A review by chamomiledaydreams
Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin

3.0

I like this book well enough, but it's my least favorite in the series. Not to read too deeply into it, but even though I thought that Alexander was cute, I didn't like how his personality was set up. The line "He's all boy!" especially rubbed me the wrong way. It made me think, "Oh no, they're applying gender roles to cats and allowing young toms to run amok, with the excuse that boys are just like that!" Alexander reminds me of Cloudtail from Warriors, actually. His friendship with Jane is sweet, but the way that he gets credit for "fixing" her reminds me of Cloudtail's subplot with Brightheart. It's not the characters' fault; they're all very sweet and kind to one another (in both series). But something about the tone that's established in these moments irks me ever so slightly. Still, catwings are catwings, and I do love this series (especially the illustrations)!