The False Prince, by Jennifer A. Nielsen (BOOK REVIEW)

 

"A person educated can be educated and can still be stupid, and a wise man can have no education at all."

Civil war is brewing in the kingdom and Connor, a nobleman, creates a cunning plan out of the secrets he has access to. Connor plans to imitate the kings long-lost son and make him a false prince. Four orphans are selected to be tested for the plan and killed if they don't succeed. A young boy named Sage is among these orphans and must endure the tests of Connor. Sage can tell right away that Connor is no good and has motives that puts everyone in danger. But Sage has plans of his own that Connor doesn't expect. Secrets unfold and danger increases as Sage figures his way out of Connor's grasp.

"If you can't give anyone pain, you can't give them joy either."

The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielsen has a very unique plot that keeps you turning the pages. I really enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down. One thing was that a lot of things were very predictable, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. A thing that I really did like was how your thoughts about different characters kept changing! I couldn't really tell, until at the end, who was bad or good. I think that was a really exciting and suspenseful aspect of this book. I liked how the plot kept changing. Although, some parts were predictable, Sage, the main character, kept surprising me. I liked Jennifer Nielsens writing in this book and love her ideas that she puts into her work. The False Prince is the first book in The Ascendance Series and I have already started the second book!

I recommend this book for ages 12+ and give it a 8 out of 10.

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Happy Reading! -Ariana ;)