The Demon King, by Cinda Wiliams Chima

The ideal match, a young, adventurous boy ridden with poverty, seeking to make a name for himself. A young, beautiful princess, looking to step out of her mother's shadow. In this fictional, magical world of wizards, princesses, and more, it seems only fitting that young Princess Raisa would grow up and hopefully be as ignorant and beautiful as her mother, Queen Marina. Then there's young Hans Alistar, who lives with his mother and younger sister while his dad had passed fighting another nation's battle. If that wasn't bad enough, he's a dirt poor, ex criminal with many enemies and mouths to feed. He also has these damn silver cuffs on his wrists that he can't seem to get rid of no after how hard he tries. But, one day Princess Raisa decides to help the poor, and in doing so gets kidnapped and involved with Alistar. This twisting drama only gets darker as Alistar now has to deal with his emotions and high end wizards also in pursuit of the princess.

The Demon King, by Cinda Williams Chima, is a great book for teens of all ages! Honestly, it has everything that a teen would be interested in. Action, comedy, romance, adventure, you name it! This book has it all.The flow of the action is impeccable as it's mixed with just the right amount of comedy, romance, and adventure. This plot is amazing as unlike a typical romance where the poor boy and rich girl fall in love instantly, this book has so mush other little relationships forming within a relationship. And for all you action crazed lovers out there, the mixture of wizardry, sword fighting, and smack talk is as plentiful as any other book. Also, you don't have to be disappointed when you finish the books, there's three more books after this! A definite ten out of ten on my scale!

Reviewed by Timothy C., Grade 9

Montrose Library