Reviews for Roaring Billy

The average rating for Roaring Billy based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-07-08 00:00:00 Leonard Hoffman In the door in the tree Alice,, Mary and Williamthe go to stay with their uncle Jack and his patner Phoebe in The Golden House. While there the children come across a door in a large yew tree with a room looking out onto the whole valley. Here the children first meet Meg Lewis a local woman who is trying to protect the badgers. They soon learn more about how the badgers are being hunted for sport by the badger baiters and their vicious dogs and become very interested in what they can do to help them. But when the magician refuses to help with magic they find themselves left with a terrible choice to make. I really enjoyed reading this book but at times it was dragged out a bit too much. I'm looking forward to reading more books in this series so if you're someone that likes reading books about magic you'll really enjoy this one.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-03-12 00:00:00 Greg Rider Trigger warnings: animal cruelty, violence, animal death. 3.5 stars. I read and loved this series as a kid, so when we got it at work I figured it was about time for a reread. This...was far more violent than I remembered it being. Like, a huge part of the plot involved badger baiting, and the kids having to convince the adults in their lives that the badgers are in danger. There's a scene from the perspective of a badger in the baiting ring. It's pretty effed up, to be honest. And yet despite that, I sped through this. Partly because it's a children's book and partly because I want to spend my days traipsing about the woods, having conversations with animals, and discovering hidden rooms in trees. 10/10, would choose over adulthood.