stang5 's review for:

The Darkest Hour by Erin Hunter

4.5

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Insane way to end the first arc of the series! Say what you will about the Erins Hunter but my god can they write a battle scene. Incredibly gratifying to see Fire

star

finally come into his own after watching his struggle and fumble for the first 5 books. 

A shocking amount of social commentary that was lost on me as a child!

Firestar’s horror at the thought of a clan that doesn’t care for its sick or elderly or disabled? Tigerstar’s racist tirade against half clan cats? Make Shadowclan great again? Cat imperialism? Religious self-determination?

Specific scene shout outs:

when Firestar gets his 9 lives, when Tigerstar gets disemboweled and loses all 9 of his lives, and when Whitestorm dies and names Greystripe his successor were all highlights!