Recent Reads # 2

I just finished the Ascendence Trilogy by Jennifer A Nielson.  While the castle was the draw for me in the Castle Glower series, the Sage/Jaron was what kept me reading this trilogy. Sage/Jaron is sassy (for lack of a better word) and smart, and keeps the reader on their toes as they try to figure out just what is going on in his mind and why he does the things he does. I also loved the dialogue in the books. I don't have a favorite in the series, as they all built so well upon each other.

Here's the teaser for the first book:
In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king’s long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner’s motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword’s point — he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. But Sage’s rivals have their own agendas as well.

Rhetorically,
Rebekah