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A review by ladynovella
The Royal Ranger by John Flanagan
4.0
So... Will has his own apprentice. The bratty, snotty, selfish, headstrong Princess Madelyn. Who has been cut off by her parents and will remain so if she doesn't straighten up. And sent off to learn to be a Ranger from her godfather Will.
I loved it. In a literary world chock full of obnoxious Mary Sue feminist fantasy fodder, having the first female Ranger be a troublemaking princess who needs to learn a lesson about life is actually refreshing. And I'm pleased to say that Maddie actually had a great character growth arc.
There are similarities between hers and Will's apprenticeships, but obviously there are some big differences. Like the scene where Maddie sneaks off to an Araluen version of a raucous teenage party and she gets stupid-drunk and Will has to drag her sorry royal behind home. But later, she and Will help a poor farming couple get rid of the pine marten stealing their eggs and she generously gives the pelt that she harvested from the pest (worth quite a bit in trade) to the wife of the couple so the woman would have something warm in the wintertime.
It will take me some time to get used to Ranger's Apprentice: The Next Generation (and I refuse to believe that Alyss is really dead. No body was recovered. I may be naive about it, but Alyss didn't deserve to be killed off like that before the new series even started), but I think I'm going to enjoy this.
I loved it. In a literary world chock full of obnoxious Mary Sue feminist fantasy fodder, having the first female Ranger be a troublemaking princess who needs to learn a lesson about life is actually refreshing. And I'm pleased to say that Maddie actually had a great character growth arc.
There are similarities between hers and Will's apprenticeships, but obviously there are some big differences. Like the scene where Maddie sneaks off to an Araluen version of a raucous teenage party and she gets stupid-drunk and Will has to drag her sorry royal behind home. But later, she and Will help a poor farming couple get rid of the pine marten stealing their eggs and she generously gives the pelt that she harvested from the pest (worth quite a bit in trade) to the wife of the couple so the woman would have something warm in the wintertime.
It will take me some time to get used to Ranger's Apprentice: The Next Generation (and I refuse to believe that Alyss is really dead. No body was recovered. I may be naive about it, but Alyss didn't deserve to be killed off like that before the new series even started), but I think I'm going to enjoy this.