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Title: Prodigy Prince
Author: Natasha Sapienza
Series: The Seven Covenent
Genre: Fantasy
Audience: Young Adult
ABOUT THE BOOK
At seventeen, all Prince Nuelle had ever known was safety and peace while living in the Supreme Palace of Zephoris.
But one night, his older brother, Tane, defies their father by traveling to a cursed land. Now Nuelle holds the signet-ring and carries more responsibility than even Tane bore. Thrust from the palace and sent to a knight-building academy, Nuelle must discover his purpose for the entire kingdom’s sake.
From his place of banishment, Prince Antikai has been exacting revenge through fear and rebellions. Nuelle has the potential to defeat him, but he needs the help of a powerful book and six gifted youths.
Summoned by Antikai, shape-shifting beasts and other enemies hunt Nuelle and the Acumen. If either is destroyed, the faithful citizens in Zephoris will perish, and darkness will rule forever.
But one night, his older brother, Tane, defies their father by traveling to a cursed land. Now Nuelle holds the signet-ring and carries more responsibility than even Tane bore. Thrust from the palace and sent to a knight-building academy, Nuelle must discover his purpose for the entire kingdom’s sake.
From his place of banishment, Prince Antikai has been exacting revenge through fear and rebellions. Nuelle has the potential to defeat him, but he needs the help of a powerful book and six gifted youths.
Summoned by Antikai, shape-shifting beasts and other enemies hunt Nuelle and the Acumen. If either is destroyed, the faithful citizens in Zephoris will perish, and darkness will rule forever.
~ MY REVIEW ~
Prodigy Prince is book one in a young adult fantasy series, THE SEVEN COVENANT, by Natasha Sapienza. It starts off with drama and action, pulling me into the story at once.
We journey along with Prince Nuelle and his friends on a dangerous adventure. From knight training school to dark forests to neighboring kingdoms. This world is quite thrilling, with princesses and dragons and all manner of other fantastical creatures. We’ve villains and betrayals. Intrigue and battles. Lessons learned and friendships formed. Prodigy Prince is pretty exciting and action-packed from beginning to end.
The start of the book captures your attention, as I mentioned above. Through the middle, the plot seemed to lag a little, though there was plenty of action – many skirmishes and unexpected clashes with the enemies.
And there were lots of fantasy creatures and terms that had me a little confused for awhile.
But by the last 30 or 40% of Prodigy Prince, I think I was starting to get a better grasp on things, and was really enjoying the characters development … so I had quite a fun time finishing reading this book. *winks* It was intriguing, adventurous, and even humorous.
The biggest thing that kept me from fully enjoying this fantasy novel was the theology/faith theme. It kind of kept me confused and wondering what it was leading up to the entire length of the book. By the end of Prodigy Prince, I still wasn't sure what it all meant/symbolized. I ended up asking the author about it, and she explained her reasoning, which was helpful. I'm still not sure if I prefer/am comfortable with the kind of subtle/"not exact" allegory. But I can understand where she's coming from. I will leave it up to readers to decide what they think! It may just be something I'm not so much comfortable with.
Besides my personal complaints, Prodigy Prince was a very interesting read and I see a lot of potential in this author and her writing!
I received a copy of Prodigy Prince from the author in exchange for my honest review.
We journey along with Prince Nuelle and his friends on a dangerous adventure. From knight training school to dark forests to neighboring kingdoms. This world is quite thrilling, with princesses and dragons and all manner of other fantastical creatures. We’ve villains and betrayals. Intrigue and battles. Lessons learned and friendships formed. Prodigy Prince is pretty exciting and action-packed from beginning to end.
The start of the book captures your attention, as I mentioned above. Through the middle, the plot seemed to lag a little, though there was plenty of action – many skirmishes and unexpected clashes with the enemies.
And there were lots of fantasy creatures and terms that had me a little confused for awhile.
But by the last 30 or 40% of Prodigy Prince, I think I was starting to get a better grasp on things, and was really enjoying the characters development … so I had quite a fun time finishing reading this book. *winks* It was intriguing, adventurous, and even humorous.
The biggest thing that kept me from fully enjoying this fantasy novel was the theology/faith theme. It kind of kept me confused and wondering what it was leading up to the entire length of the book. By the end of Prodigy Prince, I still wasn't sure what it all meant/symbolized. I ended up asking the author about it, and she explained her reasoning, which was helpful. I'm still not sure if I prefer/am comfortable with the kind of subtle/"not exact" allegory. But I can understand where she's coming from. I will leave it up to readers to decide what they think! It may just be something I'm not so much comfortable with.
Besides my personal complaints, Prodigy Prince was a very interesting read and I see a lot of potential in this author and her writing!
I received a copy of Prodigy Prince from the author in exchange for my honest review.
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