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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
The feels with this one. I read this book a long time ago, but every time I think about it I remember how much I cried while reading it and, overall, how much I loved it.
It's really a 4.5 for me. Mostly because of page 406.
"I just reached page 406. This page is disgusting. There's an old female cat talking to Bluestar (who is not Bluestar yet), and she essentially says the old: Better have kids, your clock is ticking.
What absolute trash. How degrading. Apparently all the female sex is supposed to do is give birth. The old cat even says: "...before you wake up and realize you're as empty as a beech shell." I don't want to read more."
It's an emotional roller coaster that has some really bad parts such as the one above, but really it's something you have to power through. I hate that whole thing. I understand that this is something that female characters might struggle with and therefor authors would write about to create a struggle for them, but come on... it's such b*llsh*t. I can't stand it.
"I just reached page 406. This page is disgusting. There's an old female cat talking to Bluestar (who is not Bluestar yet), and she essentially says the old: Better have kids, your clock is ticking.
What absolute trash. How degrading. Apparently all the female sex is supposed to do is give birth. The old cat even says: "...before you wake up and realize you're as empty as a beech shell." I don't want to read more."
It's an emotional roller coaster that has some really bad parts such as the one above, but really it's something you have to power through. I hate that whole thing. I understand that this is something that female characters might struggle with and therefor authors would write about to create a struggle for them, but come on... it's such b*llsh*t. I can't stand it.
4.5 stars!
The reason this isn't getting a five star rating from me is because Bluestars romantic relationship was incredibly rushed and barely part of the story, despite the enormous consequences it had for her life and for multiple clans. I did love getting more information about Bluestars life though, and learning about what Thunderclan was like just before Firepaw arrived. This gave a huge amount of insight into why Bluestar is the cat she is, and why she runs her clan the way she does. I definitely recommend it to anyone about to start the original series!
The reason this isn't getting a five star rating from me is because Bluestars romantic relationship was incredibly rushed and barely part of the story, despite the enormous consequences it had for her life and for multiple clans. I did love getting more information about Bluestars life though, and learning about what Thunderclan was like just before Firepaw arrived. This gave a huge amount of insight into why Bluestar is the cat she is, and why she runs her clan the way she does. I definitely recommend it to anyone about to start the original series!
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
sad
adventurous
I enjoyed getting the backstory to a lot of the characters we see (and never get to) in the first series. I think it was a nice little prequel edition that I had a bit of fun reading. I enjoyed getting to gasp and being like "omg!! ____ was just born!!" Lol.
My primary complaint is that a lot of things happen that make no sense. Many problems could have been solved by not being quite as stupid, lol. Also, why did it come between her and Thistleclaw? They weren't even that experienced. I know Sunstar wanted someone younger, but there were still plenty of options. Or just having a temporary while the kits grow up. They were just suffering through needing more warriors, and their solution is to have less? That was an extremely easily solvable problem. Additionally, it frustrates me knowing that she brought Rusty (at the time) in for all the reasons she didn't want Oakheart. All the same arguments could have been made about Rusty, but Oakheart would have yielded more experience and warriors overall. Plus, potentially Mosskit living.
It wasn't a bad book by any means, but the writing and planning could have been better. I didn't really like some of the cats dying and becoming a warrior during a timeskip. I wanted to see that live. ☹️
My primary complaint is that a lot of things happen that make no sense. Many problems could have been solved by not being quite as stupid, lol. Also, why did it come between her and Thistleclaw? They weren't even that experienced. I know Sunstar wanted someone younger, but there were still plenty of options. Or just having a temporary while the kits grow up. They were just suffering through needing more warriors, and their solution is to have less? That was an extremely easily solvable problem. Additionally, it frustrates me knowing that she brought Rusty (at the time) in for all the reasons she didn't want Oakheart. All the same arguments could have been made about Rusty, but Oakheart would have yielded more experience and warriors overall. Plus, potentially Mosskit living.
It wasn't a bad book by any means, but the writing and planning could have been better. I didn't really like some of the cats dying and becoming a warrior during a timeskip. I wanted to see that live. ☹️
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated