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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
RATING: 4 stars
You know, the endings of all of these books are frustrating lol. I hate how it shows you like every important moment of their lives and then BAM three year timeskip. (And they're cats, three years is a rly long time lol)
Anyways, I always feel like they're younger than they really are because of this. How do they all have kits so young!? It's so weird. And then Yellowfang's parents had more kits like two moons before she left ShadowClan as a 'very old cat'... which doesn't make sense? Logically I feel like her parents would have become elders long ago. But then when Yellowfang said she was old, I almost didn't believe it? And her 'wicked temper' or whatever kinda felt like it came out of nowhere when she met Firepaw at the end. She spent her whole life being a pretty decent, nice cat- or at least it seemed like that to me lol. I still love her in the original series, but after reading this I don't buy that she was okay with leaving ShadowClan just like that.
Anyway, there were also a lot of inconsistencies in this book that kinda bothered me. I feel like Barkpaw should have been older since he was denmates with Tallstar in the nursery and Tallstar was definitely older than or very close to Yellowfang's age, and also it didn't make sense for Brambleberry to show up at the Moonstone with Mudpaw...? Crookedstar's Promise has him start as Mudfur, a warrior turned medicine cat apprentice. Also, Brokenstar didn't actually appoint Blackfoot as deputy, did he? I thought Tigerstar showed up with Blackfoot who was formerly a rogue, and even if I'm wrong about that it still messes with the timeline because
Idk, none of this stuff is a huge deal, and it's not like it ruined the book or anything, but it did bother me enough that I wanted to mention it.
Other than that, I liked this book just as much as the other super editions! I don't remember loving it that much the first time around, especially because ShadowClan is always shown as like... shady lol, and I remember Raggedstar was kind of a jerk. And I'm ngl, he kinda still was, but it wasn't as bad as I remember lol. I think he was just bad at social interaction. And blind to everything Brokenstar ever did wrong lol.
The one other thing that bothered me isn't really anything wrong with the book itself, but I just don't like how the Warriors series in general has StarClan as this important thing that everyone should respect and then turns around and has them
I also didn't love the plotline of how Yellowfang felt the pain of other cats in her clan. There was zero, and I mean zero mention of this in the main series, it's irrelevant and cheap, and I just didn't like it. I think her choosing to be a medicine cat purely out of passion for it would have been much, much better, and I feel like it was a dumb plot device to create the whole 'medicine cats can't have kits' scandal. It's not the same as it was in Tallstar's Revenge, where there was this whole other side of WindClan that we never saw, because we didn't need to see it in the main series. Tallstar had an adventure outside clan borders as a younger warrior? Fine. It's cool and it adds to his character without also feeling like it was important to the main plot... but this I think is something that would have merited a mention.
Ahh I'm making it sound like I didn't like the book but I really did! I loved Yellowfang's relationship with Runningnose (ha that's such a hilarious name) and Brightflower- to an extent- and I also loved getting to see ShadowClan! ThunderClan's rivalry with them usually makes them seem horrible, but honestly I wish we got more of the clans other than just ThunderClan in the main series. Idk how any of the clans have so many problems with each other when they're all just good at the end of the day and just wanna live in peace and hunt and stuff? Idk, maybe StarClan just gives them ominous prophecies to make things more interesting lol.
After this I think I'm almost done with all the side stories from the first series and then I'll move on to the second one! I'm... cautiously excited? It was good, but I remember being bored for some of it, so we'll see.
You know, the endings of all of these books are frustrating lol. I hate how it shows you like every important moment of their lives and then BAM three year timeskip. (And they're cats, three years is a rly long time lol)
Anyways, I always feel like they're younger than they really are because of this. How do they all have kits so young!? It's so weird. And then Yellowfang's parents had more kits like two moons before she left ShadowClan as a 'very old cat'... which doesn't make sense? Logically I feel like her parents would have become elders long ago. But then when Yellowfang said she was old, I almost didn't believe it? And her 'wicked temper' or whatever kinda felt like it came out of nowhere when she met Firepaw at the end. She spent her whole life being a pretty decent, nice cat- or at least it seemed like that to me lol. I still love her in the original series, but after reading this I don't buy that she was okay with leaving ShadowClan just like that.
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And I also don't buy that everyone turned against her so quickly. She'd been healing them all for ages... what kind of medicine cat would kill kits? Kits she helped to deliver?Anyway, there were also a lot of inconsistencies in this book that kinda bothered me. I feel like Barkpaw should have been older since he was denmates with Tallstar in the nursery and Tallstar was definitely older than or very close to Yellowfang's age, and also it didn't make sense for Brambleberry to show up at the Moonstone with Mudpaw...? Crookedstar's Promise has him start as Mudfur, a warrior turned medicine cat apprentice. Also, Brokenstar didn't actually appoint Blackfoot as deputy, did he? I thought Tigerstar showed up with Blackfoot who was formerly a rogue, and even if I'm wrong about that it still messes with the timeline because
Spoiler
it means Blackfoot would have immediately become leader after Brokenstar's death.Idk, none of this stuff is a huge deal, and it's not like it ruined the book or anything, but it did bother me enough that I wanted to mention it.
