Hello everyone! Today is my stop on the BBYNA (Book Blogger Novel of the Year Award) book tour for one of 2020’s finalists: Rangers Oath by Blake Arthur Peel, which came in 8th place.
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Rating: 3/5 stars
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 305
First published: 28th February 2020
Trigger warnings: death, blood, violence, threats, animal death
Book links: Amazon | Goodreads
Blurb:
The barrier between worlds is broken. Only he knows the truth…
Magic has protected Tarsynium for a thousand years, shielding its people from being ravaged by bloodthirsty demons. When a young ranger’s apprentice named Owyn Lund discovers that the Arc of Radiance has been breached, he tries to warn anybody who will listen.
But legends aren’t supposed to be real.
When a village is mysteriously destroyed, rangers, mages, and rebels all point the finger, blaming each other for the demons’ brutality. However, Zara Dennel, a mage’s ward, has heard Owyn’s tale—and she’s inclined to believe him.
Together, they must prove that friendship is greater than intolerance, unity is more important than division, and that even the most powerful magic can sometimes not be enough.
Failure means the end of all things. A second—and lasting—Doom.
My Review
Rangers Oath is the first book in the Fall Of Radiance series by Blake Arthur Peel. The story follows Owyn, a Ranger Apprentice who along with his master stumble across a horrifying scene while on a hunting trip. Animals torn apart and strewnacross a clearing, it’s clear that it was not caused by any animal but something much bigger and much worse. He tries to alert the authorities of what he found but he is dismissed and told to mention it again. Until he meets Zara, a Mage Initiate who takes interest in his claim. Together they set out to investigate the scene and find out that the problem they face is far greater than either of them could have imagined! The only way to protect the kingdom is for the Mages, Rangers, and Rebels to put aside their differences and work together because if they don’t, then it could mean the end of them all.
I liked that the story was told from different perspectives and that Owyn and Zara were introduced separately with their own chapters and everyday lives. I liked seeing those bits of normalcy and their everyday lives before they met and began to work together.
I thought that the few characters that played main roles were well written and the world-building, although small, was very well done too. I liked how the Rangers, Mages and Rebels all played a separate important parts in this world but had to work together to try to save it.
I flew through this book, Ranger’s Oath is a very easy read and it is well written. I felt like the story started off fairly strong and once the story git going it was pretty faced paced, until towards the end where it felt like it slowed down and tapered off a bit. A few things felt rushed or a bit predictable. While I did love the action that makes up the last few chapters of the book, there were a few places where it felt flat. I thought it was good and I liked how this book ended but I didn’t feel like it was worth more that three stars.
About the Author
Blake Arthur Peel has been coming up with stories ever since he was a kid. He inflicted his scribblings on family members and friends throughout his youth, always drawing maps in the back of notebooks and daydreaming when he probably should have been paying attention. It wasn’t until he was out of college that he finally decided to get serious about pursuing his career as a fantasy author. His favorite stories have always been about good conquering evil, fantastic worlds, and wondrous magic systems. The works that have most
inspired him are The Lord of the Rings, The Dragonlance Chronicles, The Riftwar Saga, The Stormlight Archive, and The Wheel of Time, among many others. Blake was born and raised in Hemet, California. Nowadays, he lives in Tennessee with his wife and two sons.
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Great review!
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Thanks Ellie 😁
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