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aotora's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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? Yes
4.0
I hate the way everyone treats Skyclan - and that they pretty much ignore Tree who is there to mediate... Including Leafstar.
I also didn't like Leafstar in this book.
I didn't care for the romance between Velvet and Alderheart though I do wish that Velvet stayed in the clan. She would make an interesting medicine cat since she was a kittypet. We need more medicine cats that used to be kittypets- that would make them a bit more unique since they could communicate with Star clan yet have no kin in the clans- unless a clan cat mated with a kittypet.
I loved Violetshine and Tree and their budding romance, hated Finleap though and the next book only makes him worse.
Not a huge fan of Tigerstar 2.0. - he starts off great as a warrior but as soon as he became a leader... he became my least favourite leader of the current ones. And he only gets worse through the rest of the books so far. i also love Dovewing and Ivypool. Also hated Sparkpelt in this book. She was a horrid mentor at the beginning and I hate how pushy she gets about making SkyClan leave again. Ivypool was grat mentor though, she needs to mentor more cats!
Also, Briarlight's death was so emotional, one of the best deaths so far in this series.
I also didn't like Leafstar in this book.
I didn't care for the romance between Velvet and Alderheart though I do wish that Velvet stayed in the clan. She would make an interesting medicine cat since she was a kittypet. We need more medicine cats that used to be kittypets- that would make them a bit more unique since they could communicate with Star clan yet have no kin in the clans- unless a clan cat mated with a kittypet.
I loved Violetshine and Tree and their budding romance, hated Finleap though and the next book only makes him worse.
Not a huge fan of Tigerstar 2.0. - he starts off great as a warrior but as soon as he became a leader... he became my least favourite leader of the current ones. And he only gets worse through the rest of the books so far. i also love Dovewing and Ivypool. Also hated Sparkpelt in this book. She was a horrid mentor at the beginning and I hate how pushy she gets about making SkyClan leave again. Ivypool was grat mentor though, she needs to mentor more cats!
Also, Briarlight's death was so emotional, one of the best deaths so far in this series.
leonajasmin's review
3.0
I adored some parts of this book while disliked/hated other parts, giving me really mixed emotions with this one. Therefore, I decided on giving this book 3 stars. I'm hoping the final book of the A Vision of Shadows arc doesn't disappoint!
twilitlugia's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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? Yes
4.0
alexathenaeum's review against another edition
2.0
This made me pretty sad, and the fantasy element got cranked up a bit more than I was expecting, in a way that made it more distracting and unbelievable rather than fascinating. It was an ok read, but probably one of my least favorite of all the previous books.
dariakl15's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I was so sad when Briarlight died, literally one of my fav characters!!!
scarlettblaze's review
3.0
River of Fire is odd. I really want to like it. The parts I like, I really, really like. Overall, the pacing is very odd. I've also read that there are several parts of this book that the editors supposedly changed against the writers' wishes: some warriors' names were supposed to be different, and there's a horrible inconsistency with one character, who is a kittypet in this book but was not in Tigerheart's Shadow, which takes place at the same time.
I like Violetshine and Twigpaw as characters. I wish they weren't both being rushed into romances so soon, but they are interesting characters on their own. I like Sparkpelt, and I like that she's a lot like her mother Squirrelflight used to be in her youth. I personally like to focus on character growth when I read these books, but in this one, it's kind of hard to see what any characters are doing because the plot is so all over the place.
As a fan, I'm getting concerned that we're five books into this six-book arc and I can't really tell what the point of the arc is yet. Alderheart is a main character, yet he's done nothing of severe significance after helping find SkyClan and bringing Twig/Violet to the Clans. Yeah, that was important, but that was also at the beginning of the arc.
The idea of RiverClan and ShadowClan being lost is interesting, but it was written in a way that I can tell the authors are completely running out of ideas.
I did like seeing Curious to see how the last book of the arc ties together the loose ends from River of Fire and Tigerheart's Shadow.
Overall, it's not the worst book, but it could have been done much, much better.
I like Violetshine and Twigpaw as characters. I wish they weren't both being rushed into romances so soon, but they are interesting characters on their own. I like Sparkpelt, and I like that she's a lot like her mother Squirrelflight used to be in her youth. I personally like to focus on character growth when I read these books, but in this one, it's kind of hard to see what any characters are doing because the plot is so all over the place.
As a fan, I'm getting concerned that we're five books into this six-book arc and I can't really tell what the point of the arc is yet. Alderheart is a main character, yet he's done nothing of severe significance after helping find SkyClan and bringing Twig/Violet to the Clans. Yeah, that was important, but that was also at the beginning of the arc.
Spoiler
I have a bad feeling he's going to end up having kits with Velvet.The idea of RiverClan and ShadowClan being lost is interesting, but it was written in a way that I can tell the authors are completely running out of ideas.
I did like seeing
Spoiler
Dovewing and Tigerheart return, seeing Dovewing's and Ivypool's kits meet, and seeing Birchfall, Whitewing, and Ivypool react to Dovewing choosing ShadowClan.Overall, it's not the worst book, but it could have been done much, much better.
thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Animal death
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder