Great characters. It moved quite fast. Nice battles and violence. Lord rawnblade and the selfless long patrol were very much favorites of mine.

I feel so bad giving this book only 2 stars because I LOVED Redwall books as a kid (until I'd read about 10 of them, then they all kind of were the same). However, it was hard to stay engaged with the point of view changing and the story moving so slowly. I love all the description of food; food descriptions always make me like a book more :).

This book is definitely written for children. Many juvenile fiction books have aspects that also appeal to older readers, but this one was very noncomplex, with simple themes and a straightforward plot.

A solid tale of Redwall.

Another Redwall book in the long line of Redwall books that have been written. The villain in this one was half a centimeter from complete and utter insanity to the point that he was barely making logical decisions by the end of the book. It made it a little harder to be invested because of this and combined with the overlapping of a handful of storylines at any one time, I finished the book feeling unfulfilled. Usually Jacques Redwall series have 2ish story lines happening simultaneously which has been acceptable and refreshing. Mariel on the other hand, has multiple different groups of "bads" and "goods" that cross each others paths. At times around 5 or 6 perspectives to juggle. I will say I did love the main character and her battle with amnesia as she pulverized her opponents with a knotted rope. Some fun elements like these are presented, but it was just a little too much shoved into one story.

Another great Redwall tale, this one just as good as the first! I would recommend these books to anyone who loves a good adventure with memorable characters.

I have read this book before, but it still enchants me. This was the first Redwall book that I ever picked up. I had heard that it was about mice, and I didn't want to read it. Then one day, I was soooooo bored that I picked it up and was enthralled, but was reprimanded for reading this one first, and so I took Redwall out from the library. It got better and better. I love these books. :)This is about Mariel and how she hunts down Gabool the Wild, in return for his imprisoning her and her father. Brian Jaques comes up with the coolest riddles!

One of my favorites in this series!

One of my favorite books as a tween/young teenager. I don't like it as much as I once did, but I still enjoyed reading it. Mariel is strong and gives no fucks, which I adore. The adventure she takes and dual narratives of Redwall and Mariel's journey twine together well.

Another dark tale from the Redwall series, this one a little more solid with more of a structure throughout than some of the earlier books.

Are there any good books about Mariels? I once found an e-book online (didn't read it. The excerpt was bad enough) about a woman with my whole name who sleeps with her boss. That doesn't count. She was pathetic. (I was googling myself. I shouldn't do that. Shit I posted at 17 is still around. I'm worried about e-books soiling my name?)
I wished I'd read this as a kid (it came out in 1990 or 1991? I was still young enough). I would have loved a heroine with my own name. (Instead I had to put up with Ariel from The Little Mermaid and no one would ever listen to me that it isn't pronounced the same. Tough times... Where was the sword wielding Mariel then, hmm? No wonder I pinched bullies with my Sebastian the lobster fingers claws. Disney is a bad influence.)
What is up with all of the eating? It's honeyed cakes this and spiced meads that. If they aren't eating, it is because they are cooking. Don't read these books if you are on a diet. Actually, the food didn't even sound that good. Like the Turkish Delight from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Yuck. (John Bellairs, on the other hand, was a recipe (chocolate chip cookie recipe) for disaster.) (Don't go grocery shopping or write book reviews while hungry.)
Anyway, as much as it pains me to say it, Mariel was pretty lame. She wasn't even a heroine. I think Jacques just wanted to have a female heroine to name after me and he stuck this little mouse in the place of a biter fighter (me!).
I've read a couple of others in the series. I couldn't get past the eating. It was like Hemingway and the wine flowing like wine on every page. My mom named me Mariel 'cause she admired the teen modelling career of Ernest Hemingway's granddaughter, Mariel. Aha! So we make wine flow like Jesus. (No wonder I'm the life of all parties.) (I'm not. I'm reviewing this on gr at home by myself so obviously I'm not.) (Ignore the sound of honeyed mead bottles corking in the background.)

I absolutely loved Grub. He was a hilarious little scamp! He made the entire book for me.
Mariel was also quite a pleasing character with plenty of growth and sass.

owen’s pick for book club! didn’t really know what i was getting into, but ended up being such a fun lil read.