Great Young Adult Series
597176
I received this book from Hurricane Readers for an honest review!  Great young adult series!  Full of action, romance and paranormal!  Really enjoying this series and highly recommend!
1974476
A great young adult adventure story, taking classic adventuring archetypes and putting them in a "high school" setting.  I greatly enjoyed the story and look forward to seeing how the series will progress.
2461545
This book is full of action and a great story line.  I really loved giving this series to young people they loved it.
2923313
This series was better than Hunger Games. It has the adventure and challenge without the extreme meanness.
 It quickly brings you in and keeps you reading through the series to learn the fate of these characters. I loved every minute of all three books.
The writing is easy enough for young readers but, older readers, like myself, will enjoy these books as much as anything they have ever read.
2261311
This is the best series for young adults and up. There is fun here for even the most jaded adult too. I loved the characters and the adventures and I loved that the language is easy enough to read for all ages. I read this whole series to my children. They loved it too. We laughed and we cried and we yelled out in excitement when a good plan came together. I would recommend this series for anyone.
4582450
A fun series of fantasy and science fiction. If you liked The Hunger Games you'll love this series. Good for young adults.
4168850
Great young adult read!  This kept me going all the way through, surprises at every turn.  I'm on the third in the series now, and have enjoyed each one.  Give it a grab - easy read, clean read, helps me sleep by providing a great story line.
4696779
This series is an excellent series for young youth who like fantasy fiction. My son is cruising through reading them and his father is enjoying them too. I would suggest you start at book one to understand the whole story line.
3659404
Would definirely recommend. Great for young adults or actual adults. Similar to her other books in this series with some new twists and characters that are easy to get attached to.
2355261
Great series that any fan of Harry Potter or Percy Jackson would love and get hooked on as well. Great for young teens.
3022550
Im a big fan of Jennifer Esteps Urban Fantasy series however I haven't tried her Young Adult novels yet. This series is technically a spin-off of her original Mythos Academy series but even though I haven't read all those books yet, I didn't have any trouble at all falling into this world.

Estep is really good at her worldbuilding. I love all the worlds that she has created, but this one might actually be one of my favorites. Its filled with various types of warriors from Spartans like our main heroine, Rory or other ones like Valkyries and Vikings. Like I said, this series really has it all and it kind of reminds me of a mix of 300 and Clash of the Titans. Its really amazing stuff and I think when you pair it when the young voices of Young Adults, it really makes for an interesting combination.

Obviously a lot has already happened at the start of the book since it continues a bit later from where the previous serious finished. However, its not difficult at all to connect with Rory. Shes your average teen who is undergoing a whole new set of emotions as she makes her way through her school year. The most interesting fact is that she isn't well-liked and the big reason for that is actually a spoiler for the first series so I don't want to mention it here in case you're still making your way through it. But I love what Estep has done with Rorys backstory. It makes her a very interesting character and I found that my love for this type of mythology and genre was restored after reading this book. It was exciting, endearing, and most of all, full of action. I cant recommend this series enough.

After reading this, I am definitely going to be going back to read the original series. Its been a long time since I was excited about a author and series like this, but Im sure the other books will be just as fun and energetic as this one. I cant wait.
1771753
I completely enjoyed all of the books in this series, interesting and unusual story and characters with a serious undertone.  Good for young readers and adults as well.
2403037
I love the idea of this series. Reading the memoirs of a fictional actress is such a fun idea that brings about real young adult issues in an entertaining way. This was a wonderful sequel to the series and I highly recommend it to those looking for a young adult series that isn't paranormal in nature.
984189
I LOVE this series. It is intriguing and suspenseful. I could literally not put the books down. It really gets you thinking, what if the world were to end right now? What would happen to me? Hands down my favorite series. A great read for young adults.
4120594
So far so good! I have enjoyed all three books in this series so far. I think young adults will enjoy!
3597098
I started reading this series based on reviews, wanting to do my own assessment before starting my grandson (11) and granddaughter (15) on the series. While the focus of the series revolves primarily on the teenage characters, I found there is ample adult activity included to keep my interest and the author provides a good balance of youthful and more mature perceptions. The teen characters gain experience and maturity as the plot moves them through situations in the adult world.

With good plotting and character development, this series on the surface is a very good read with ongoing tales that keep you turning pages. But in the process the author has also provided us - youth and adult readers - with good lessons learned that are all folded smoothly into the story.

It is an interesting world the author has created, with the teen characters and readers learning of different skills and cultures, how friendships can evolve even against prior enemies, and even insights into battles and battle strategy. We watch the characters struggle and overcome adversity as individuals and in the bigger picture of their world as there is conflict between kingdoms, etc.

This imaginary world has big warriors with swords and lances on war horses, and less obvious heroes where the little guy or the girl provides critical skills to save the day, and those skills may be mental or physical. The reader learns to value and respect what each individual contributes positively to the situation regardless of age, size, gender, rank, etc. Conversely, individuals of any age, size, gender, rank, etc, might be the problem to overcome ... or the culture of a kingdom might be seen with pros and cons.

The plot twists and turns with action coupled with teen and adult character introspection as the situations evolve. I like that the youth reader will also read the adult point of view. It aso allows the adult reader to see a teen point of view. And with the young Ranger's Apprentice a key character, as a lifetime rider I enjoyed reading that the mountain pony should be highly valued for that role, just as the big war horses are valued for their own role ... just like individual people have various skills and abilities to contribute. Fundamental to the Ranger's Apprentice's situation is the ongoing reminder that training and practice is neccessary to develop and maintain skills, and there is always more to learn.

I'd planned to read book one simply as a reviewer for my grandkids, but the tale continues. Each book flows into the next as a subsequent chapter in time, while moving on to another challenging situation for the characters to address in their world during the next book. So I was deftly lured into reading the next book, and the next, and the next ... as were the grandkids.

Well done. Recommended for youth and adult. And I now have yet another book series to share with my grandkids ... which creates yet another common ground for discussion of favorite books and lessons learned while being well entertained by the tale.
4552335
This entire series was a quick and enjoyable read. Despite being a young-adult series, I, as an adult, immersed myself in this world from start to finish.