Status Updates From The River Singers

Haha okay I'll admit it, a lot of my enjoyment of this book was due to Gabble - he's just such a good boy. But the story was nice too, if a little standard as animal stories go. Again like Trickster it's very easy to imagine this as an old animated picture, following the same kind of story beats.

Ah!! Oh my gosh it's GABBLE! I knew he would show up in these books but I didn't think it would be so soon! And not even as just a cameo but a full-on character?! *Squee* I'm almost as excited as when Tobey Maguire showed up in No Way Home! XD
But GOSH why is he all alone?? Why is he suffering??? I'd always imagined he became the Bossrat of a colony of his own, not old and alone, I'm so sad. T_T

The Land Before Time vibes are strong with this one.