Scholastic’s Comments (group member since Feb 04, 2014)

Scholastic’s comments from the The False Prince Re-read-a-thon group.

Thanks so much for participating in our re-read-a-thon for The False Prince! We hope you enjoyed diving back into Carthya as much as we did. And we are SO excited that The Shadow Throne is now on sale!

Read an excerpt of The Shadow Throne here!

Jaina wrote: "Haha, now I just read the whole book when I want to read those parts. But what I really want is SHADOW THRONE! My copy has shipped through Amazon, and I'm neurotically checking it's status every te..."

Hooray! Hope you enjoy!

Brenda wrote: "Jaina wrote: "YES! That's why I love it so much. When I started reading I stuck pieces of paper in every page Sage said or thought something that had hidden meaning once you knew the twist ending. ..."

Do you have any favorite Sage moments in particular? There are so many great ones!

Jaina wrote: "YES! That's why I love it so much. When I started reading I stuck pieces of paper in every page Sage said or thought something that had hidden meaning once you knew the twist ending. I had to stop,..."

Love this! We've marked up our book, too. :)

We're finishing up The False Prince today! What did you guys think of the big twist at the end? Now that you're re-reading, did you see more clues throughout the rest of the book?

SUPER SPOILERY QUESTION AHEAD! You've been warned.
(view spoiler)[ We're super impressed with how Sage never exactly lies about his true identity. Okay, maybe the Avenian accent... Were there any details about his parents or upbringing that he mentions that particularly stood out to you on your re-read, now that you know how the story will end?

We particularly liked the scene in chapter 6 when Conner is interrogating the boys about their upbringing. Sage really manages to dance around answering questions about his education, his swordsmanship and his experience with horses. Did anything else jump out to you? (hide spoiler)]

Do you remember what your thoughts were of Roden, Tobias, Conner and Mott the first time you read The False Prince? What about Imogen?

If you're re-reading like us, do you notice anything about their characters that you didn't spot the first time through?

We're on chapter 12, and here are some more of our favorite moments:

"Can you manage a sword?" "Sure, if my opponent doesn't have one."

"I barely had time to curse their mothers' graves before I crumpled to the ground."

"'You eat with your left hand?' Conner asked me. 'That's unacceptable. Can you do it with your right?' 'Can you do it with your left?' I countered."

Sage is such a snarky, fantastic troublemaker - we loved him from the first page when he's stealing the roast! What are some of your favorite Sage moments or quotes?

Throughout the month of February, we're going to be re-reading The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen, leading up to the release of The Shadow Throne (!!!) on Feb. 25.

You can find the re-read schedule here. This week, we'll be reading chapters 1 through 19! Be sure to watch this space for announcements throughout the coming weeks.

We hope you'll join us as we dive back into Carthya!

Remember: Everyone is welcome to join in, even if it's your first time reading! So please remember to post spoiler alerts.

To get things started, do you remember the first time you read The False Prince? What did you think?