GIVEAWAY: The False Princess by Eilis O'Neal

    

I received an email last week from Egmont USA telling me about an ebook coming out this week - A Royal Birthday: A False Princess Short Story by Eilis O'Neal.

I loved  The False Princess. It's been awhile since I read it, but you can read my review of it here.

I immediately pre-ordered the new short story for my Nook and I received it on Tuesday. I hope you will check it out. You can read about it here.

Comment below for a chance to win a hardcover copy of the original story, The False Princess. 
[note: this book is not related to The False Prince in any way I've been able to discern.] Comment by midnight Eastern on Saturday, December 14th for a chance to win.

MONDAY: The False Princess

Summary 
For 16 years, she was Nalia, princess of Thorvaldor. Then, in one moment, she becomes Sinda, the princess' "stand in," put in place through a magic spell, in order to protect the princess from prophesied disaster. Once the magic is removed, Sinda is sent to live with an aunt she's never known who thought she was dead all this time. Sinda's lost the only family she's ever known, her home, her best-friend, her very identity.

As Sinda struggles to redefine her life, she must make peace with an immense amount of previously unknown magic. She returns to Thorvaldor to learn to master her magic, and stumbles into a plot to overthrow the rulers of Thorvaldor. Can a displaced false princess ever hope to save her kingdom? 

Review
Fantastic!! Great characters. Increasing levels of distress - personal, then interpersonal, then national - pull the reader through the story. Amazing plot twists. Mild romantic story line. Sinda is a great character, realistically dealing with the upheaval in her core identity and the doubts she battles. I would happily share The False Princess with others and would read it again some time. Excellent story.


5 out of 5 stars

Recommended for: children 12 and up, readers who like princess stories that are more intricate than the typical princess story for younger kids, mystery lovers


Cautions: none
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