Rebel of the Sands is a super fun Western/Middle Eastern fantasy mashup that lives up to the hype. The main character, Amani, is a kickass, witty gunslinger who doesn't take shit from anybody on her quest to leave her dead-end hometown. Paired up with kickass, witty foreigner, Jin, these two make a badass, unstoppable team that's just so fun to read about. I didn't become as enamoured with the characters and the story as much as I had hoped to but with an amazing desert backdrop, well developed mythology, and clashing nations, it looks like that could really change with where the series is headed.