Somewhat predictable (side-effect of aiming for middle grade?), but considering the fact that Nielsen has pretty much left herself wide open to obvious comparisons with Megan Whalen Turner's Queen's Thief, she still acquits herself very well.
Originally from here! The themes and tropes that Nielsen explores in “The False Prince” aren’t exactly new to the seasoned fantasy reader. Political maneuvering, double-crosses, and untrustworthy allies are standard fare in epic fantasy, and older readers will readily recognize these in “The False...
4.5 starsThe False Prince may not be the most revolutionary fantasy concept however what it does is execute its premise to perfection. Where the tendency for YA novels has been to patronise the reader Jennifer Nielsen's novel is instead a remarkably mature work of fiction that does not resort to com...
In a world not unlike ours, Sage is one of four boys captured by Conner and forced to take part in a competition to see which one of them will become the kingdom's missing prince.I enjoyed the story and the twist was good. I guessed what it was going to be but not the mechanics of how it would unfo...
Even though I guessed the BIG REVEAL pretty early on, Sage was a very entertaining character and I liked the interplay between him and the other boys. Sage reminded me of the character of Eugenides from the Queen's Thief series, which is a huge compliment. I was surprised by one of the betrayals, th...
Halfway through reading this I realized why it felt familiar. It has a similar narrative as the Queens thief series. The main character, though we are in his head, keeps secrets even from the reader. I thought it was well done in the their series...and it is the same in this book. The reveal of the ...
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen: 5/5Genre: Fiction/General, Action & AdventureCharacters: Sage, Bevin Conner, Mrs. Turbeldy, Latamer, Tobias, Roden, Mott, Cregan, Imogen, Princess Amarinda, Kerwyn, Veldergrath, Errol, King Eckbert, Queen Erin, Prince DariusSetting: Carthya, a country surroun...
More of my reviews at Secrets of Lost Words.Yay!! MG books! I love kid books.. okay so maybe I don't love every single MG book like I do for YA books but I still love this genre to pieces :)My favorite character in this book is Sage. He's the main character. I love the way he thinks and doesn't let ...
Not too bad, but since I had been read The Queen's Thief before read this, there might be a lot of comparison between both of them.This book set in the country named Carthyan, where their king, queen and crown prince was murdered by poison. There was a noble called Conner, who gathered four boys tog...
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