Challenge Corner discussion

Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mythical beasts still roam the wild and remote areas, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinn still perform their magic. For humans, it’s an unforgiving place, especially if you’re poor, orphaned, or female.

Amani Al’Hiza is all three. She’s a gifted gunslinger with perfect aim, but she can’t shoot her way out of Dustwalk, the back-country town where she’s destined to wind up wed or dead.

Then she meets Jin, a rakish foreigner, in a shooting contest, and sees him as the perfect escape route. But though she’s spent years dreaming of leaving Dustwalk, she never imagined she’d gallop away on mythical horse—or that it would take a foreign fugitive to show her the heart of the desert she thought she knew.

Rebel of the Sands reveals what happens when a dream deferred explodes—in the fires of rebellion, of romantic passion, and the all-consuming inferno of a girl finally, at long last, embracing her power.

Chapters 1-6 (view spoiler)[The whole shooting game was so intense! I’m actually glad she saved the one guy. (hide spoiler)]

Chapters 7-13 (view spoiler)[That was so sad how her friend was just shot in the knee and she didn’t even know if he’d be alright. This journey probably won’t go very smoothly. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter Six
(view spoiler)[ Whoa okay I thought this guy was her friend, not an asshole who would blackmail her into marrying him and threaten to rape her. Thank god her cousin showed up. I do like this other guy Tamid, he was so good, it's awful that they shot him. (hide spoiler)]

Chapters 14-21 (view spoiler)[I was actually expecting Jin to be the prince, not just the prince’s brother. (hide spoiler)]

Finished (view spoiler)[For a book that I wasn’t planning on reading, this was actually pretty good! I’d even continue the series to see what happens now that this fight happened and he is sending word to his father. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter Fourteen
(view spoiler)[ I don't like that she broke her promise to Noorsham but I get that they needed to get out of there. Still though that kind of thing usually bites people in the ass later. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter Twenty
(view spoiler)[ Oh so he's also a prince and she's half djinn, interesting. (hide spoiler)]

Finished
(view spoiler)[ Well this was interesting and I sure was right about Noorshum, and he's her brother whoa. I'm curious about what will happen next. (hide spoiler)]

Started

Chapters 1-11 (view spoiler)[ Well the beginning had too much back story, but it finally picked up with them being shot at, escaping, and now her being poisoned. Hopefully Jin is okay. (hide spoiler)]

Chapters 12-22 (view spoiler)[I can’t believe her aunt just did that to her! And her cousin was there too and pregnant!! Hopefully she is able to escape. (hide spoiler)]

Ch6 (view spoiler)[ i hate when females are treated as the weaker species :( Glad she can shoot so well. Tamid offering to marry her was cute, gross that her uncle was going to (hide spoiler)]

6-9 (view spoiler)[ i dont like her cousin, shes such a tattle tale lol Jin seems to show in the right time on the train, but theres got to be something there between them like enemies that help each other for the same end goal (hide spoiler)]

Ch 24 (view spoiler)[ okay so Jin is royalty? Amani is a djinn, I wonder if her uncle knew by her eye color and that's why he wanted to marry her. So much has happen to them during their voyage (hide spoiler)]

done (view spoiler)[ I wish I liked this book more. I enjoyed the start but then I found it lacked for me as it went on and I honestly got bored while listening to the audiobook lol I knew the eye color was going to mean something and now at least she has found that she has sibling(s) and is working on her abilities but I cannot think it will be all sunshine from here (hide spoiler)]

Chapters 23-33 (view spoiler)[I’m glad they were able to get out the baby alive. Sad about her cousin, but it makes sense why they didn’t want to save her. (hide spoiler)]

Finished (view spoiler)[So much happened at the end! I think I liked the first book a little more. But I’m glad that Ahmed is actually alive, but it’s still sad that someone had to die in his place. Also I’m glad she didn’t have Hana destroy her aunts mind. (hide spoiler)]