, as stunning as it is, bittersweet. I loved seeing the ending and what happened to these beloved characters. But now one of my favourite series is over and I was definitely not ready to say goodbye to them. I really cannot recommend this series enough. If you, like me, are a huge fan of YA Fantasy novels then this is definitely the series for you. It's exciting, romantic and full to the brim of fantastic characters. It is definitely one that I will read over and over again in the coming years. And it is a series that will stay with me long after the last page has been turned.
"All that I am I give to you, and all that I have is yours. Because the day that we die, it's not going to be tomorrow."