The Plague

The Plague
By Joanne Dahme
Running PressTeens, 2009. 272 pgs. Young Adult

Nell looks remarkably like Princess Joan and is given a position as the princess's double, appearing in place of the princess in any potentially dangerous situation. When Princess Joan dies in the latest run of the plague, the Black Prince, Joan's creepy older brother, wants Nell to permanently assume the princess's position, and Nell must escape from him and convince the king that Joan is the one who died.

While I appreciated the insights that this book gave into what life was like during the plague, I also felt like there were some aspects of the plot that weren't fully explained--like why the Black Prince wanted Nell to be the princess--and there were several supporting characters who seemed to serve no real purpose in the book. There was nothing that really made this book very memorable for me.

AE