Title: The False
Prince
Author: Jennifer
A. Nielsen
Publisher:
Scholastic
Length: 342 pages
Rating: 3.5/5
Four orphans are taken off the streets, but only one can be
made into the long-lost prince to fool a country and stop a civil war. One of
the orphans, Sage, knows the plan is treason, and wants no part of it. But the
only other option is death.
I kept my book summery short this time around, because
sometimes, you only want a teaser, not the whole plot! Plus, the actual flap
copy (inside cover description) from the book made me angry because it gave
everything away! If you want to enjoy this book, just start reading.
Fortunately, there was still some mystery within the book,
but I thought the reader might have benefited from a different viewpoint. With
Sage as our narrator, we’re a little biased toward which orphan should be
chosen to be the prince. But Sage doesn’t want to be the prince, and the reader
is left with a bit of a dilemma, especially since Sage’s motives are unclear.
Why doesn’t he want to be the prince? Why is he always sneaking around but
doesn’t run away? I suppose this is part of the mystery though.
While this book could easily stand alone, of course it’s
part of a trilogy (what isn’t in YA these days?). I would be willing to give
the next book a shot, but I probably won’t be reading any more flap copy!
