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The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen

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paramore83's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5

sarahckee's review against another edition

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5.0

I rarely buy books. But, this book received such great reviews that I decided to make a trip to the bookstore and grab a copy. GREAT decision. I finished the book in a day. It was not a hard read at all and was filled with action that made it hard to put down. The main character, Sage, was likable and witty and there was a fantastic twist in the end. I gave the book to one of my friends who hates reading (she never even read a single Harry Potter *gasp*) and she finished it in a few days and asked me if she could borrow the sequel when it came out. If you have a sibling or child that hates reading (especially if it's a boy), this is a great book to activate an interest in reading.

Buy this book. You won't regret it.

mackenziencheez's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5

tessb2024's review against another edition

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5.0

I listened to this book via audible on family trip, it was excellent!

sunnyscholar's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.5

The first time I read this was maybe a decade ago, and the twist took me by surprise. Now, rereading it, the only thing I remembered was the twist and I greatly enjoyed all the subtle foreshadowing and double meanings behind things said and done.

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vhenderson93's review against another edition

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5.0

I didn't mean to finish this in one day. But I did. I didn't expect to miss reading this as much as I did after closing it for the last time.

With thousands upon thousands of rave reviews what can I say about The False Prince that hasn't already been said? The cast of colorful, crafty, and cunning characters. The overall plot with its richness and suspense. The flawless flow and writing style. The predictable mistaken identity theme that was done in such a masterful way that I didn't see it coming at all. All of this has been described and discussed in ways I couldn't even begin to.

Don't get me wrong, there were a couple times that something happened, like a knife conveniently winding up in someone's pocket, or a coin magically appearing, that left me scratching my head and wondering, did I skip a page or was I reading too fast that I missed that? Those instances were somewhat bothersome.

As a brand new reader and fan of this series all I can really add to the masses are these two humble points:
1) My friends were right about this book
2) It's not a rock. It's gold. (I cried)

aaiza7's review against another edition

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5.0

Never gonna be lower than a 5 star for me...hopefully? Sure it's really predictable, no worldbuilding, really shallow characters but Sage makes up for ALL of it. Better as a light read tho