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The Lost Stories (Ranger's Apprentice, #11)
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Apr 30, 2017
bookshelves: fantasy, favorites, need-sequel-now, ohmygravy, own, pure-awesomeness
Good grief, I love these books. This one was just a collection of short stories related to the series, but it was so good!!! Lots of feels (as in, fangirl squeals and sobs...), although the last one didn't excite me that much (as I've said before, I'm not a huge fan of Alyss). (view spoiler) To make this review easier, I thought I'd do some superlatives for the stories.
Cutest Couple: Dinner For Five (I will always ship Jenny and Gilan. <3)
Favorite Ending: The Inkwell And The Dagger (And of course it's said by Gilan.)
Most Worrying For Me: The Roamers (When a dog is the central character, that is cause for worry. (view spoiler))
Most Terrifying Title: Death of a Hero (Because I thought it was going to be about Halt and he was going to die. But it wasn't, so we're all good.)
Best Use of Skandians: The Bridal Dance (Nils is awesome. And also, Erak meeting Shigeru. <3)
Best Use of Ridiculous Words: Purple Prose (Will is worse at writing speeches than I am!)
Most Epic Use of Halt: The Hibernian (This whole story is should just be called "Why Halt Is Awesome." <3 <3 <3)
Most Tears: The Wolf (BECAUSE I LOVE TUG. <3 <3 <3 Seriously, this one made me cry actual tears.)
Cutest Couple: Dinner For Five (I will always ship Jenny and Gilan. <3)
Favorite Ending: The Inkwell And The Dagger (And of course it's said by Gilan.)
Most Worrying For Me: The Roamers (When a dog is the central character, that is cause for worry. (view spoiler))
Most Terrifying Title: Death of a Hero (Because I thought it was going to be about Halt and he was going to die. But it wasn't, so we're all good.)
Best Use of Skandians: The Bridal Dance (Nils is awesome. And also, Erak meeting Shigeru. <3)
Best Use of Ridiculous Words: Purple Prose (Will is worse at writing speeches than I am!)
Most Epic Use of Halt: The Hibernian (This whole story is should just be called "Why Halt Is Awesome." <3 <3 <3)
Most Tears: The Wolf (BECAUSE I LOVE TUG. <3 <3 <3 Seriously, this one made me cry actual tears.)
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Reading Progress
April 17, 2017
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Started Reading
April 17, 2017
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April 18, 2017
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13.98%
"After the first story... whoa. That made me want to bawl my eyes out. Especially the end. Haaaaalt! <3"
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April 22, 2017
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26.07%
"I have always loved Gilan... and this story made me love him even more. I'm only two stories in, and I have already almost cried and laughed my head off.
"'I've heard that the pen is mightier than the sword,' Gilan said. 'But I never knew the inkwell could be mightier than the dagger.'" <3 <3 <3"
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110
"'I've heard that the pen is mightier than the sword,' Gilan said. 'But I never knew the inkwell could be mightier than the dagger.'" <3 <3 <3"
April 23, 2017
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40.28%
"Finished the third story. Let me say, Alyss was good in this story. She's still not my favorite character, but she was good. Also, any story with Ember (doggie!!!) is going to be awesome"
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April 24, 2017
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53.08%
"Finished story 4, Purple Prose: Loved this one! Not only does Will talk to Tug, he also talks to Ember. Oh yeah, and he and Halt are awesome. :D"
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April 29, 2017
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82.94%
""'My leg hurts,' the soldier whined.
'Of course it does,' Halt told him. 'I put an arrow through it. Did you expect it not to hurt?'"
Reason #37782 for why I love Halt. <3"
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350
'Of course it does,' Halt told him. 'I put an arrow through it. Did you expect it not to hurt?'"
Reason #37782 for why I love Halt. <3"
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April 30, 2017
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Apr 30, 2017 05:24PM
Dose Tug die???
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Hey, Stargazer, you can't ask questions like that!!! You're just setting yourself up for spoiler bombs.
Stargazer wrote: "Dose Tug die???"You'll have to read it and see. :)
This book had me experience so many feelings. Tears, laughter, and overall worry during some parts. IT'S SUCH A GOOD BOOK!!
Not as good as the rest of the series....but since the rest is amazing, this one is too!
Katelyn wrote: "This book had me experience so many feelings. Tears, laughter, and overall worry during some parts. IT'S SUCH A GOOD BOOK!!"Agreed! I had so many feels when I was reading it! <3
Mary wrote: "Not as good as the rest of the series....but since the rest is amazing, this one is too!"True!!! In a series as good as this one, your least favorite book can still end up being awesome. :)
C.B. wrote: "Mary wrote: "Not as good as the rest of the series....but since the rest is amazing, this one is too!"True!!! In a series as good as this one, your least favorite book can still end up being awes..."
Yep! :) Have you read book 12 yet?
Mary wrote: "C.B. wrote: "Mary wrote: "Not as good as the rest of the series....but since the rest is amazing, this one is too!"True!!! In a series as good as this one, your least favorite book can still end ..."
Noooo. I got it out to start it, but I don't want it all to end!!!
Katelyn wrote: "This book had me experience so many feelings. Tears, laughter, and overall worry during some parts. IT'S SUCH A GOOD BOOK!!"Amen! I feel the same way about the whole series! You should join my fan group for the Ranger's Apprentice series here on Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
Yesss! I think I already joined, because you invited me. :)
Really, well then you should pop in and say hello and introduce yourself! :P We're alway happy to get to know new members and we actually have a topic just for authors that are in our group to talk about their books. We tend to get sidetracked a bit from just talking about the RA series.
Karis wrote: "Really, well then you should pop in and say hello and introduce yourself! :P We're alway happy to get to know new members and we actually have a topic just for authors that are in our group to talk..."Thanks! I'll definitely have to explore in more detail. :)
I hope you will! I've formed quite a few strong friendships with people in the group. And I think you'll recognize a few familiar "faces" in the group that you already know!
Karis, can you send me an invite to the group? It sounds great!
I think I can only send group invites to my GR friends, Katelyn. But to join the group all you have to do is follow that link ( https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/... )and click the join group button.
Wow! Yah, John Flanagan does a good job getting my cousin to think he's a real ranger. He said that when he grows up he is going to be just like Halt. Hahahaha!
I love how you said this "Most Epic Use of Halt: The Hibernian (This whole story is should just be called "Why Halt Is Awesome." <3 <3 <3)" Best thing ever. XD
