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I absolutely loved this book! It's complex, exciting, and fabulously written. It and it's sequel will definitely appeal to tween boy readers looking for a solid fantasy adventure and an extremely likeable hero. Highly recommended!
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Initially, I had no desire to read this but it kept popping up in my blog feeder and then a fifth grader recommended it to me. So here we are. I enjoyed it and will take a more active role in promoting it at my school.
I read this book in one day and really enjoyed it. It isn't a book with great deeper significance or long lasting messages, but it is a thoroughly enjoyable read.
I went looking for it at my local B & N store, with only the remembrance of what the cover looked like. I couldn't find it in the kids' section, but eventually located it in the teens' section. I think it reads a bit young compared to most of what I seem to find in YA these days, but I really LIKED that. A lot of YA has gotten too viol ...more
I went looking for it at my local B & N store, with only the remembrance of what the cover looked like. I couldn't find it in the kids' section, but eventually located it in the teens' section. I think it reads a bit young compared to most of what I seem to find in YA these days, but I really LIKED that. A lot of YA has gotten too viol ...more
I loved this story about an orphan boy who is bought by a nobleman with the intent of passing him off as the prince, who is assumed dead. There's tons of intrigue and plot twists... it's a great one!
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For some reason I had it in my head that this was a middle grade novel so I was a little put off when some more mature content showed up (nothing major, just a little more violence than I would expect in a book for an 8-12 yo) but once I adjusted my expectations I really enjoyed this. I didn’t see the twist coming, although I can’t decide whether I should have or not. The audio version has an interview with the author at the end of the book that was a lot of fun to listen to. I think I’ll be fin
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Have been trying to bill this as a Hunger games or Maze Runner approach to fantasy- punchy narrator inside a political conspiracy -- but I don't think they will bite, I enjoyed what I read of it, but I am not particularly inclined to finish. One of my kids said, "Good until the end."
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Perfect for middle school - fantasy, mystery, boy humor
Nov 23, 2012
Caroline Rose
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Mar 28, 2013
Regina
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Mar 28, 2015
Jen
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