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The Ruins of Gorlan focuses mainly on a boy named Will and takes place sometime in the medieval time period. Will is an orphan whose dad died in battle and mom died giving birth to him. Will is a somewhat passive person. He is determined and as the story progresses, his personality changes. He was given to a baron who accepted Will as a ward of his castle. This gave Will a place to live, eat, sleep and get an education. Will was a ward along with 4 of his friends, Horace, Jenny, Alyss, and George. The story focuses on all these characters, but it mostly focuses on Will. These 5 friends split up to go to different schools. As the story progresses the reader gets different perspectives of all the characters. The story is mostly from Will's perspective and his training as a ranger, but it transitions through all the characters. Will learns from his master, Halt. Halt is a strong, strict person. Yet he cares about Will even though he doesn't usually show it. He teaches Will to fight and use weapons, but most important to a ranger, to be stealthy and blend in. There is conflict for every character in the book, but the main conflict is will training to become a ranger. As will starts his training he has a lot of difficulty. He is unfamiliar with the intensity of the training and feels like giving up quite a bit throughout the story. Will refuses to give up though, and although the training doesn't get easier he eventually gets used to it. This book is very good and is not a difficult read. It does a good job of keeping the reader entwined in the book and what's happening. This book is definitely good for teenagers because it has action and is focused more around kids than adults.

2023-07-17 21:18