Other than that, I liked this book just as much as the other super editions! I don't remember loving it that much the first time around, especially because ShadowClan is always shown as like... shady lol, and I remember Raggedstar was kind of a jerk. And I'm ngl, he kinda still was, but it wasn't as bad as I remember lol. I think he was just bad at social interaction. And blind to everything Brokenstar ever did wrong lol.
The one other thing that bothered me isn't really anything wrong with the book itself, but I just don't like how the Warriors series in general has StarClan as this important thing that everyone should respect and then turns around and has them
Spoiler
do things like give Brokenstar nine lives knowing what he'll do, not help out when horrible things like Raggedstar's death and Brokenstar killing kits happens, and even how they sorta curse some of the characters? I honestly think Yellowfang was fine with being a warrior. She said at the end that she loved being a medicine cat for her clan, but she literally never mentioned it until Sagewhisker showed up like 'oh it's your destiny' and started practically forcing her to become a medicine cat.I also didn't love the plotline of how Yellowfang felt the pain of other cats in her clan. There was zero, and I mean zero mention of this in the main series, it's irrelevant and cheap, and I just didn't like it. I think her choosing to be a medicine cat purely out of passion for it would have been much, much better, and I feel like it was a dumb plot device to create the whole 'medicine cats can't have kits' scandal. It's not the same as it was in Tallstar's Revenge, where there was this whole other side of WindClan that we never saw, because we didn't need to see it in the main series. Tallstar had an adventure outside clan borders as a younger warrior? Fine. It's cool and it adds to his character without also feeling like it was important to the main plot... but this I think is something that would have merited a mention.
Ahh I'm making it sound like I didn't like the book but I really did! I loved Yellowfang's relationship with Runningnose (ha that's such a hilarious name) and Brightflower- to an extent- and I also loved getting to see ShadowClan! ThunderClan's rivalry with them usually makes them seem horrible, but honestly I wish we got more of the clans other than just ThunderClan in the main series. Idk how any of the clans have so many problems with each other when they're all just good at the end of the day and just wanna live in peace and hunt and stuff? Idk, maybe StarClan just gives them ominous prophecies to make things more interesting lol.
After this I think I'm almost done with all the side stories from the first series and then I'll move on to the second one! I'm... cautiously excited? It was good, but I remember being bored for some of it, so we'll see.
Loveable characters:
Yes
YellowFang (before he death) is an amazing character, and this super editio really just made her better. I really recommend it, this is one of the better super editions I've read.
Though it has a lot of flaws when it comes to canon do I still like it
Though it has a lot of flaws when it comes to canon do I still like it
I loved getting to see Yellowfang’s story and the rise of Brokenstar, but at the same time, WOW, is it a disturbing story.
I can’t believe I read the Warrior Cats series for the first time in 3rd grade. 9-10 years later and I’m shocked at how horrifying the stories really are.
Don’t get me wrong, they’re addictive, but terrifying.
I can’t believe I read the Warrior Cats series for the first time in 3rd grade. 9-10 years later and I’m shocked at how horrifying the stories really are.
Don’t get me wrong, they’re addictive, but terrifying.
Yellowfang komt in de serie over als een chagrijnige kat, dus wel interessant om haar verhaal te lezen. Heel zielig eigenlijk dat ze van lieve, zorgzame en enthousiaste jonge kat dusdanig tegengewerkt wordt door haar leiders, dat ze zo verbitterd eindigt. Ik kreeg hierdoor wel medelijden met haar.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was....wow. I was sure it would be good, but this.... no words. I was definitely not expecting to love it as much as I did, because I hadn't liked Crookedstar's Promise or Bluestar's Destiny as much as the other Warriors super editions. But this was great. I stayed awake thinking about it later! That hasn't happened in a while.
Yellowfang. The ornery cat. The cat that, before this book, I would have never considered for my list of Top 10 List of Warriors Cats. This has put her way up there, with Jayfeather and Leafpool. (I seem to have a love for medicine cats.) The stuff she had to go through...I felt so bad for her. She didn't seem so ornery in this book, and it made me realize why she was cranky in the first place.
But I am sorry, I don't know what she saw in Raggedpelt. That cat was a moody, unappreciative, selfish, idiot. There were one or two moments where he seemed like a decent cat, and then he went back to jerk mode.
This book made me want to cry at some parts. And, just so you know, I usually love when books do that. Those poor kits! It was so sad. I love kittens, so reading about Brokenstar's treatment of them made me very angry. If you read the first Warriors series, you know it gets better in the end, but still...
Even though I have read almost every Warriors book ever written, this one made me want to pick up the original and read it for the third or fourth time. If you haven't read the original Warriors series, the ending will make you need to pick it up! The Hunters ended this book perfectly.
5 stars, because this is a book I will not soon forget.
This review can be found on http://www.myfullbookshelfreviews.blogspot.com/
Yellowfang. The ornery cat. The cat that, before this book, I would have never considered for my list of Top 10 List of Warriors Cats. This has put her way up there, with Jayfeather and Leafpool. (I seem to have a love for medicine cats.) The stuff she had to go through...I felt so bad for her. She didn't seem so ornery in this book, and it made me realize why she was cranky in the first place.
