Sinda is sent to live with her only surviving relative, an aunt who is a dyer in a distant village. She is a cold, scornful woman with little patience for her newfound niece, and Sinda proves inept at even the simplest tasks. But when Sinda discovers that magic runs through her veins - long-suppressed, dangerous magic that she must learn to control - she realizes that she can never learn to be a simple village girl.
Returning to Vivaskari for answers, Sinda finds her purpose as a wizard scribe, rediscovers the boy who saw her all along, and uncovers a secret that could change the course of Thorvaldor's history, forever.
A dazzling first novel, The False Princess is an engrossing fantasy full of mystery, action, and romance.
My Review:
I really wanted to review Christmas books this month, but I read this last week and thought it was worth a mention. I thought maybe we had reviewed this before, so I checked and, yes, Jennifer reviewed it last May. We have pretty much the same opinion.
The False Princess reminded me a lot of The Bayern series by Shannon Hale (Goose Girl, Enna Burning). It also reminded me of The Peasant Queen series by Cheri Chesley. I liked both series and so it goes to follow that I liked The False Princess. Definitely a book a would recommend for the other reviewers here and probably most of our readers.
Heavy on underdog teen overcoming all the odds, light on romance. I was pleasantly surprised in the beginning, but there were points, especially near the end, where Sinda kept repeating herself and being, well, kind of whiny when I just wanted her to finish up her story. I guess her monologuing got in the way of the action. I particularly enjoyed the character of Keirnan, who was not your typical brooding YA hero. He actually was, well, a hero. Pleasant, funny, supportive, honorable, understanding, reasonable, fair and yet still strong in his own right.
1 comment:
I'll have to check this out... and the Peasant Queen series. Does that one have fantasy elements in it as well?
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