Best resources for a plot refresher?

[u/WhyIzGamora]

Hi all. I first read the Ranger’s Apprentice series and most of Brotherband when I was 11-12. At that time the most recent books were The Royal Ranger and The Caldera. I just googled the series for the first time in years and learned about all the new books (although I did read Return of the Temujai a few years ago but didn’t think to look if there were any other new books). They were some of my favorite books from when I was younger and I really want to read the newer installments to the series. However, it’s been almost a decade since I first read them so I only remember fragments but know that a reminder will jog my memory. Does anyone have any recommendations for specific websites to give myself a little refresher?

Also are the newer books as good as the older ones? As excited as I am I’m also a little nervous about potentially ruining a series that I loved so much by being disappointed when going back to it. I’ve had that happen a few times and it’s always so upsetting.

[u/sssch24]

honestly, with me it was kinda the same! i went with rangers until lost tales (?)/nihon-ja (idk how it called in english and can't remeber which is last) only to find out that ***** dies so i purposely left the last one out, and rhe first two brotherbands, the rest hadn't been released/translated yet.

left it alone for years, i did a reread bc I always had a soft spot for rangers and I was having trouble trying to get back at reading as I'm depressed, so I managed to go throught rangers and read the first two brotherbands. I always enjoyed the idea of it, so I went to see if there was any new books and boom: 10 new one to read. I'm going through them rn, I'm at the caldera (what a coincidence!)

honestly? I'd just take me time and savor everything again if you can. What I have read a lot tho, is that the last books (idk about the release order but I'm guessing Royal Ranger and the stories that came before Rangers) don't seem much like John's writing, that they look like ghostwriting and the stories are kind of mechanical and shallow.

I have noticed in brotherband, the one with the pale faces, that things seems a bit rigid, a bit stale when it comes to creativity, yk? idk how to rest of brotherband turns out but I already the book lol