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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
This was the first Warriors book that I’ve never read before, and I was so excited! I wish I could remember why I abandoned the series after Fading Echoes but that was like 7 years ago.
The highlight of Night Whispers was definitely ShadowClan’s perspective since it’s really refreshing to see some other clans and especially cats besides ThunderClan. But otherwise, one of the honestly worst plot points of Warriors can be found in this book: StarClan splitting up and telling them that the clans should be only with themselves in order to survive. This makes no sense whatsoever and only causes problems in the course of Omen of the Stars. This is also one of the few times where Mothwing actually has a valid point that the orders of the StarClan are weird, Jayfeather should have just taken the herbs from her.
The ending also irritated me so much, Moonkitti summarizes the whole situation well (spoilers, obviously): Like, the death of Flametail was so random? Why did we even get his perspective if he already dies at the end of the book? Why does Jayfeather let him die just because Stone tells him to? Why is he suddenly in the Dark Forest? I have so many questions and I won’t get an answer.
Dovepaw starts into her forbidden romance, and I want to scream because we get one of those again. At the beginning, I had the feeling that they had more chemistry than other pairings before. But then ShadowClan takes Ivypaw as a hostage because they only know from Tigerheart that ThunderClan has the right herbs and I’m seriously questioning his intentions.
This was one of the few books where I actually sympathized with Lionblaze when he was disgusted of himself because he killed Russetfur. But then there is Lionblaze x Cinderheart which is one of the most annoying pairings in the whole series. I don’t understand why Lionblaze told Cinderheart about the prophecy. But I understand even less why Cinderheart thinks she needs to break up with him because of it? It’s so stupid.
All in all, many of the interactions between the cats made no sense, especially StarClan makes everything worse. But at least it was something different with ShadowClan’s perspective!
Warriors - Omen of the Stars
➳ The Fourth Apprentice: ★★★
➳ Fading Echoes: ★★★★★
➳ Night Whispers: ★★★.5
➳ Sign of the Moon: ★★★
➳ The Forgotten Warrior: ★★★.5
➳ The Last Hope: ★★★
The highlight of Night Whispers was definitely ShadowClan’s perspective since it’s really refreshing to see some other clans and especially cats besides ThunderClan. But otherwise, one of the honestly worst plot points of Warriors can be found in this book: StarClan splitting up and telling them that the clans should be only with themselves in order to survive. This makes no sense whatsoever and only causes problems in the course of Omen of the Stars. This is also one of the few times where Mothwing actually has a valid point that the orders of the StarClan are weird, Jayfeather should have just taken the herbs from her.
The ending also irritated me so much, Moonkitti summarizes the whole situation well (spoilers, obviously): Like, the death of Flametail was so random? Why did we even get his perspective if he already dies at the end of the book? Why does Jayfeather let him die just because Stone tells him to? Why is he suddenly in the Dark Forest? I have so many questions and I won’t get an answer.
Dovepaw starts into her forbidden romance, and I want to scream because we get one of those again. At the beginning, I had the feeling that they had more chemistry than other pairings before. But then ShadowClan takes Ivypaw as a hostage because they only know from Tigerheart that ThunderClan has the right herbs and I’m seriously questioning his intentions.
This was one of the few books where I actually sympathized with Lionblaze when he was disgusted of himself because he killed Russetfur. But then there is Lionblaze x Cinderheart which is one of the most annoying pairings in the whole series. I don’t understand why Lionblaze told Cinderheart about the prophecy. But I understand even less why Cinderheart thinks she needs to break up with him because of it? It’s so stupid.
All in all, many of the interactions between the cats made no sense, especially StarClan makes everything worse. But at least it was something different with ShadowClan’s perspective!
Warriors - Omen of the Stars
➳ The Fourth Apprentice: ★★★
➳ Fading Echoes: ★★★★★
➳ Night Whispers: ★★★.5
➳ Sign of the Moon: ★★★
➳ The Forgotten Warrior: ★★★.5
➳ The Last Hope: ★★★
adventurous
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
More stars for personal enjoyment, not actual writing quality.
Full arc review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/2020/09/book-review-warriors-arc-4-omen-of.html
Full arc review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/2020/09/book-review-warriors-arc-4-omen-of.html
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Complicated
glad that the dovepaw/ivypaw drama was resolved but starclan is being very frustrating
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Another quick read, I don’t know why but I just can’t stop reading these books even though they not my level, cheesy, and kind of childish. I think that’s what also makes them so good. I also enjoy continue following the cats on their journey and following all the drama with Dovewing and Tigerheart.
OOF. This one hurt. The death, betrayal. I’m shocked the writers are pushing the clans further and further apart even with the darkness looming over them all. I’m crazy with anticipation at what StarClan is trying to tell them, and why. And so many questions about the Dark Forest! So far, Omen of the Stars is really exceeding my expectations.