Reviews

The Raging Storm by Erin Hunter

aotora's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring lighthearted sad tense 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? Yes

3.0

This one was ok. Just .. Ok. A lot of it felt like filler - like when SkyClan decides to leave but they are then brought back to the lake. We have another quest/travelling part because of that. juniperclaw was one of my favourite characters in this book - his sacrifice was so well done - though I hated that he still ends up in the dark forest.. despite way worse cats going to StarClan but okay. I am also still not a fan of Finleap - he took way too long to come around and accept the fact that Twigbranch wants to wait for kits and doesn't want to have them right away- love a female character that doesn't turn into a generic good warrior and good mother by the end of the arc though, love that she stood up for herself and told Finleap over and over that she wants to focus on mentoring and have kits later when she feels ready and I love that she isn't pressured into having kits by the end of the series like so many other female cats are. Violetshine and Tree were sweet though. I loved Tree in this book and I especially loved it when he spoke with Twigbranch and he told her that it's all right if you wait until you are ready and focus on mentoring first. And I love his powers, too bad they are so rarely brought up afterwards. 

oldgum202's review against another edition

1.0

my opinion on the POVs

Alderheart- The best one, in my opinion. plus, he's a total asexual cat and the hunters seem determined to match every cat up with a mate.

Twigbranch- 70% apprentice problems and 20% whatever is going on, 10% love

Violetshine- 99.9% Tree, 0.1% other stuff

elizabetholsson's review against another edition

3.0

→ 3.25 stars (★★★.25)

leonajasmin's review against another edition

2.0

This book had the same issue as quite a few Book 6's of the Warriors series- there was too much buildup for a rushed grand finale. However, two things annoyed me more than anything:
1) How OOC everyone seemed compared to their previous appearances.
2) Finleap's arc was really poorly done and resolved way too quickly for such a big matter.
I did enjoy the ending and I think everything tied up well, but the in-between was far from the greatest writing I've seen from the Erin's.

twilitlugia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

tildee06's review against another edition

I like A Vision of Shadows, I have waited for Skyclan to join the others. But the arc had many flaws. I hate Tigerstar, he was made out to be this honorably warrior and trustworthy deputy, but the second he became leader he turned out to be a huge asshole. He was way to easily forgiven. But a cat I hated even more was Finleap, he was bland from the start but he really became worse, trying to press Twigbtanch into having his kits and not thinking about her feeling when she said no, when I know for a fact that he would not had taken her place in the nursery. Then ignore her and be passive aggressive after she had stood her ground. The worst part is that Twigbtanch FORGAVE him so easily, "oohh I was so sad to not have kin, I wanted that so I could feel like I passed in more in TC" LIKE BRO, maybe make a bit for attempts to get to know your own clan. "I know I was wrong and I'm sorry, it was harder to leave SkC than I first though" LIKE THAT AIN'T GONNA CUT IT, you were an ass and you gave an ass apology. Anyway, I loved Leafstar, she is top tier leader, Alderheart was sweet too and I really like Juniperclaws charecter. Another charecter I appreciate is Sparkpelt, I do not agree with her at all bur I still appreciate what she brings to the book and also how different she is compared to her brother. Though I wish someone challenged her. Also why did Tawnypelt step down as deputy, I really wanted Tawnystar, I guess it made sense after everything with Rowanstar but still. I feel like her charecter is one of many flaws in this arc.

dariakl15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I really enjoyed the last book and the ending of the season. Very exited for season seven!!!

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

4.0

caramel_sundae's review against another edition

4.0

RATING: 4 stars

It was a good end to the series! The series as a whole wasn't amazing- especially the first few books- but I've really liked the last couple ones.
And of course there is too much nostalgia for me not to continue reading the next series of Warriors lol

readingnookreviews's review against another edition

5.0

A (mostly) great finale to the Vision of Shadows series in the Warriors universe! I love every book in the Warriors season and would rate them all 5 stars to be quite honest, however I would say that overall the Vision of Shadows book series was my least favorite. It just didn't have the heart and fascinating story-line that other series had, like Power of Three or Omen of the Stars. I'm still always excited for the next book though and can't wait to see what the next six-part series will cover!