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A review by the_midwest_library
The Last Ranger by J.D.L. Rosell
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Let's talk about this beauty. This is a great book, not just a great book for an indie release like objectively this is a really fantastic fantasy book and start to a new fantasy story.
Things to love: our main character is stubborn and has a complex arc in this book which I think was well handled. She is fighting with engrained prejudices and festered self hatred for her biased opinions which I felt like was properly reflected on, and naturally grew from. The story and world is really compelling, and the pacing was really consistent. I also really liked the side characters.
Things that I would love to see improved upon in the next installments: I would like for the politics and lore to be more developed there were moments where I felt like we were just told something would work out a certain way or occur a certain way because "reasons" which didn't make me feel like the political intrigue aspect was as grounded. I really hope our main character actually has growth in a mature way, because of the tropes her character faces I hope that we see an upward trajectory for her because while in this book she was sometimes an idiot it fit the narrative. I think going forward we need her to be a bit sharper and have a bit more critical thinking skills armed with her current knowledge.
Overall, this was a great read. I flew through it, I think more people should pick this up and I'm looking forward to book 2.
Things to love: our main character is stubborn and has a complex arc in this book which I think was well handled. She is fighting with engrained prejudices and festered self hatred for her biased opinions which I felt like was properly reflected on, and naturally grew from. The story and world is really compelling, and the pacing was really consistent. I also really liked the side characters.
Things that I would love to see improved upon in the next installments: I would like for the politics and lore to be more developed there were moments where I felt like we were just told something would work out a certain way or occur a certain way because "reasons" which didn't make me feel like the political intrigue aspect was as grounded. I really hope our main character actually has growth in a mature way, because of the tropes her character faces I hope that we see an upward trajectory for her because while in this book she was sometimes an idiot it fit the narrative. I think going forward we need her to be a bit sharper and have a bit more critical thinking skills armed with her current knowledge.
Overall, this was a great read. I flew through it, I think more people should pick this up and I'm looking forward to book 2.