Mossflower

If you asked me to pick a single favorite Redwall book, I'd probably splutter at you a lot and then mutter 'Mariel, if I have to pick just one'; but if you asked me for a list of my top 5, Mossflower would definitely be on it. Early on, before I'd read the rest of the series, it was far-and-away my......more

Once again, this is a children's book, while I am far, far away from my childhood... Just finished Redwall#2, and it was adorable! I liked it just as much as the first book, but I thought the author is a bit too bloodthirsty for such young audience. Loved the characters, including some of the ones on......more

July 2006 Review: The second book in the Redwall series, Mossflower provides much of the backstory for that novel, recording Martin the Warrior's time spent in Mossflower wood and his battle to free the natives from the tyrannical rule of Tsarmina the wildcat. This text shows remarkable improvement,......more

I chose this as our family audiobook for the month in order to connect with my eldest who is deeply immersed in the world of Redwall and wanted his Dad and siblings to understand what he was enjoying. Although my tastes have shifted since I read the first book as a child and the endless small animal......more

================= Update (2018-05-10): ================= This book is still very nice, but also rather longer than I thought… ============== original review ============== This book is massively well done and, as such, is wonderfully enjoyable. The plot was fun, the characters most hilarious, and the setti......more