Book: Aurelia by Anne Osterlund
Age-range: 12 and up
Rating: 6 out of 10
Aurelia is a princess in danger. Someone is trying to kill her and has already made a couple of failed attempts when our story begins. Robert and Aurelia share the point of view in the story, although it's always written in third person. Robert is not royal, not terribly fascinating and has an unhealthy adoration for horses.
I'll admit, this story was completely slow-going. It took me several days between readings to get throught it. About three-fourths of the way through it got really interesting and the story grabbed me. The twists and turns were prosaic and predictable, but the person who is responsible for the assassination attempts came as a complete surprise, thereby making it less believable.
Now I don't want it to seem like I hated this book. I absolutely didn't. The writing is beautiful and Aurelia was an admirable character who would make a positive role model for any little girl. However, if you're going to read an Osterlund book I would suggest her second one, Academy 7, which has all of the good things in Aurelia along with better characters and a more compelling plot.
Happy reading!
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