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media type="custom" key="7803159" Heir Apparent Vivian Vande Velde

Trapped in a game where you only have 2 hours to win it. That would be frustrating, hard, and annoying. That is what 14 year old Giannine Bellisario has to deal with. It doesn't start out this way in the science fiction technology book of Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde. The author Vivian Vande Velde has a cliffhanger style that makes you want to read the next chapter and the chapter after that. She will make it seem like Giannine is on the right track to winning then she gets killed or poisoned. She has a style that is very detailed. Almost every detail comes back in the story. Example is when Giannine noticed the castle walls were shorter than imagened and later in the book people sneek over the walls into the kingdom. It is a little bit different style then books I usually read. She is more right to the point while other author are more fluff. The characters are the queen Andreanna who doesn't like Giannine or Princess Janine her character name. Then there is Wulfgar who soesn't like Giannine, tries to kill her, he can turn into a wolf also. There is Uldemar who is a wizard that Giannine summons. Captain Penrod who is the captain of the army. Sister Mary Ursula who is a person who wants oneness with the world. Abas Giannine brother who is very strong and athletic. Kenric who is the only one who likes Giannine and helps her through her journey. The characters make it seem like the book is everyone against Giannine and Kenric. I think that it makes the book better that way. The setting is the Kingdom and the Castle. A part of it is in the dragons cave. A town west of the castle. A forest that leads to the cave. I can easily picture all the settings because Vivian Vande Velde is so descriptive in his writing. It is based more in medieval times so the only thing I can compare to todays world is the castle's furniture. The plot is about Giannine when she gets trapped in a game she only has 2 hours to win the whole game. It get frustrating at first and then she starts to figure it out. She was making little progress and continued to die. She was trapped in the game so in 2 hours her brain will start to malfunction. The company is sending mass emails to all the countries of the world trying to get help. You will have to read the rest of the book to find out. The morral in this story is to never give up Giannine only had 2 hours to win the game and she never gave up. Someone should read this book because it is exciting and you can't put it down. You will have to keep the pages turning it is one of those books. This is a quick read and one of the better books I have read in a while. I give it 4 out of 5 stars.