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torturedreadersdept's review
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and War
ricksilva's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This really has two parallel stories that come together with the finding of a new badger guardian to occupy the long-unfilled position at Redwall Abbey. It takes its time getting there, with multiple points of view, multiple plot threads, and a big cast of characters.
While the villains, a father-and-son duo of weasel assassins at the head of a large horde of "corpsemakers", are pretty standard Redwall badguys, right down to the plotting to stab each other in the back, the addition of an epidemic threatening the abbey brings a new type of threat to the fore.
The author does an excellent job of juggling multiple groups of travelers on multiple quests and journeys, and the descriptive language is as lush as always in this series. There is also some nice character growth among several of the main characters as they begin young and reckless and get a hard lesson in the dangers of the world.
While the villains, a father-and-son duo of weasel assassins at the head of a large horde of "corpsemakers", are pretty standard Redwall badguys, right down to the plotting to stab each other in the back, the addition of an epidemic threatening the abbey brings a new type of threat to the fore.
The author does an excellent job of juggling multiple groups of travelers on multiple quests and journeys, and the descriptive language is as lush as always in this series. There is also some nice character growth among several of the main characters as they begin young and reckless and get a hard lesson in the dangers of the world.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War
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