Mariel of Redwall

Actual rating: 3.5 stars Redwall Abbey is always a wonderfully cozy place to revisit, no matter the plight facing its inhabitants. However, I have to confess that those plights are beginning to blur together in my mind, because each book is so formulaic. Almost without fail, the Abbey will be under s......more

Notable for the sheer scope of action and swashbuckling adventure, plus the introduction of Mariel and her father Joseph the Bellmaker. Even separated, believing one another to be dead, their wills to survive and their resourcefulness and ambition to do as much as they can to fight back against evil......more

This was another entertaining and endearing read from the Redwall series.  Mariel of Redwall was one of the prequel stories to the first titular book of the series, and provided more history to the Redwall Abbey that we've come to known and love.  Mariel as the eponymous character of the book was ve......more

rip brian jacques. So tough to choose a favorite from the Brian Jacques vault. While I am delighted to discover that there are yet a few books in the Redwall series that I haven't read, it saddens me to know that I'll never get to be a child eagerly awaiting the newest release in an ongoing saga of......more

Draw close, now, little woodlander. Take this to sleep with you: My tale of dusty, far-off times, When warrior hearts were true. brb sobbing over the way this audiobook impacted Baby Olivia's story sense and the sheer amount of love I have for it now and always......more