The Anatomy of a Favourite Character: Ronan Lynch
Xan van Rooyen shares their insights when unpacking their favourite fictional character Art by Puhnatsson “Ronan could hear the night horrors coming, in love with his blood and his sadness.” In the midst of this COVID-19 crisis, I wanted to get away from the stress and worry and focus instead on something that brings me joy and solace – my favourite fictional characters! In this post, I’ll be exploring what makes a character come alive to me, what embeds that fictional soul in my heart and brain, and makes me keep coming back for more. There are many amazing characters I could’ve chosen for this: Eric Draven from The Crow , Kaylee from Firefly , Camina Drummer from The Expanse , Ghost from Lost Souls … the list goes on, but I decided to go with Ronan Lynch from Maggie Stiefvater’s The Raven Cycle and Dreamer trilogy, because this is a character still fresh in my mind from my recent read of Call Down the Hawk . For those who haven’t yet, but plan to read these books, be aware thi...