This one is not easy for me to rate. If i could have, I would have gone with 3,5 stars. But since the 0,5 are completely due to my personal preferences I'll go with 4.

First of, I bought this on recommendation, without even a glance at the summary.
I was appropriately surprised when I found out the book was about mice and rats and some other small animals. They are completely humanized though - so it's not an "animal story" but one where humans are completely changed to small creatures. This is my 0,5 stars of personal dislike, as I just can't imagine mice, walking upright, with a sword in hand at full sprint... Most of the time this didn't bother me, but there were a few scenes where it just made a scene that's not supposed to be funny completely hilarious in my head...

The other star goes missing, because the world is too black and white / good and bad. You know what'll happen right from the beginning, and the main character does develop, but in a 100% predictable way.

Still four stars though, as the story kept me well entertained, the plot was full of interesting ideas, the writing was fluent and even though I knew what would happen, the book kept me interested anyway. So if you are looking for something a bit different to read, this might be the perfect choice for you!

Oh, and though it's brimming with animals - this is NOT a nice story, and especially not a childrens book. Lots of death and quite a bit of blood in this one ;