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A review by bickleyhouse
Forest of Secrets by Erin Hunter
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This is book three of the Warrior series by Erin Hunter. Yes, I'm still reading these juvenile fiction books because I like them. My autistic adult daughter is also enjoying them, alone with other series by the same author. At this point, I am only interested in the cats, but we will see if that progresses.
While this tale may have lulled just a bit for me, in the middle, the last quarter (maybe third) of the book kept me glued to the pages. In face, I was almost late returning from my lunch break at work, yesterday, because I didn't want to stop. I only had 22 pages left, but on Saturday, we only get a 45 minute lunch break instead of an hour (because we get to come to work 15 minutes later). So I had to stop. I finished it after dinner, last night.
There are moments when I definitely wanted to cheer (I can't say much else about that without spoiling the plot, and I don't want to do that). Let's just say it had to do with a certain cat finally getting what he deserved. Fireheart continues to be our "hero," in spite of being rejected by a few of the clan members who don't like him because he was a "kittypet." Things progress with his sister's (Princess) kit, who becomes an apprentice, finally, and changes from "Cloudkit" to "Cloudpaw."
The division between the four clans heats up as the clans start to team up against each other. But they still manage to maintain peace at the Gathering at Fourtrees, as there is a permanent (so far) truce that there will be no fighting at Gathering.
The ending of this particular tale left me very sad, though, and I hope that there is more about that in the next volume, Rising Storm. I refrained from reading the sample pages from that book at the end of this one. I'm actually not a fan of that practice.
These books are great for anyone (especially middle-grade) who loves animal fantasy.
While this tale may have lulled just a bit for me, in the middle, the last quarter (maybe third) of the book kept me glued to the pages. In face, I was almost late returning from my lunch break at work, yesterday, because I didn't want to stop. I only had 22 pages left, but on Saturday, we only get a 45 minute lunch break instead of an hour (because we get to come to work 15 minutes later). So I had to stop. I finished it after dinner, last night.
There are moments when I definitely wanted to cheer (I can't say much else about that without spoiling the plot, and I don't want to do that). Let's just say it had to do with a certain cat finally getting what he deserved. Fireheart continues to be our "hero," in spite of being rejected by a few of the clan members who don't like him because he was a "kittypet." Things progress with his sister's (Princess) kit, who becomes an apprentice, finally, and changes from "Cloudkit" to "Cloudpaw."
The division between the four clans heats up as the clans start to team up against each other. But they still manage to maintain peace at the Gathering at Fourtrees, as there is a permanent (so far) truce that there will be no fighting at Gathering.
The ending of this particular tale left me very sad, though, and I hope that there is more about that in the next volume, Rising Storm. I refrained from reading the sample pages from that book at the end of this one. I'm actually not a fan of that practice.
These books are great for anyone (especially middle-grade) who loves animal fantasy.
Content Warnings
Minor: Violence