The Runaway King

The Runaway King is the second book of the Ascendance Trilogy by Jennifer A. Nielsen. And it's amazingggg. I would really really recommend this series as it's one of my favorites. Everything about the writing; the plot, the characterization is so incredibly well done. I've already talked about Sage aka Jaron on this blog. And again in The Runaway King, he is the extremely intelligent, sarcastic, selfless, rebellious boy I came to loveeee. Nielsen is just brilliant, her style is flawless.

Since Jaron's character is one of the best things about the book, I want to focus on that. More like I just want to share the parts I thought were hilarious, not sure if you will think the same, but I laughed.

"Her eyes scanned the dark skies. 'Did it rain? Why are you all wet?'
'A nighttime bath.'
'Fully dressed?'
'I'm modest.'" (pg. 12)

It's pretty obvious that Jaron is a very sarcastic person, which I like even more.

"'You wouldn't want to be king of my country,' I said.
'Why is that?'
'Well you're rather fat. I doubt you'd fit onto my throne.'" (pg. 242)

C'mon, Jaron is pretty good at this. You got to admit.

"He put a finger to his face while he studied me. 'You’re such a young king. I barely remember being your age.'
'Then clearly we’re talking about how old you are, not how young I am.'" (pg. 18)

Another clever comeback of Jaron's.

So this post was more of a fun one for me at least. These quotes are just examples of how little pieces of dialogue are so important when it comes to the characterization of a character. It's clear what Jaron's personality is like. He's funny in his own way. Immature but still there's just something about him that you can't help but like.

Overall, I just think everyone should read this book and series. It has phenomenal writing and a very exciting storyline. I'm very excited to read the last book.