The Skinny
If The Parent Trap were set in the 16th century and the kids were not related even though they look like identical twins, then you’d have this book.
Nutritional Value
It’s a relief to know that people in the 1500’s were as into celebrity babies as people are today. The Prince of Wales was born, and London celebrated day and night with parties and feasting. Fun was had by all.
Just like when Beyonce’s children were born, and America celebrated day and night with posts and tweeting. Likes were given by all.
Freezer Burn
This chapter was literally a single page. Was that the in thing during Mark Twain’s time? Single page chapters? There’s no way their attention span was worse than ours, and we can handle twenty page long chapters. So if this is the start of a pattern, and the pattern continues, then the book is going to be 200 chapters long.
Lingering Aftertaste
I’m pretty sure this book will have a happy ending. Like when Princess Jasmine dressed up as a street rat in the Aladdin movie and found out how the poor live, then went back to the palace wanting to make a positive change for the poverty-stricken citizens. I’m predicting the rich Prince in this book will pull a Jasmine and then become a good king.
Taste Test Verdict
I won’t know until I read more of the book, so the author does a great job at hooking the reader in by not revealing too much. The single page chapter was actually a smart move. Well played, Mark Twain, well played.
Memorable Morsel
Just replace Tudor with Knowles-Carter.
On the same day another English child was born to a rich family of the name Tudor, who did want him.
Get The Prince and the Pauper
Gwen thinks that it’s as close to magic as humans can get when a blank Word document is filled with groups of letters, and those groups of letters turn into lines, and those lines turn into a whole new world.
When Gwen isn’t reading or writing, she’s drinking boba milk tea and singing along to Steven Universe. You should sing along with her.