I love Brian Jacques and the Redwall series. This one didn't disappoint. The only slightly negative comment I could say is there are a lot of heavy accidents in this one making it a little harder to read sometimes.still love this book

Utterly charmful. Definitely one of my favorites in the Redwall series. I loved every moment of it, and especially how one of the sea rats actually became a gentlebeast at the end.

All of the swashbuckling adventure that made Mariel of Redwall so much fun, plus a bit of the moral complexity and friendship-depth that made Outcast of Redwall so compelling.

In my opinion, only the first 8 Redwall books published are worth reading. I pressed hopefully on through Lord Brocktree (#13), but after Outcast each new title felt like a rehash of what Jacques had already written. I've no idea if any of the later stories rose to new originalities.

In this book, it has been four seasons since Mariel went off to fight evil in Mossflower. Nothing has been heard of her and her companion since she left. Her father, Joseph the Bellmaker, has a dream once night, in which Martin the Warrior let him know she was in danger. He gathers up some friends and sets off on a rescue mission. I really loved this story.

I so enjoyed coming back to visit my friends of Redwall. This story was filled with searats, Abbey dwellers, a librarian that I had fun reading about, and many other characters. My favorite parts were the oatcakes (what a resourceful way to use them!), the Dibbuns (they were always up to something, lol), and, of course, the picnics and meals. Mr. Jacques writes the food scenes so well they make me hungry! I am looking forward to continuing the series.

*What I have expressed are entirely my own thoughts. I was not compensated in any monetary way.*

Content Warning– Slavery, Murder, Imprisonment, Death of a Spouse, Death of a Child, Death, Kidnapping, Bullying, Injury, Blood, Physical Assault, Physical Abuse, Animal Death, Animal Cruelty, War

This was my first time reading Brian Jacques in at least 8 years. This book was a great return to the Redwall series for me. This book has three plot lines and the two main plot lines are really fun, exciting, and full of adventure. The C plot is unfortunately really dull, I think it was mostly an excuse to have the Redwall Abbey be in more of the book but it was very unnecessary. The other two stories were fantastic. The main plot was about Mariel and Dandin liberating a castle from two foxes and their horde of rats. The foxes were very interesting villains and felt just evil and powerful enough to offset the huge number of protagonists present in this book (in both plot lines the foxes are the main villain). Some really cool characters show up in this plot line. There's a young hedgehog who idolizes Mariel and wants to become a warrior like her, rather than kicking this dead-weight to the curb Mariel and Dandin take the young Hedgehog under their wing. There's a book-worm mole named Egbert who is very articulate, unlike the other moles in the series (thank god as other moles in the series are unbelievably annoying). Egbert has created a series of tunnels all through the castle to be able to sneak into the castle library, he ends up saving many important texts from the castle because the foxes burn them for heat. There's Field Marshall Meldrum The Magnificient, my new favorite character in the Redwall universe and he only shows up in this book! This whole book is bustling with cool characters. Another favorite character from this book is Finbarr Galedeep, the otter captain of The Pearl Queen (the ship that is at the center of the B plot). This ship is the vessel that brings the brave Redwallers to Southsward to aid Mariel in her fight against the foxes (as foretold in a prophecy from Martin the Warrior, the founder of Redwall). Overall this is an awesome book, I wouldn't recommend it as a first book to read in the Redwall series as it references a lot of people and events from previous books. If you've already read a few Redwall books and are looking for a standout book from the series to read next let it be this one!

Another winner in the Redwall series! Admittedly, this story is a little more subdued than previous stories, but still a super fun adventure, as expected.

Food, humor and characters are brilliantly illustrated, and I found myself deeply attached and hungry throughout my read.

The villain fell a little flat for me, he didn't really seem to have any goals or presence besides being "evil." I believed this, but I was hoping for more of him as a character and I was sadly disappointed.

I absolutely loved the secondary story of the searats that escape to Redwall, it was a lovely little vignette that I greatly enjoyed. Besides this nice element, there was absolutely heartbreak - I really felt this story and super please throughout.

I recommend to fans of the Redwall series, fans of fantasy, and fans of fiction. This is a great book for readers of all ages!

Easy to read which, for me, made it more enjoyable. I am also a sucker for good, inspiring endings (even if my homies Mother Mellus, Fatch, and Finnbarr died, honestly wtf). Also like how straightforward it is, perfect for when I'm losing my mind or bored lol

Blaggut made me especially sad. If I were a dude in Redwall I would visit him often, just to make sure he isn't getting too lonely on his own.

got teary-eyed thrice, and rain came down once
4 stars bc it made me cry

A fairly good story. It continues the story of Mariel. However, some of the characters are not consistent with how they were in the other book. For instance, a squirrel named Ruf was, in the first book, a young but fairly confident person. However, in this book, 4 seasons later, he behaves as if he were even younger than in the first book even though all the other characters have aged. He doesn’t have the same personality either. Durrey is not quite the same either. But aside from consistency, the book is pretty good.

More books for circumstance dictates. A shelf for books I own, have owned, or know who owns said books, but I know it in my heart that I’ll never get around to reading. It’s a fanciful notion that I’d read all of Brian Jacques books. Nostalgia being the primary reason for such musings. It will be just as comforting to read the reviews of those who loved these books rather than add my own nonsense. My own tastes have changed. The primary audience is children. Reading came alive for me in high school, a time too late to backtrack towards novels like these.

Alas, Redwall still holds its own in the middle grade section of bookstores and I’m sure more than one teacher has a booklist of required readings with at least one entry from the series. Perhaps with more time I’ll come back to read The Bellmaker. It comes with high praise. As for now it’s being donated. Hopefully it lands in the hands of the same type of people who rated it so favorably here on Goodreads.

Reading them chronologically, as Redwall goes it's pretty solid. It is however the typical Redwall story of a building besieged and an army raised to free it but it had some interesting moments around the Pearl Queen and it's old crew which were new and interesting. Still adorable and still heartwarming easy reads.

This book is very exciting. The journey begins with Mariel and Dandin while they are travelling the land of Southward. While they are on their journey they meet a new companion named Bowly. Shortly afterwards they are captured by the evil troops led by the foxwolf Urgan Nagru and his mate Silvamord. They are taken to Castle Floret which was stolen from the king and his wife by the evil pair a couple seasons earlier. On the other side of Mossflower Joseph the Bellmaker is told that Mariel is in trouble by the figure of Martin the Warrior.
Joseph must go on a quest to Southward with his friends in order to save Mariel and Dandin and to free Southward from the evil tyranny it is under. They are able to gain help from a swashbuckling sea otter named Finnbar Galedeep. With his ship the Pearl Queen they sail south to save Mariel and Dandin. When news reaches the otter maid Iris and her crew that Mariel and Dandin are captured they recruit all of Southward's inhabitants to join the armed movement to free Southward. The battle begins and with the help of the Southward Army and the arrival of the Bellmaker and his crew they are able to rid all of Southward from the vile hands of Urgan Nagru.
Throughout the book Joseph is very noble and brave. When confronted with the danger his daughter is in he must shake off his normally peaceful self and become a battle ready creature with both determination and cunning. His friends must also develop war driven personalities or be crushed by the evil forces they do battle with. Joseph stays true to himself in the end when he stays behind to help Southward rebuild after the gruesome battle.
I gave this book a very deserving four out of five stars. It was full of suspense and drama. This book had multiple cliff hangers that had you reading on the edge of your seat. This book is good for anybody who likes a book full of adventure and a hero that must overcome huge adversity in order to obtain what he wants most. This book is good for anybody from eighth to twelfth grade.