Review: Uneasy Lies the Head That (is Destined) to Wear the Crown*
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 28, 2013
Sacred Promises, by Jennifer Hines and Mindy Bingham, is the story of Abbey. She grew up in foster care, knowing she will someday be queen. In the meantime, she enters the Academy, to learn more skills and hone her abilities so she may reach her destiny.One of my favorite parts of the book was a conversation between Abbey and Kaleb, her mentor, and to whom Abbey feels an inexplicable attraction:"You're a warrior first and foremost. I understand that. I even respect that. But I also know it is a part of you that will never change. Your duty is your honor and one of your duties is to be my mentor. You would never purposely cross that line and neither would I. But it's not the only reason we can't. I'm bound by higher laws, which means I literally cannot. I know it probably doesn't make sense to you, but I promise, and my promises are unbreakable, that you will know my greatest secret one day soon."Some of the themes were more adult than I expected in a YA book. I enjoyed the fast-paced story, and the characters were well-developed and believable. I thought the changes in the characters' points of view helped make the story even better.I highly recommend the book, particularly to rather older than YA readers.*Please forgive a smidgeon of literary license ;)