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A review by aeslis
The Decoy Princess by Dawn Cook
4.0
Tess is a fabulous character that goes through a good deal of character development in a short time. In the beginning she's reactionary to what's going on--an assassination and hostile takeover--but she has been trained well enough by her mentor that she may as well be called a ninja. She just didn't realize that during all throughout her childhood, the games her mentor played with her were for sharpening her skills. Once she starts putting things together, she makes good use of all her talents, and starts to capitalize on them, manipulating events so that she is in control instead of those that are pursuing her.
The characters are great and the author writes enjoyable dialogue. I enjoyed the hidden underworld and intricate plots and the loyalties of the characters.
One thing that distracted me was the word that was used for cursing in this world: "chu," sometimes "stinking chu pits" or other variations. Unfortunately, what a chu pit is is never explained, so I wondered every time I read it. There were also a few times that some of the writing went somewhat fast, skipping over some cues to clue you into what people were talking about, so you had to fill in a few minor blanks. Nothing that took you far out of the story, but there were a couple of confusing moments.
The characters are great and the author writes enjoyable dialogue. I enjoyed the hidden underworld and intricate plots and the loyalties of the characters.
One thing that distracted me was the word that was used for cursing in this world: "chu," sometimes "stinking chu pits" or other variations. Unfortunately, what a chu pit is is never explained, so I wondered every time I read it. There were also a few times that some of the writing went somewhat fast, skipping over some cues to clue you into what people were talking about, so you had to fill in a few minor blanks. Nothing that took you far out of the story, but there were a couple of confusing moments.