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Title: Traitor to the Throne
Author: Alwyn Hamilton
Publisher: Faber and Faber
ISBN 13: 978-0571325412
Synopsis:
This is not about blood or love. This is about treason.
Nearly a year has passed since Amani and the rebels won their epic battle at Fahali. Amani has come into both her powers and her reputation as the Blue-Eyed Bandit, and the Rebel Prince's message has spread across the desert - and some might say out of control. But when a surprise encounter turns into a brutal kidnapping, Amani finds herself betrayed in the cruellest manner possible.
Stripped of her powers and her identity, and torn from the man she loves, Amani must return to her desert-girl's instinct for survival. For the Sultan's palace is a dangerous one, and the harem is a viper's nest of suspicion, fear and intrigue. Just the right place for a spy to thrive... But spying is a dangerous game, and when ghosts from Amani's past emerge to haunt her, she begins to wonder if she can trust her own treacherous heart.
I absolutely adore this series. And I knew as soon as I read Rebel that I needed to read this one so I ordered it immediately. It's slower than Rebel was and there is a lot more focus on the political side of things. Conversations that Amani has make her and the reader think about things which seemed to be so straight forward in the first book. There are a few new characters introduced some you like and some you don't - of course some of these people are not what they seem as well. The last third of the book really hots up and so much happens that make you worry about everybody and there is a pretty big cliffhanger left at the end of it.
Alwyn Hamilton basically killed me with the little twist at the end and I felt honestly so gutted that I had to re-read the reveal a few times. But that, for me, is always the sign of a good writer. And now I am just counting down until next year when the final book in the trilogy is released.
I gave Traitor to the Throne 5 out of 5 stars. It was a good read not as fast paced as Rebel but still highly engaging and enjoyable.
Alwyn Hamilton basically killed me with the little twist at the end and I felt honestly so gutted that I had to re-read the reveal a few times. But that, for me, is always the sign of a good writer. And now I am just counting down until next year when the final book in the trilogy is released.
I gave Traitor to the Throne 5 out of 5 stars. It was a good read not as fast paced as Rebel but still highly engaging and enjoyable.
*****
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