The False Prince
By Jennifer A. Nielsen
Genre: Young Adult/ Jr. Adventure Fiction
Personal Rating: 10/10

I realize that I've been giving a lot of books 10/10 rating lately but what can I say? I've been reading some great books. I was assigned to read this book for my Children's Literature class and I'm so glad because this isn't a book I would have picked up on my own.

Sage is an orphan, stealing to survive. Until the day a man named Conner collects him and three other boys from the streets, promising them a life of luxury. But the promise is laced with more deceit and danger than it may be worth. The entire royal family is dead, and Conner needs a young boy to pretend to be the long lost prince Jaron, otherwise the entire kingdom may collapse under the rule of a tyrant. Each of the boys share similarities with the lost prince and have two weeks to impress Conner enough. The remaining boys will be killed. The idea sounds more appealing than the street to the rest of the boys, but to Sage a life of lies doesn't feel right. And as the time draws near, the danger becomes more real, and the lies start to unfurl.

This is more of a middle grade novel but I could honestly see it appealing to anyone between 10-20. It's a perfectly clean and wholesome book, but it is incredibly suspenseful and entertaining. I loved Sage as a narrator, and as a character in general. He is very humorous and clever. I loved the clean and clear writing style, and the ending was incredible! I'm so glad that I read this because it's a book I can recommend to every member of my family. It's fantastic!