The Heir by Lynne Stringer

I received a free copy of this novel via a Goodreads giveaway. 

I really enjoyed The Heir. It was fast paced, the characters were three dimensional and the plot was intriguing. 

I think something that is, unfortunately, too common among young adult authors is that they create their adolescent characters to be mature beyond their age. The Heir contained a vast range of realistic characters that was a breath of fresh air. 

I appreciated the fact that this novel went beyond the shallow, girl-likes-guy, guy-has-girlfriend aspect.  

The planet of Verindon lacked world building, but I can understand that that may have been because the author was hoping to properly introduce it the second novel. 

Something that I'd really like to congratulate the author on is creating a novel that wasn't predictable in the slightest. I went through so many possibilities of what was going on and I had suspicions about a few of the characters, but ultimately, I was surprised by what was actually happening. 

I really enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to anyone. I'm also excitedly anticipating the sequel to The Heir.