Rebel of the Sands (#1) by Alwyn Hamilton → Start Date: March 20th, 2016

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Emma and I!
Please join us!

[Emma]

I am so looking forward to this book :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

it sounds really good. I don't see many westerns in YA so I'm intrigued :)

[Vicki]

I'll join. I'm a westerner by heart since I'm from Texas! :o)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Yay! so glad you're joining us, Vicki!! :)

[Emma]

Yay, I am looking forward to this :)

[Amanda]

I'm in. My copy just came in at the library :)

[Emma]

Welcome Amanda, looking forward to reading this :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Yay! My copy is in too! I'm camping this weekend but I'll be back Sunday to start! :)

[Emma]

okay, have fun camping :)

[Twila]

Hey guys! I'll be joining you, if that's okay?
I started it a little bit ago, and it's pretty good! :)

[Emma]

Welcome Twila, that's good I am hoping to start it soon.

[Amanda]

5 chapters in.

Amani (view spoiler)[interesting character so far. Competes in a gunfight show posing as a boy and then she particiaptes in the hunt where she tamed the buraqi. You can get the desperation from her for wanting to escape her home. I couldn't imagine being forced into a marriage especially with her uncle. (hide spoiler)]

Jin (view spoiler)[curious to learn more about him. I wonder how long until he figures out that Amani was the one he was competing with (hide spoiler)]

Pretty good so far.

[Amanda]

10 chapters in.

Amani (view spoiler)[I am not sure that going to her aunts is a wise choice. How does she know that she would have a better situation. She also shouldn't have bought a first class ticket on the train, she should have been more hidden. (hide spoiler)]

Jin (view spoiler)[I wonder why the compass is so important to him. I get the impression it's more than just a compass. (hide spoiler)]

[Twila]

Amanda wrote: "10 chapters in.

Amani [spoilers removed]

Jin [spoilers removed]"

About Jin (view spoiler)[I feel the same way about the compass. I get the feeling that his mother must have given it to him or something. The only reason I see him caring after it so much is because of its sentimental value. Or maybe it's a way for him to always find home or something, I dunno. (hide spoiler)]

[Emma]

I am going to start this tomorrow or tonight, glad you's are enjoying it, looking forward to getting into it.

[Emma]

Chapter 5 (view spoiler)[ Ye I know what you mean, she is an interesting character with an interesting background. Imagine knowing your uncle wants to marry you, must make her sick.

Jin is a mysterious character, is he going to turn out to be the Prince or just someone who follows the prince?

(hide spoiler)]

Pretty good so far, looking forward to seeing what happens.

[Emma]

chapter 10

Aunts (view spoiler)[ Ye for all she knows she could be dead, how on earth is she going to find her in the city anyway? Does she know her address? Will her aunt even want her? (hide spoiler)]

Compass (view spoiler)[ I was thinking it was like Jack Sparrows, it leads to a different place not north, it is a world of magic so is possible. (hide spoiler)]

Story (view spoiler)[ I like to have a least a vague idea where a story is going, but with this I have no clue, still enjoying it though. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Sorry guys, FINALLY catching up! I'm starting tonight but...since it's already 3:30 am, I'll post some time in the morning :)

[Vicki]

Oh my goodness! You are up late, Trisha! And I thought I was bad. LOL

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

:) lol it's my first late night in a while
since I'm training for a 13K, I've been getting a lot better sleep as I ramp up my running distance :)

[Vicki]

Oh wow! That's fantastic! Good for you! :)

[Emma]

I've finished this,
(view spoiler)[ good book but it was just too much mess, at points I found it hard to follow and I found myself wanting to skip most of it cos it wasn't relevant to the story. I will only be rating this 3 stars. (hide spoiler)]

[Amanda]

I forgot to post after I finished. I agree (view spoiler)[I found myself drifting midway through. This seemed all over the place and a bit boring at times. I rated it a 3 as well. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'm 10 chapters....so far I'm not enjoying it at all. It's taken me 3 days to get 10 chapters :/

I'm not(view spoiler)[ digging Jin or her connection (or lack there of) with him. (hide spoiler)]

blue eyed bandit(view spoiler)[ I just don't like her at all (hide spoiler)]

story(view spoiler)[ too many people and ideas thrown at us at once
and then this long drawn out story parts. (hide spoiler)]

[Amanda]

Sorry you are not enjoying this. I liked it until the halfway point then lost complete interest. If you are having trouble enjoying it now I don't think it will get any easier.

[Emma]

Ye I agree with Amanda, it gets even worse after the halfway point, I only finished cos I was over halfway but if your not connecting now, you'll find it hell very soon. You maybe shouldn't call it a day on this book, save your energy for books that are more to your liking :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

lol I pushed through and finished it
but yeah, this one was just a huge mess

Thanks guys! :) for warning me!

[Emma]

wow 1 star must have been bad, shame you didnt enjoy it.

[Vicki]

Again, since I'm so behind and the ratings in this group aren't fantastic, I'm going to skip this for now.

[Emma]

good choice

[Vicki]

Ha ha! Thank you, Emma.