The premise of this story was good and I was expecting grand adventure with intricate lead characters interaction, BUT NO. Sadly, it is a pretty simple tale told with simple events of a dull medieval prison break. Don’t expect profound characters or plot here. The two MCs aren’t dislikable but they gear toward two dimensional with their flat personalities. We’re TOLD, not shown, in one short paragraph about Mouse’s reason for his reluctance to find love with the event happening off pages, and we are NEVER told why Garron is so saintly against violence even though there is hint of him having encounter something in his earlier life to make him act so. Again, there was ample opportunity for the write to go deeper into character building but it just never pulls through. I found Mouse and Garron so damn boring I nearly gave up listening halfway but shouldered on finishing. Funny thing with this story is, the side characters have more depths. I don’t believe it’s the fault of the narrator, who was great. I think whoever else narrated this wouldn’t be able to bring anymore life to these two MCs as there is none more to give.
The writing isn’t bad if a bit dull. This is something I would have read in my teens on a fanfiction website some twenty years ago. So I recommend this story only for those who are looking for a light hearted plot with simple characters who ends up happily ever after.
Narrator: Five Star. Joel Leslie is a great as usual.