Protagonist: Jaron returns in this thrilling sequel, this time as the newly appointed king of Carthya, but not everyone supports his rise to the throne, especially those who sent assassins after him. In an effort to not only keep himself alive but to strengthen his country for impending war he leaves his castle to do the impossible. He once again must don the persona of Sage, the rambunctious and troublesome thief introduced in the beginning of The False Prince and search for the only way to both weaken his enemy while reinforce his own troops. Though Jaron rarely lies he has a talent for using the truth to his advantage and can mold it so that his identity isn't while traveling to enemy lands. 
 Predictability: Author, Jennifer Nielsen, is probably one of the most unpredictable writers I've ever read. That being said I was able to predict some of the smaller twists in this book however there were many that I was unable to predict, and there were a plethora of twists. Before reading this book I couldn't imagine that, at least in terms of predictability, this could top the twist from the previous book. The author must have come to the same realization as she, instead of aiming for a bigger or equal twist, decided to add more twists to make this book even better. The bulk of the twists were revealed near the climax, right where they should be, and I had literally gotten to a point where I seemed to be constantly bombarded with the unforeseeable, however it never got to a point where it seemed like too much. 
 Ending: Let me preface this by saying that before I even finished this book I was aching for the next installment which will never come soon enough even if I get an advanced copy (though I sincerely hope I do.) So the last few chapters were winding down from the previous events, but that doesn't mean that the drama ever stopped. There was only one point where there was nothing too exciting happening, which must have been the calm before the storm because it ended with one of the most tortuous twists I've ever read. 
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