The Battle Begins

happypug12 - We start this marvelous, awe-inspiring, journey with a classically lovable approach - we find Castor living on the streets - and yet, even from the very first chapter, I began to love Castor more and more. It's truly a rare thing to bond with the character from the first chapter; it takes very powerful writing to do such a thing. Mrs. Devon keeps the chapters flowing so smoothly that I could not put this book down. After we get a proper introduction to Castor's lowly existence on the street and discovering more of who he is, something terribly sad happens. He is tranquilized, taken from everything he knows and cares about, and caged. A needle is injected into his body. And then wings begin to sprout from his body. Then he is put in another cage - a permanent one. He is forced to endure horrendous beatings and death and despair. He is also forced to fight brutally deadly matches. But throughout all the agony, he has hope. I recommend this book to anyone - whether you're a dog-lover or cat-lover or anywhere in between, you will be cheering for Castor the whole way through.