*2.75 stars
I think my favorite thing about this story was Blaggut. It was nice to see Jacques break away from his vermin stereo-type and create a "good" vermin, even if there are implications that Blaggut is good because he isn't the brightest bulb in the bunch.
I actually didn't get a lot of interest out of the rest of the story, and I think much of that had to do with the fact that I have residual dislike of Mariel from Mariel of Redwall. Although the title is The Bellmaker, implying that there should be a focus on Joseph the Bellmaker, it wasn't a strong enough connection for me. I think if there had been more for the father x daughter connection between Mariel and Joseph, and a larger focus on Joseph's journey, it would possibly have made the story more interesting.

I still believe that I need a solely Dandin focused story, as I love this warrior mouse.