Diana’s Comments (group member since Feb 09, 2011)

Diana’s comments from the Ranger's Apprentice Fans group.

I thought it was in the second book, but then I figured he's probably thrown people in moats long before it was first recorded.

Like, standardized testing?

Haha, it surprised me!

I liked that she was smart in Celtica.

Haha I'm glad you agree. I agree with you Tessa except I don't like Evanlyn so I didn't really care in regards to her.

This is really long, you don't have to read it:
I liked this one a lot. I like how Halt's and Will's teacher-apprentice rlationship continues to grow and becomes more like a father-son relationship, which is good because it makes the ending more intense. I liked seeing the soft side of Halt, how he felt lonely when Will was away. Halt is really a big teddy bear. And we can see how Will loves and looks up to Halt. These things make it so heartbreaking when Will is taken as a slave. It was worse when Halt showed up...his appearance getnerated a false hope that Will and Halt would be quickly reunited. I didn't think that Will would really be taken away. Watching Halt desperately running toward the beach and the ship that is taking Will away, doing all he can to reach him but, being effectively powerless, ulitmately failing to save his apprentice--it was almost like he was losing his son, and it was heartwrenching. Watching on Will's side was sad too, seeing him notice Halt, disbelievingly, the vain hope rising in his heart, running to the edge of the boaat, about to jum to his father-like mentor (then looking back and worrying about Evanlyn--stupid Evanlyn!), only to be pulled back in despair by his captors. And the book ends with both Will and Halt, hopelessly calling out to each other, Halt pleading with Will to not give up, to stay alive, and promising to find him again someday. :'( And then soft, sad music plays quietly in the background as the Skandian ship disappears over the horizon. It's soooo sad! That music part wasn't in the book obviously but it was playing on my brother's videogame as I was finishing the book and really compounded the depressing tone of the scene. It was kind of creepy because the music wasn't really sad as it was simply...hopeless. A gentle, relaxing lullaby that, in that setting, made it seem as though it was persuading you to accept defeat and let go of those you loved.
Sorry that was so long.

No, but hey that's a good idea.

Yeah I'm in an Artemis Fowl group, probably the one you're familiar with. And thanks! Right now I'm making a trivia quiz; my friend and I are training to become Ranger's apprentices.

Um, I just joined this group. I don't know if I'll stay, but I'm reading the RA series (just finished the fourth. Literally fifteen minutes ago). I really like them, and especially Will (of course).