Monday, September 30, 2013

The Demon King: a Seven Realms Novel by Cinda Williams Chima

Reviewed by Marral P.
Grade 9

What will happen if one day you find out all your life and beliefs were based on a lie? What will you do if you find out you are a descendant of someone hated by everybody and heard stories about it all your life? What path will you choose to prove you are not a demon who will destroy the kingdom, but brings back the balance to it? Han Alister, the main character of the book of The Demon King is the guy who faces all these questions.

The Demon King, the first of four books in The Seven Realms Series is just the beginning of the excitement and adventure of Han Alister. The book introduces us to Han, the poor boy who lives with his mother and sister and their complicated life, but it is all about to change as the truth comes out about Han. It all begins when Han takes an amulet from an old and powerful wizard family. Soon after that Han, who everybody thought to be a thief, turns out to be much more.

The book excites you with so many turns and twists about Han’s friends, enemies, his choices and his journeys. On the other hand, the book introduces you to Princess Raisa, the main female character in the book. A princess, who has a weak queen mother, goes above and beyond to save the Kingdom she loves so dearly. Fate will bring these two characters together and test their strength.

The book is well written and will take you through the journey with Han Alister and princess Raisa. You can imagine every detail in the book and live through it with Han and Raisa. You will enjoy reading The Demon King and after that the rest of the series because they are as exciting as the first book.