May 2010

Author/s: Julia Golding
Publisher: Oxford University Press UK
Reviewed by: Shelby Thomson Age 15
ISBN 13: 9780192727602

Fourth Crown Princess Taoshira is sixteen years old and is one of the rulers of her island but in order for her island to join alliances with the ac Burinholts’ she needs to marry The Kings heir. The only heir is the Kings son, Ramil ac Burinholt, a snobbish boy with no manners what so ever!

As you can imagine, Taoshira isn’t too pleased with this idea and therefore tries to avoid becoming involved with him. So join Tashi for a wonderful read with many surprises including a Bone Breaker and a Dark Prince!

This fantasy novel explores the many depths of love, hatred and there are quite a few war scenes that can get quite grim but girls don’t worry, there are also ones with Tashi being very calm and romantic. This story takes quite a sudden twist, therefore giving something you won’t be expecting. A very unusual book!

I definitely enjoyed the book. It took quite a while for me to get into it and understand it. I really enjoyed the romantic scenes with any of the characters as Julia Golding captured every moment perfectly.

I would most definitely recommend this book to other children my age, maybe even slightly younger. I reckon that this book is suitable from mature thirteen and up. This book was suited for my age.

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