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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
the dark forest being dull as hell and having no real canon to it? of course. these books are getting to be really dull
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Compared to its predecessors, The Place of No Stars is not as eventful. Still, it’s an important book to build up the final confrontation and was engaging nevertheless, so I gave it 3.5 stars.
After the events of Darkness Within, Squirrelflight disappeared into the Dark Forest with Ashfur and the Clan cats are unsure what to do about it. In the first third of the book, they just talk about this which was a bit boring but better than unnecessary fights between the Clans. Still, conflicts could’ve been solved more easily if the cats for once believed each other. They discuss for a long time who should go into the Dark Forest and then settle on Willowshine, out of all cats. She is there for like a few minutes and then just dies? I didn’t believe this at first because it just happened so quickly . This then leads to Rootspring being dragged by her into the Moonpool, so that he’s in the Dark Forest as well; Shadowsight and Bristlefrost both go too iirc .
Especially those sequences in the Dark Forest were so great because this whole setting is very atmospheric and – like its name suggests – dark. The stakes are also so high there because there’s a mist that destroys everything in its way which was kinda creep as well. I also love moments in books where all characters are at the same place but don’t see each other.
This book again ends with such a mean cliff hanger, just like all chapters in <i>The Place of No Stars</i>: Bramblestar has his body finally back and it seems that everything is good (of course it isn’t since there’s a sixth book), but then Rootspring gets attacked on the last pages and is not able to return to the living world .
I really liked how some relationships between cats developed in this one, mostly through talking which was so nice in comparison to other rushed relationships. A friendship starts to bloom between Rootspring and Shadowsight, and Shadowsight and Tigerstar finally make up. I find it a bit funny how everyone knows about Rootspring x Bristlefrost but no one really cares. Overall, the emotions of the protagonists were so well portrayed in this novel, especially Bristlefrost’s. I also arranged myself now with the size of ThunderClan, and I really liked Snowtuft.
The Place of No Stars is all in all another good book in The Broken Code arc, focussing surprisingly more on its characters than the main plot. I particularly didn’t expect the Dark Forest sequences to be as good as they were.
[3.5]
Curse my Warriors addiction for not letting me quit! This book was so disappointing :(
Okay, so I did like Greystripe's return, Shadowsight's character, Snowtuft's character, and the scenes in the dark forest.
But omg the worst thing about this book was Bristlefrost. She goes to the Dark Forest for...what reason? Why does she need to go there? It doesn't make any sense, the authors just wanted all the protagonists to be there. And don't get me started on BristlexRoot. It's so bad!! There's no reason for them to be together except the fact that they're a tom and a she-cat in the same vicinity. I can understand Root's crush on Bristle, but she went from finding him irritating to be hopelessly in love with him for no reason with no development? This is definitely a wider problem with the Warrior Cats series, as ALL main series female protagonists (apart from Hollyleaf) have fallen in love with a tomcat and become passive and uninteresting. Which has happened again to Bristlefrost! Is it too much for these authors to write a strong female protagonist who doesn't fall in love with the nearest guy? I hate Bristlefrost now and I hate that I hate her since its a problem with the writing and not the character herself.
That was a lot of ranting. Of course I could never stop reading Warrior Cats, I'm just hoping that series 8 will do better with Sunbeam and Frostpaw.
Curse my Warriors addiction for not letting me quit! This book was so disappointing :(
Okay, so I did like Greystripe's return, Shadowsight's character, Snowtuft's character, and the scenes in the dark forest.
But omg the worst thing about this book was Bristlefrost. She goes to the Dark Forest for...what reason? Why does she need to go there? It doesn't make any sense, the authors just wanted all the protagonists to be there. And don't get me started on BristlexRoot. It's so bad!! There's no reason for them to be together except the fact that they're a tom and a she-cat in the same vicinity. I can understand Root's crush on Bristle, but she went from finding him irritating to be hopelessly in love with him for no reason with no development? This is definitely a wider problem with the Warrior Cats series, as ALL main series female protagonists (apart from Hollyleaf) have fallen in love with a tomcat and become passive and uninteresting. Which has happened again to Bristlefrost! Is it too much for these authors to write a strong female protagonist who doesn't fall in love with the nearest guy? I hate Bristlefrost now and I hate that I hate her since its a problem with the writing and not the character herself.
That was a lot of ranting. Of course I could never stop reading Warrior Cats, I'm just hoping that series 8 will do better with Sunbeam and Frostpaw.
I feel that this one was a bit better than the last one, but it still had its issues. The main issue is with character consistency, especially with Mothwing and at time Tigerstar. The romantic tension between Rootspring and Bristlefrost also kind of got annoying and got in the way of the plot at times. I got really tired of Bristlefrost's pov being overshadowed by descriptions of her love for Rootspring.
There were also a lot of interesting scenes and ideas. We have what are essentially zombified cats in the Dark Forest. I wish the Dark Forest Cats had been more prominently featured as villains in this book, instead of only seen at glimpses. But, I also liked that Snowtuft was able to get a glimpse of what the Dark Forest can be like for some cats for readers and that cats in the Dark Forest can feel remorse.
There were also a lot of interesting scenes and ideas. We have what are essentially zombified cats in the Dark Forest. I wish the Dark Forest Cats had been more prominently featured as villains in this book, instead of only seen at glimpses. But, I also liked that Snowtuft was able to get a glimpse of what the Dark Forest can be like for some cats for readers and that cats in the Dark Forest can feel remorse.
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I get to know more about the dark forest here than in "Omen of the stars". I could sleep and eat because I needed to know if Squirrelflight will be survived? Even I know she will be survived.
Probably the most slow moving so far in this arc, but not terrible either. I loved jow the Erins managed to go into the Dark Forest so much and still kept it so unsettling and strange, keeping me interested in being there. It wasn't too much of a back and forth as i feared, and the descriptions and depictions of the place were amazing. Suuper creepy in the best way, and very much somewhere i dont want to get lost. A little overdoing with the 'turns good cats bad' thing, since we never really got solid proof other than what our trio thought they felt... Really could have used moments of doing terrible things that were not controlled by Ashfur, otherwise the concept kinda dies out fast.
I think the Bristle and Root romance has worn me down so much ive just accepted it now, but at least in this one it seemed healthier.
Im happy w how Shadowsight is controlling his narrative and taking action, especially when it works out like it should. Hopefully the Erins will keep him on the well written side of things after thos arc, cause he's a great medicine cat.
Honestly, this felt like half a book, not the whole deal. Much like earlier arcs, they decided to really drag things out instead of coming up w more sustainable plotlines, and once more im so desensitized it doesnt even bother me as it did once. I still have high hopes for the final book, and still not super sure where it's going, still in a good way tho! Hopefully it goes off w a bang!
I think the Bristle and Root romance has worn me down so much ive just accepted it now, but at least in this one it seemed healthier.
Im happy w how Shadowsight is controlling his narrative and taking action, especially when it works out like it should. Hopefully the Erins will keep him on the well written side of things after thos arc, cause he's a great medicine cat.
Honestly, this felt like half a book, not the whole deal. Much like earlier arcs, they decided to really drag things out instead of coming up w more sustainable plotlines, and once more im so desensitized it doesnt even bother me as it did once. I still have high hopes for the final book, and still not super sure where it's going, still in a good way tho! Hopefully it goes off w a bang!
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No