LitPick Review
Prince Ari witnessed something no child should ever see: his father's death. The king was killed by an assassin known only as the Black Wolf when Ari was only six; the boy was left physically unharmed but emotionally scarred. Now eleven years old, still haunted by dreams of that faithful night, Ari is about to come face-to-face with the Black Wolf again. With the circumstances of his home life and his royal status changed, one might think that Ari would seize this opportunity for revenge, but he surprises everyone with his fascination for and trust in the Black Wolf.
Opinion:
This book is more of an adventure than a fantasy, with Ari's growing yearn for freedom causing him to run away with his only friend, a servant boy. Though the concept of the book was somewhat interesting to me, I was fairly unimpressed by the writing; it often felt predictable, and dialogue often seemed to be a confused mix, with sentences filled with formal orders capped with modern phrases. The novel has a large twist which readers may or may not be able to see coming well in advance, a twist that I personally did not care for because I have seen and read it a million times before, but that I could see others enjoying if it surprises them at the end. All in all, a decent story with a semi- decent execution.
