Review

Summary: Yarrow the hedgehog minstrel just wants to travel the country, performing as they travel, not get involved in any sort of trouble. Is that too much to ask?

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Notes: If you like Green Ember, Redwall, or Narnia, you'll probably like this book. So far, it's not as violent as Green Ember, so totally fine for younger readers. I love all the similes and metaphors in this book. I also like how we can see Yarrow's character growth throughout the book. I have the second book waiting for me to read, and I can't wait to find out what happens to everyone! There's fox twins, Salix and Larix, who are full of mischief and secrets, Mel the burrowing owl, who is usually right, Yarrow who has to learn to think of others, and a badger princess and her prickly hedgehog-in-waiting. What else do you need?

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Violence: One animal gets hurt, another time they come across an animal who has died.

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Romance: None

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Scary themes: A little. There is a bunch of wolves and an evil mole who want to take over a kingdom and are enslaving animals.

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Genre: Allegorical...slightly/Fantasy because of the talking animals/Adventure

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Pending Brother Approval because he will like it once he reads it.