transplanted_spud 's review for:

Mariel of Redwall by Brian Jacques

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Mariel’s the bomb! I appreciate that Jacques didn’t flatten her character (justice for Cornflower forever) and let her be messy but also so dang capable. I also adore that there wasn’t a soppy romance, just friendship built on mutual respect, with a lovely little end note in those last pages. Lovely to see the character building/world building so fleshed out here, 4 books into the series.