The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Jul 28, 2013 Megan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2013, 2013-electric-lime, 2013-august-challenge-bingo

This was book was so much better than I was expecting...I really thought I'd hate it! The prologue was very boring, but once I got past that I was flying through the pages and probably would have finished this book in one night had I not had to set it aside because of another book that I had to finish.

The Ruins of Gorlan would be perfect for any fan of fantasy or medieval fiction. I would especially recommend this to young boys, as I think they would very much enjoy it. :) ...more

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Feb 17, 2016 Susan rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, juvenile, young-adult, fantasy

I really enjoyed this. The character of Will was endearing, and I enjoyed seeing him face what life threw at him and begin to grow into the person he needed to become. And the other characters were good balances, especially Horace and Halt. I'm not usually a great fan of plot-lines built around historic or mythical battles, but this was done well, and I kept wanting to know what would happen next. I expected a revelation at the end, but it wasn't the one I'd imagined it would be, so that was sat ...more

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Jan 01, 2017 Claire rated it liked it · review of another edition

A rather typical intro to a longer phantasy series. Well written and proably a good read for YA. I based my stars on this. As a reading for an adult, I would score lower.

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May 19, 2014 Cindy Ketcham rated it liked it

I enjoy this genre so I picked up the book to try it out. I liked it! I thought the characters were believable and age appropriate and felt that there were good messages running throughout. I will keep reading the series.

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Feb 19, 2014 Nadine Smith rated it really liked it

Shelves: chosen-for-me, 2016, jelly-belly

I really enjoyed this book. I liked the 15 year old boy Will and his master teacher Holt. I liked that they were both good characters with good values.

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