If I could only ever read one book ever again, I'd choose this one. 
 I've read this book 3 times so far, each time I wrote a review, all of which are located below. Third read review can also be found on: Paein and Ms4Tune's Book Blog 
 THIRD READ REVIEW: 
 Oh man. Oh man oh man oh man. FAVOURITE!!!!! 
 This is sort of a cheat review. This is the third time I've read this book. And I want to read it again. So first impressions are alittle fuzzy, but I'll give it a shot. 
 When I first read this book I wasn't that impressed and it took me a while to get into it, I'm not sure why. But I pushed ahead and then my mind just exploded. BEST BOOK EVER! Once I'd read it I immediately wanted to read it again, but as book two was imminent I waited, scared I'd read it too many times and loose the magic I guess. Stupid idea, I'll never get that awe back. Oh well. My original review tells me that I was disappointed that it took me so long to get into it. (I still read it slow, but that's for a whole other reason now!) 
 So, I read it again. Oh my goodness. So many throw away sentences that are hilarious when you've read it through once before! (I never finished book 2 on this read through, but that's a story for that book's review. Maybe tomorrow. Depends if I manage to read it slowly to savour it or if Ineedtofindoutwhathappensrightnow!!! haha) Again I loved it and I was reluctant to put it down. I started 2, then stopped. Waiting for 3. Which came and I didn't want it to end so I didn't read it. But the summer holidays are here and the time has come. 
 Read through number three: Those throw away sentences and comparison speeches are still funny. But this time I found all the sad ones too. I've wanted to cry several times today, reading this. And this time I found it easier to remember he was only 14, I guess you often imagine characters to be the same age as you are so I never really thought about it before. Perhaps it's because there are so many young people in my life now that it's enough for me to realise I'm not as young as I remember being, I'm not 14 anymore. 
 It's impossible to really describe this book to you without giving away the ending. If you're reading this book and struggling, please hold out to chapter 42. If you've put it down never intending to return, please just quickly read chapter 42!!! You will understand everything. And Hopefully want to read it all over again... 
 If you're reading this review to decide if you want to read this book, please do! I don't think I will ever stop recommending this, it's such an amazingly clever story. The fact that it's written from first person too, well that's a clever character too. And if, once you've read it, you really want to read it again, do that too. For me, because I didn't and I regret it. 
 SECOND READ REVIEW: 
 I have just re read this book. Knowing the ending, certain sentences and passing comments tickled me to no end. Again I want to re-read it, but I'm quickly posting this so that I can continue onto book 2! 
 While some passing moments were made funnier, others were made sadder. Though I loved that the beginning of the truth was revealed in chapter 42, a nod to Douglas Adams? Who knows. 
 So cleverly written, in first person, it shows the skills of the writer and of the character. I want everyone to read this book. 
 FIRST READ REVIEW: 
 Plucked from the orphanage he calls home by a nobleman and taken to his country home along with a few others, Sage is thrust into a world of competition where to lose means your life. 
 To prevent civil war, Conner has found several orphan boys bearing some resemblance to the lost prince Jaron and intends to teach them how to become him. The Royal family is dead and to protect his country he is willing to set a false prince on the throne, he claims to have proof both of the real princes' death and to prove to those in doubt that the boy chosen is the real prince which he intends to share only with the winner. 
 However Sage suspects that the boy chosen will be nothing but a puppet prince and has little drive to compete for a throne he doesn't want. But despite his disruptiveness, his lack of sword skills and disinterest in learning the necessary reading skills-not to mention having the wrong accent and using the wrong hand-he is a strong consideration, for certain personality traits he has are almost identical to those the lost prince were known for... 
 Secrets will be uncovered, plans thought out and promises made, but in the end there can only be one winner. 
 I had certain preconceptions of where this book was going, which I spent the majority of the book doubting, it was so well thought out and delivered, but in the end I was proven right! (It was such a GOOD direction for the book to go in that anything else wouldn't have worked nearly as well.) 
 I was a little disappointed at how slowly I got into this book, at one point, had I discovered a more interesting one I'd have set this aside. (I even started to read this a few weeks ago, but never got past the first page) But before I even drew close to the end I was already looking forward to re-reading it! (Which I'd do right now, except I have so many other books to read and I only have to wait 4 months for the second one, so I'll wait till then!) I couldn't say when the book picked up, but I was saddened at how little was left of it earlier on and how soon it ended. 
 I'm already looking forward to the sequel and intend to investigate other books by this author.