But I am sorry, I don't know what she saw in Raggedpelt. That cat was a moody, unappreciative, selfish, idiot. There were one or two moments where he seemed like a decent cat, and then he went back to jerk mode.
This book made me want to cry at some parts. And, just so you know, I usually love when books do that. Those poor kits! It was so sad. I love kittens, so reading about Brokenstar's treatment of them made me very angry. If you read the first Warriors series, you know it gets better in the end, but still...
Even though I have read almost every Warriors book ever written, this one made me want to pick up the original and read it for the third or fourth time. If you haven't read the original Warriors series, the ending will make you need to pick it up! The Hunters ended this book perfectly.
5 stars, because this is a book I will not soon forget.
This review can be found on http://www.myfullbookshelfreviews.blogspot.com/
*** Warning: This review contains spoilers!!! ***
Maybe as a standalone book, this one would have been 3 stars. But in comparison with the original Warriors series, I felt I had to lower its rating relative to the other books in the series.
Fans of the Warriors series will know who Yellowfang is, and this book follows her life from the time she was a kit up until the point at which we first met her in the series, when she meets Firepaw. You don't need to have read the Warriors series to enjoy this book, as it introduces clan life assuming the reader does not have any prior knowledge of it. In that way, I actually felt the book had a slow start, as I was already well-versed in the ways of the clans.
Overall, this book has a more mature feel to it. Even though it's about talking cats, it seems like the target audience ought to be upper elementary school kids, or even middle schoolers. We have a fatherless kit who struggled with feelings of abandonment. Clan cats are pitted against kittypets, and the prejudice runs in both directions as neither group understands or accepts the other - except for a select few. There is an outright vengeful murder of passion, plus a lot of meaningless deaths later on. Yellowfang makes one difficult decision after another, and suffers painful consequences.
Mostly, I didn't know what to make of Yellowfang's pregnancy. On the one hand, she abandoned her kit, even knowing how much being abandoned affected Raggedstar as a kit. On the other hand, she was trying to do the "right thing" in terms of being disciplined and loyal and following the warrior code. Her dreams from StarClan seemed to indicate that there was no possible way to divert the evil for which Brokentail was destined - so is there no free choice in this world of forest clans? (In the Warriors series, we did see evidence of free choice when the united clans defeated BloodClan despite the omens Fireheart had received.) If there is free choice, are we to believe that the evil could have been avoided ONLY if Yellowfang had chosen motherhood over being a medicine cat, or worst yet, if Yellowfang had had an abortion? I don't know if this was the intent, but it sure felt like Yellowfang was being punished by StarClan for having broken the warrior code with Raggedstar. Frankly, in those extenuating circumstances, would it have been so bad if Yellowfang spent six moons mothering a kit?
Anyway, what I liked most about this book was when it tied into what I already knew from the Warrior series. I liked that the characters of Nightpelt and Runningnose were fleshed out, since we only saw glimpses of them in the Warriors series.
Maybe as a standalone book, this one would have been 3 stars. But in comparison with the original Warriors series, I felt I had to lower its rating relative to the other books in the series.
Fans of the Warriors series will know who Yellowfang is, and this book follows her life from the time she was a kit up until the point at which we first met her in the series, when she meets Firepaw. You don't need to have read the Warriors series to enjoy this book, as it introduces clan life assuming the reader does not have any prior knowledge of it. In that way, I actually felt the book had a slow start, as I was already well-versed in the ways of the clans.
Overall, this book has a more mature feel to it. Even though it's about talking cats, it seems like the target audience ought to be upper elementary school kids, or even middle schoolers. We have a fatherless kit who struggled with feelings of abandonment. Clan cats are pitted against kittypets, and the prejudice runs in both directions as neither group understands or accepts the other - except for a select few. There is an outright vengeful murder of passion, plus a lot of meaningless deaths later on. Yellowfang makes one difficult decision after another, and suffers painful consequences.
Mostly, I didn't know what to make of Yellowfang's pregnancy. On the one hand, she abandoned her kit, even knowing how much being abandoned affected Raggedstar as a kit. On the other hand, she was trying to do the "right thing" in terms of being disciplined and loyal and following the warrior code. Her dreams from StarClan seemed to indicate that there was no possible way to divert the evil for which Brokentail was destined - so is there no free choice in this world of forest clans? (In the Warriors series, we did see evidence of free choice when the united clans defeated BloodClan despite the omens Fireheart had received.) If there is free choice, are we to believe that the evil could have been avoided ONLY if Yellowfang had chosen motherhood over being a medicine cat, or worst yet, if Yellowfang had had an abortion? I don't know if this was the intent, but it sure felt like Yellowfang was being punished by StarClan for having broken the warrior code with Raggedstar. Frankly, in those extenuating circumstances, would it have been so bad if Yellowfang spent six moons mothering a kit?
Anyway, what I liked most about this book was when it tied into what I already knew from the Warrior series. I liked that the characters of Nightpelt and Runningnose were fleshed out, since we only saw glimpses of them in the Warriors series.