in a review on Unshelved...

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The Unshelved Book Club review of The False Prince: (Ascendance Trilogy Book 1) includes this paragraph:

Why I finished it: It reminded me very much of the cleverness of Megan Whalen Turner's wonderful series starring Eugenides, the Thief of Eddis. Sage and his rebellious, defiant yet assured manner made me want to keep reading.  Sage is hilarious, too. Upon being ordered to bathe, he washes only his body parts that are not covered by his clothing because washing more would be a waste.