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edenlacoy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
ORPHAN TO PRINCE! READ IT!!!
This book was incredibly intriguing and kept me engaged the entire time I read it! I could hardly put it down! The plot twist was unexpected and a wonderful addition to this already amazing work! Highly recommend!
This book was incredibly intriguing and kept me engaged the entire time I read it! I could hardly put it down! The plot twist was unexpected and a wonderful addition to this already amazing work! Highly recommend!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Slavery, Child abuse, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Torture
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Grief, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
Despite all the things I chose above the content and way it is portraided would still have me recommending it for 10+.blujade's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was a pleasant surprise. It's perfect if you like books like the maze runner. It reminds me of a lot of fantasy books that are popular right now without over done the magic system.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Bullying
Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Torture
reclusivebookslug's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I enjoyed this way more than I expected. I only read it because my brother had a copy she no longer wanted and I thought it seemed interesting enough to keep for myself. I had been putting off reading it for some time because I knew it was part of a series I only had the first of, but recently I picked up the other two books at the library to put an end to my procrastination.
Reading this brought me back to my middle school-era reading style in the best way possible. When I always had a book on my person, tore through several a week, was always hungry for something new, and got so excited about a story I couldn't help but stay up all night to keep reading.
There's a big twist at the end that is really well executed. There's enough foreshadowing that as soon as the truth is revealed everything makes sense, but before it's revealed you can't be sure that your predictions will pan out. The narrator is lying about his true identity for most of the book, but it gives off the impression that he has also been lying to himself in order to pass off his facade more convincingly. And there's a bunch of details that he twists or omits that means that he's not exactly lying for a lot of it, he's just bending and withholding the whole truth. This was the most impressive part of the book for me and made reading so satisfying, exciting, and fulfilling.
Reading this brought me back to my middle school-era reading style in the best way possible. When I always had a book on my person, tore through several a week, was always hungry for something new, and got so excited about a story I couldn't help but stay up all night to keep reading.
There's a big twist at the end that is really well executed. There's enough foreshadowing that as soon as the truth is revealed everything makes sense, but before it's revealed you can't be sure that your predictions will pan out. The narrator is lying about his true identity for most of the book, but it gives off the impression that he has also been lying to himself in order to pass off his facade more convincingly. And there's a bunch of details that he twists or omits that means that he's not exactly lying for a lot of it, he's just bending and withholding the whole truth. This was the most impressive part of the book for me and made reading so satisfying, exciting, and fulfilling.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture and Physical abuse
Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, and Murder
A group is kids is kidnapped (bought from orphanages, but forcefully and without choice, so same thing really), one is murdered, and the rest are constantly threatened with murder. They beat the main character (a child) as punishment for noncompliance, which was detailed and somewhat graphic.
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