It is very fast-paced with a lot of action and adventure to last you a lifetime. Overall, I think that the Ranger's Apprentice Book Two: The Burning Bridge is an excellent book if you like a little adventure in the middle ages. That Horace is a brave and heroic swordsman, we already knew, but in the battle against Morgarath he really proves his talent with the sword, leading to his legendary reputation. These characters were introduced in the previous book, The Ruins of Gorlan, but only now we see a big character development of Horace. The Burning Bridge focuses apart from Will, also a little more on Horace and Gilan. I stayed up till late in the evening to finish it because I couldn't wait till the next day to complete the book. I remember the first time I read the book that I wasn't able to put it down. The second book has way more action what makes that the reader has a lot more plot to deepen themselves in. Whereas the first book can be seen as a bit boring due to the missing element of action throughout most of the plot line, The Burning Bridge makes 100% up for that. A very nice example to show that nothing goes by itself, life goes by trial and error, with prosperity and adversity. Throughout the books we see them evolve by making mistakes and learning from their mistakes. The fact that Flanagan has chosen to mark the main characters as youngsters, means that this also provides a kind of familiar feeling to the target audience (12-13 year olds). That way, the reader has more knowledge to substantiate the rest of the book. The author explains everything more extensive than necessary, but that also makes it very pleasant for the reader. The Burning Bridge is a very nice addition to the previous section, The Ruins of Gorlan and a beautiful precursor to the third part, The Icebound Land. Flanagan provided his readers with enough information to understand the plot throughout the series of books. The Burning Bridge is by far one of the most popular books among twelve and thirteen year olds. An absorbing, thrill-seeking adventure set in the medieval times with lots of sword-fighting and arrow-shooting action.

The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan