The Dustlands Trilogy by Moira Young.

Warning: (Spoilers!) duh. 

Blood Red Road 

Saba lives in Silverlake, a wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms where her family scavenge from landfills left by the long-gone Wrecker civilization. After four cloaked horsemen kidnap her beloved twin brother Lugh, she teams up with daredevil Jack and the Free Hawks, a girl gang of Revolutionaries.

Saba learns that she is a fierce fighter, an unbeatable survivor, and a cunning opponent. And she has the power to take down a corrupt society from the inside. Saba and her new friends stage a showdown that change the course of her civilization

This was the book that made me fall in love with this series. It was initially hard to red because of the southern colloquial style but once I read a few chapters the accent just faded away. I thought Saba was very nasty at first but I also could easily see where the resentment for her sister came from. It was also wonderful to see that relationship adapt and change to were the resentment was finally put to piece and she started to protect and nurture her. I also like the development of her and Lugh's relationship, before she is outshone and hides in his shadow. He does everything and she is basically nothing but literally a shadow to him. When he is taken she finds her own strength and voice and I loved that. I also loved the death cage part of the story when Saba basically kicks everyone ass. It feels great to have a physically strong and ferocious female protagonist. It was an empowering and beautiful story based around familial relationships, and then there's also the love story of Jack. The cheeky arse who brings nothing but trouble and charm. It was an overall spectacular book.


Rebel Heart

Saba thought her world would return to normal after they defeated the Tonton and rescued her kidnapped brother Lugh. The family head west for a better life and a longed-for reunion with Jack. But a formidable enemy is on the rise. What is the truth about Jack? And how far will Saba go to get what she wants?

This book was based around the search for Jack, in the previous book he had skipped off to find friends, planned to meet with Saba and then was never heard from...until a sudden message arrives. It was kind of hard to be without Jack straight from the off in this book as we had just fallen for him in the last one. Also the whole, he had a kid thing was like what?! I also was not a fan of the Tommo love triangle. Saba clearly wasn't interested and I think the whole thing was kinda pointless because everyone knew she was never gonna go for him. But then again we apparently get a new love triangle anyway, so it becomes a love square? parallelogram? I don't know.  We then get the cringeworthy misunderstanding when Saba finds Jack thinks he betrayed them and loses her virginity to DeMalo, king of the bad guys. It was all a very crazy turn of events and I hated it. I thought it was so stupid and it could have gone somewhere so cool but no, we went for the banging the bad guy route. Goddammit! Also Lugh, throughout this entire book is just awful, he can't stand Saba finding her own feet and is nasty and resentful all the way through. I wanted to punch him.

Raging Star

Saba is ready to seize her destiny and defeat DeMalo...until she meets him and finds herself drawn to the man and his vision of a healed earth, a New Eden. DeMalo wants Saba to join him, in life and work, to build a stable, sustainable world…for the chosen few. The young and the healthy. Under his control.

Jack’s choice is clear: to fight DeMalo and try to stop New Eden. Presumed dead, he's gone undercover, feeing Saba crucial information in secret meetings. Saba hides her connection with DeMalo and commits herself to the fight. Joined by her brother, Lugh, and her sister, Emmi, Saba leads a small guerilla band against the settlers and the Tonton militia. But the odds are overwhelming. Saba knows how to fight—she's not called the Angel of Death for nothing. But what can she do when the fight cannot be won? Then DeMalo offers Saba a chance—a seductive chance she may not be able to refuse. How much will she sacrifice to save the people she loves?

Behold Ladies and Gentlemen, the worst final book in a trilogy ever. Nothing happens. Not really. We wait for the fallout from the last book. We get a slight tif and Saba and Jack sailing away together promising to try and fix themselves together. Great. DeMalo, for some reason is way obsessed with Saba gets her to marry him, and he dies at the ceremony, what a nice day. Lugh continues to be a nasty piece of work ad Emmi starts fighting and attacking crows and then...DIES! In what world, this is Prim all over again. I was touched by her death and the moment Saba agrees to marry DeMalo to protect everyone else. But she started off so badass and strong willed and for the whole final battle, changing the world thing, she did nothing but bang a guy so well that he wanted to do it with only her from now on. It drove me insane. I was so disappointed. I still mean what I said all those months ago. Fanfiction your own ending!