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mglampshade 's review for:
The False Prince
by Jennifer A. Nielsen
The first time I read The False Prince I was not a very critical reader, so after I reread it I now feel like I can actually perceive what was happening in the story.
I really enjoyed the camaraderie between Sage, Roden, and Tobias. Their personal character developments altered throughout the entire book, which caused both subtle and huge impacts on their relationships. From the time Latamer was murdered in the beginning until Sage's/Jaron's last interactions with Roden and Tobias in the book, there is a sense of unpredictability in their relationships. Each of their emotions and ambitions, affected by risk, have such interesting effects on their decisions and behaviors, for example, Roden's siding with Cregan at the end, and Tobias's willingness to let Sage win Conner over.
I am so glad that Tobias was humbled in the end. He started off as a snooty orphan, but became wiser throughout the the book. I can see how some people would think his loyalty to Sage/Jaron in the end might be seen as cliché or with evil intentions, but I see it more as a genuine and intelligent realization of power and loyalty.
When a first read The False Prince a few years ago, I hadn't known that there were two more books in the series. I like how Jennifer A. Nielsen didn't spend the entire novel world-building. In some series, the first installment can be exhausting because there is an overload on world-building and not enough of a story. I did not find that with this book; I found rather that Jennifer A. Nielsen did a fantastic job of writing with smooth flow and pace, and that the world-building part of the story came pleasantly natural. I also liked how The False Prince, at the ending, left things with both a resounding closure and resounding hope for the future. There is no cliff-hanger, but there is hope, possibility, and enough future content (with the war and everything surrounding it) for a future novel.
I am someone who can not usually predict the endings of stories. Thus, when I first read The False Prince a few years ago, I was surprised and enthralled and joyous at the end. I know some people saw the ending as predictable, but for me personally, I thought the ending was meticulously thought out, and it was SO SATISFYING. It felt like everything was tied up and there were no plot holes.
Speaking of plot holes, I very much enjoyed the use of foreshadowing. The imitator's gold, the personality traits, and even the occupations of Sage's/Jaron's parents were intricately and purposely placed in the story, so that the reader would feel convinced and start to piece together the mystery. Maybe a factor of my liking the book so much was the fact that I am not good at predicting the endings, but I think anyone who loves a good royalty story is bound to enjoy this one, whether they are good at predicting endings or not.
While some people see The False Prince as predictable, I find it a very fun(ny), fast-paced, unputdownable, unpredictable story that fit intensity, raw emotion, and humor all on every single page.
I really enjoyed the camaraderie between Sage, Roden, and Tobias. Their personal character developments altered throughout the entire book, which caused both subtle and huge impacts on their relationships. From the time Latamer was murdered in the beginning until Sage's/Jaron's last interactions with Roden and Tobias in the book, there is a sense of unpredictability in their relationships. Each of their emotions and ambitions, affected by risk, have such interesting effects on their decisions and behaviors, for example, Roden's siding with Cregan at the end, and Tobias's willingness to let Sage win Conner over.
I am so glad that Tobias was humbled in the end. He started off as a snooty orphan, but became wiser throughout the the book. I can see how some people would think his loyalty to Sage/Jaron in the end might be seen as cliché or with evil intentions, but I see it more as a genuine and intelligent realization of power and loyalty.
When a first read The False Prince a few years ago, I hadn't known that there were two more books in the series. I like how Jennifer A. Nielsen didn't spend the entire novel world-building. In some series, the first installment can be exhausting because there is an overload on world-building and not enough of a story. I did not find that with this book; I found rather that Jennifer A. Nielsen did a fantastic job of writing with smooth flow and pace, and that the world-building part of the story came pleasantly natural. I also liked how The False Prince, at the ending, left things with both a resounding closure and resounding hope for the future. There is no cliff-hanger, but there is hope, possibility, and enough future content (with the war and everything surrounding it) for a future novel.
I am someone who can not usually predict the endings of stories. Thus, when I first read The False Prince a few years ago, I was surprised and enthralled and joyous at the end. I know some people saw the ending as predictable, but for me personally, I thought the ending was meticulously thought out, and it was SO SATISFYING. It felt like everything was tied up and there were no plot holes.
Speaking of plot holes, I very much enjoyed the use of foreshadowing. The imitator's gold, the personality traits, and even the occupations of Sage's/Jaron's parents were intricately and purposely placed in the story, so that the reader would feel convinced and start to piece together the mystery. Maybe a factor of my liking the book so much was the fact that I am not good at predicting the endings, but I think anyone who loves a good royalty story is bound to enjoy this one, whether they are good at predicting endings or not.
While some people see The False Prince as predictable, I find it a very fun(ny), fast-paced, unputdownable, unpredictable story that fit intensity, raw emotion, and humor all on every single page.