Reviews

Shattered Sky by Erin Hunter

ann_s's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

zerosiero's review against another edition

adventurous

5.0

Needletail needs therapy and makes me sad. The whole

shadowclan apprentices going rogue

thing is interesting and a new plot for the series. 

myrmaidx's review against another edition

4.0

the first 3 books are a really satisfying trilogy with a good plot, good pacing and a nice ending. But there are 3 books left so wtf are those about

chamomiledaydreams's review against another edition

3.0

It feels as though the first three books in this series form a sort of "Act One" to the entirety of "A Vision of Shadows." From the way things are going, it seems as though Darktail's rogues dominate the first three books, while the second three books will deal with the repercussions of the rogues (specifically SkyClan settling near the lake). In a sense, I like this structure, because the pacing is nice, and it allowed me to get attached to the new cast of characters (Twigpaw, Violetpaw, Alderheart, and Needletail).

In another sense, though, I found it somewhat anticlimactic. (WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD) Darktail's backstory leaves something to be desired, in my opinion. I'm glad that the writers chose a well-known cat such as Onestar to be pivotal to his story. But even though I know Onestar better then, say, 70% of RiverClan at this point, it felt like an unnecessary addition to his character. I don't have strong feelings about Onestar, I just know who he is. So, the dramatic reveal didn't make me feel anything other than the embodiment of the short phrase, "Oh."

Still, I'm looking forward to the second half of this series, especially because I'm very fond of Twigpaw, Violetpaw, and Alderheart. Alderheart reminds me of that post that reads something like, "It's hard to be a single mother when you're a teenage boy who doesn't have any children." When he referred to Twigpaw as "his friend" during her vigil and said that there was no other way to describe their relationship, I was very dubious. He's like the older brother that was forced to assume the responsibility of a father because neither of Twigpaw's parents were present. (Julian Blackthorn energy...) Anyway, this book wasn't bad, but it also wasn't my favorite. I thought the title was pretty cool, though!

teddybee's review

adventurous hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

jacobsopko's review against another edition

5.0

Definitely the best of this arc so far! It really brought me back to the old Warriors books days where there was a really cruel antagonist, many fights, intense plot, and the characters just seemed to really get their personalities. It wasn't quite as good, but it got very close to being as good as some of the older books. I'm really happy that Needletail could learn from her mistakes, and Violetpaw really became one of my favorite characters of all time in these books because of how much she risked for others. It was cool seeing Lionclan being formed once again, but this time including Skyclan. There really wasn't much to the Skyclan cats and I'm kinda afraid they're not going to be developed well. Alderheart still seems like a stereotype scaredy cat whiny character and that bothered me. However, I feel he was better than he was in the previous books of this arc. Overall I'd rate this book- Wait! There's still Onestar to talk about! He was an annoying stuck up cat near the beginning of this book, but by the end he really seemed like he was Onewhisker again, and that made me happy. The sacrafice for him to kill Darktail was really saddening, but I kind of have a feeling that Darktail lived. Not sure how I feel about Harespring being a leader, simply cause the name Harestar just sounds dumb. Oh well, hopefully he'll be a decent leader for the Windclan cats. Also thinking his deputy will be Crowfeather. Anyways, I really enjoyed this book and I felt like it was difficult to stop reading which is great, cause some the books in the middle of the arc can get boring, but this really felt like the last book of an arc.

maloniponi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

One of my favorites from the arc so far. wow! I did not expect so much death; especially Needletail, Darktail, AND Onestar. I quite enjoyed the death of Darktail and Onestar as he took his responsibility and died with the horrible monster he created and ignored. I LOVED the fight at the end. them all using their own talents as clans. wow Twigpaw and Violetpaw; such ambitious cats who deserve so much. Violetpaw went through SO MUCH in such a short period of time. They both have done things not many cats let alone apprentices do. Violetpaw having the guts to do what she did to the Kin, amazing. needletail and violetpaws scene at the lake was so heartbreaking. so good; I am curious about what comes next as we are only HALFWAY through the arc. 

antonia_oana19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

4.5

esw_reads's review against another edition

5.0

Never twas i boared.

cyn75's review against another edition

4.0

Brutal. Reading the next one now ...