Loved this book. The story was so vivid, and the characters really came to life.

This was a great book, it was very original and meaningful, not to mention christian.(which is refreshing)

I felt this book was a little bit better than the first one. The first half of the book where the two main characters are aboard the pirate ship is slow and tedious, but when they make landfall is when the story really picks up and becomes a fun adventure in the French Pyranees. Overall it was a great story and one of the best parts about Brian Jacques' stories is the clear distinction between right and wrong, Every character has a strong moral compass and it shows in his writing.

I remember not enjoying this book as much as its predecessor, and re-reading the two this weekend - definitely not as good. I do feel a bit bad rating it two stars because it's better than the other two star books I have read this year, but I just feel like it's not quite a 3 star book.

The plot in The Angel's Command is a lot weaker, the first book only really has God and his angels as the only 'mystic' element, but this one introduces, the closest I can come to is 'magic' but that isn't quite right, but also introduces ghosts/phantasms. The first book did have a premonition I guess, but the elements added here still feel out of place.

The storyline also feels very 'ramped' up, but in such a way that it doesn't feel like a narrative fit for its predecessor.

This definitely is not the authors finest work.

The Angel's Command, like the first book in the Flying Dutchman series, started out as a five star read, held its own for half the book, and then suddenly changed the point of the book. It felt like two novellas containing the same two main characters stapled back to back with nothing much else holding them together. I like that Jacques made this a full-length novel, but my biggest problem with it was the drastic change at the half-way mark. I think that if books are going to do this, they should be separated. I don't say this lightly because I can't stand when authors stretch a series out, but these first two should have been devided. Like I said, the first half concerns ships, pirating, chases accross the ocean, great characters and other things that make a five star read for me. Then everything becomes much less interesting when Ben and Ned are forced, by yet another command by the angel, to help yet another, to put it like a certain 1989 Disney movie, "Poor unfortunate soul." The writing is always excellent and the stories fun, but this book just dragged. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it more if the halves were reversed, but I was glad to see the final words of this book and will wait a bit for diving into Voyage of Slaves. I really hope that it will impress me more than the first two.

My second ever Brian Jacques book...and it won't be my last. The story is divided in two parts, the first part being a rollicking swashbuckling adventure, with a rather bittersweet ending. The second part picks up right where the first one leaves off, and is a fun twisting adventure.

So far it is good there are tomany names right now that I get confused but it is getting good!!!

Around the Globe in 52 Books
[Prompt: A Book with a Journey]

What an amazing novel!!

Brian Jacques just has a way with writing, that his words just feel action packed and really leap off the page. This was an incredible journey from start to finish that had a really nice wrap-up that called back to the first journey in this book.

It was also great to see both Ben and Neb be able to be more like a child and a puppy at least in the first adventure. Smitten by their fellow pirate captain, Ben and Ned are labelled as his 'good luck' and follow the French pirate on his adventure to secure his gold and peaceful retirement.

The second story is just a great adventure with some heartfelt moments. And the music in this portion, oh my lord the songs! So good, just beautifully produced pieces within this audiobook that are honestly great to listen to on their own. But in this story, really show how great the production was in this audiobook.

But the best by far, was Captain 'Red Jack' Teal. What an overly dramatic, devilishly cunning pirate/not pirate that was just performed to perfection. His actor definitely deserves an award as recognition for perhaps the best voice acting I've ever heard in an audiobook. So much passion and emotion poured into this character to make him unforgettable. Perhaps I'm being just a little overly dramatic myself when I say this is my favorite character in all of fiction.

Definitely a great and memorable adventure that captures the heart and spirit of the first, but providing more adrenaline fueled adventures and much better supporting characters. Where the first one had some lulls in its adventure, this one is all hands on deck. A great adventure!

This is the story of Ben and his black Labrador who were on the Flying Dutchman and allowed to be let go because of their innocence. They now spend their never ending days (they remain the same age) wandering around helping others. This is the second book in the series. I didn't read the first and didn't seem to suffer because of it. The title comes from the angel that watches over them and gives them direction about who to help next.

Personaly, i didn't like this sequal as much, but it was still very good!
Ben and Neb get into more ship chases and then trek throught mountains to find the hideout of a evil band.

Great Author

I have been reading Brian Jacques books for years. All excellent and this series is no exception. Readers young and old will enjoy these books. Good wholesome book. Easy read but collects my attention page after page.

Storytelling of the highest caliber.