A cute story about a watchmaker mouse who gets dragged into corporate espionage! The book could have been shorter. There were long passages that could have been more concise, and the story moves slowly. Some of the dialogue is mundane and could have been shortened.

I liked the character of Hermux! He's thoughtful and brave and cautious and quiet and always getting caught up in wishful thinking. He's quite a charming mouse! I liked his little gratitude journal entries, focusing on the small-but-important things in life. Hermux is quite the philosopher!
Most of the other characters got on my nerves, but they are certainly colorful and varied.

The plot just moves so very slowly, and the plot twists are either predictable or not believable. The writing is good overall though. This book is okay, but not great. It was compared to "Redwall", which is why I picked it up, and I can sort of see the comparison, but the writing is not as fast-paced or immediate as Redwall. The pacing is really my only complaint with this book. I think I'll read the second book in the series to see if it captures my interest more.