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The False Prince
by Jennifer A. Nielsen
I'd never heard of this series before, but I had seen the full box set on sale for £9.99, and I couldn't resist not buying it. I didn't really know what to expect, since medieval fiction isn't truly my thing, but I went into this book open minded.
The False Prince is set in a land where the prince has been missing for years. Our main character, Sage, is chosen along with other boys in a sort of contest thing, to compete to see who will be given the chance to imitate the lost Prince. However, the man who's doing the selecting doesn't exactly have the best intentions, causing for Sage to be conflicted over whether he's going to put in his best efforts or not.
This book certainly wasn't bad, but I feel like I would've enjoyed it more if I was a tad younger. I'm not sure. It didn't feel childish by all means, but perhaps I would've it more if I was 9/10-years-old? I know that the book is marketed as Young Adult, and I have no problem with reading a book with a 14-year-old protagonist but I simply couldn't get into it as much as I wanted to and I'm not particularly sure why.
The premise and plot are both very good, and there was never a moment where I felt the filler got in the way. The plot is straight forward and easy enough to understand, though admittedly, the climax did seem to be slightly rushed. The ~big reveal~ in the end wasn't too surprising, but it was kind of thrown at you. There was build up, sure, but it kind of felt like: *single triggering line* "Oh. Time for the big reveal." And I almost couldn't take it in, because it happened so quickly.
As for the characters...I generally like them. I don't have any favourites, which is strange, because I can usually always pick out a favourite character but with this book, I couldn't find a single one. Maybe Mott and Errol, but their roles are (understandably) minute. The rest of the characters aren't quite developed to my liking. Imogen's backstory was pretty interesting and Connor was a passable villain. Though admittedly, if any of them were to die, I wouldn't have been too upset.
Overall, the book isn't at all bad. It was okay. If you want a straight-forward, medieval book (series) centered around royalty, and you love sarcastic characters, then this book is certainly for you. :)
The False Prince is set in a land where the prince has been missing for years. Our main character, Sage, is chosen along with other boys in a sort of contest thing, to compete to see who will be given the chance to imitate the lost Prince. However, the man who's doing the selecting doesn't exactly have the best intentions, causing for Sage to be conflicted over whether he's going to put in his best efforts or not.
This book certainly wasn't bad, but I feel like I would've enjoyed it more if I was a tad younger. I'm not sure. It didn't feel childish by all means, but perhaps I would've it more if I was 9/10-years-old? I know that the book is marketed as Young Adult, and I have no problem with reading a book with a 14-year-old protagonist but I simply couldn't get into it as much as I wanted to and I'm not particularly sure why.
The premise and plot are both very good, and there was never a moment where I felt the filler got in the way. The plot is straight forward and easy enough to understand, though admittedly, the climax did seem to be slightly rushed. The ~big reveal~ in the end wasn't too surprising, but it was kind of thrown at you. There was build up, sure, but it kind of felt like: *single triggering line* "Oh. Time for the big reveal." And I almost couldn't take it in, because it happened so quickly.
As for the characters...I generally like them. I don't have any favourites, which is strange, because I can usually always pick out a favourite character but with this book, I couldn't find a single one. Maybe Mott and Errol, but their roles are (understandably) minute. The rest of the characters aren't quite developed to my liking. Imogen's backstory was pretty interesting and Connor was a passable villain. Though admittedly, if any of them were to die, I wouldn't have been too upset.
Overall, the book isn't at all bad. It was okay. If you want a straight-forward, medieval book (series) centered around royalty, and you love sarcastic characters, then this book is certainly for you. :)