Halt's Peril (Ranger's Apprentice #9)

1. Continues the story from book #8 Kings of Clonmel
2. "That's it. Just Horace"
3. Will unable to get info and Halt showing him how
4. Kind of boring though - dealing with smugglers is ok but not particularly interesting 
5. How come Halt has a proper map of Picta but we don't? Ridiculous 
6. Halt loved Horace like a younger brother maybe even a second son. 
7. Terrible conversation / not funny
8. Genovesans are city assassins - part where they are plotting to beat their trap is interesting
9. Will > Crowley in unseen movement but latter is calm and experienced; Gilan > Will at unseen movement but not as fast with mind, decision making and strategising unconventional alternatives.  Will a better shot than both
10. Halt: I was feeling lonely I suppose 😅 Absent minded
11. Ok the part where Will gets help and Horace stays back is interesting as is the part where Malcolm strategises in his own healer way while waiting for Will. Wonder if references to Thorgan and the haunted burial site are foreshadowing the prequels
12. Horace too. Another good one there. Watch over him. He and Will together.. they could be the future of this Kingdom.
13. Horace the genius re a credible threat to the life of the Genovesans!
14. "Will!"
15. Malcolm coming along is an interesting element 
16. "I promise you, Will, I can look after myself. And who knows? I might even surprise you and make myself useful"
17. Halt's bow is one of the heaviest
18. "I just thought I'd give you the opportunity to confess"
19. Pauline - "I'll have to go back and face her..I'm not going to have the nerve to face her. "
20. Poor conversation
21. "I arrived here unannounced, asking for help for a friend miles away. You didn't ask questions. You didn't hesitate. You packed your things and came with me. "
22. "We're friends. That's what friends do for each other."
23. "Don't annoy me little dog. I know your mother"
24. A nice sweet ending
25. I liked Malcolm quite a lot. 
26. It was OK. But I didn't really like the book as much.
27. Maybe 3.7/5