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A review by kaeldra
Return to the Clans by Erin Hunter
2.0
Reread Dec 12, 2020.
Well, this one was a bit underwhelming. I'm not sure why, but I just couldn't get attached to the plot in the same way once they were back in the forest. I think part of it is that Sasha is a Twolegplace cat through and through, and she's never truly comfortable in the forest. Or maybe it's just that the forest is so much what I'm used to from this series that I missed the opportunity to explore a different setting.
While I wasn't too keen on this particular manga, I do recognize that it has to tie in with canon, and so they must go back to the Clans. It was a nice "fill in the gaps" type of story and I do appreciate being able to see what happened from a different point of view. It was nice seeing some of ShadowClan and RiverClan without it having to be through ThunderClan's eyes. Russetfur is an OG for watching Sasha's back like that, I never really liked her in the main series but she earned my respect here.
I feel like Tadpole was a bit of a wasted plot point, a wasted opportunity. I get that Sasha needed something to drive her back to the Clans, but I still wish we could have seen all three kits grow up in RiverClan. How would things have turned out differently if there had been three, rather than two? Would Tadpole have changed the course his brother was on? Only StarClan knows, I suppose. A fun AU idea to explore later perhaps.
It all felt a bit rushed if I'm being honest. Unlike the books, we don't have the time to watch Sasha's kits grow up, and I thought that was a detriment to this series in particular. I'd love a Sasha novella that maybe explores this time period in more detail, but we'll probably never get it since the manga already exists. Oh well. Maybe we'll get bits of it in Leopardstar's SE coming out next year!
Anyway, it is late and I am very sleepy, but I wanted to get through this one before the day was through. I've been making solid progress on my reread and I don't want to fall behind! I think this may be the time I finally catch up before the new release! Only 51 books to go! :'D
Next up we've got Code of the Clans, the second guide-type book in the series. I don't remember this one very well, since I never owned it, and I'm curious to see what it's like before we delve into our second SE with Bluestar's Prophecy! Maybe I'll even tackle it tomorrow. But for now, I shall sleep. Night~!
Well, this one was a bit underwhelming. I'm not sure why, but I just couldn't get attached to the plot in the same way once they were back in the forest. I think part of it is that Sasha is a Twolegplace cat through and through, and she's never truly comfortable in the forest. Or maybe it's just that the forest is so much what I'm used to from this series that I missed the opportunity to explore a different setting.
While I wasn't too keen on this particular manga, I do recognize that it has to tie in with canon, and so they must go back to the Clans. It was a nice "fill in the gaps" type of story and I do appreciate being able to see what happened from a different point of view. It was nice seeing some of ShadowClan and RiverClan without it having to be through ThunderClan's eyes. Russetfur is an OG for watching Sasha's back like that, I never really liked her in the main series but she earned my respect here.
I feel like Tadpole was a bit of a wasted plot point, a wasted opportunity. I get that Sasha needed something to drive her back to the Clans, but I still wish we could have seen all three kits grow up in RiverClan. How would things have turned out differently if there had been three, rather than two? Would Tadpole have changed the course his brother was on? Only StarClan knows, I suppose. A fun AU idea to explore later perhaps.
It all felt a bit rushed if I'm being honest. Unlike the books, we don't have the time to watch Sasha's kits grow up, and I thought that was a detriment to this series in particular. I'd love a Sasha novella that maybe explores this time period in more detail, but we'll probably never get it since the manga already exists. Oh well. Maybe we'll get bits of it in Leopardstar's SE coming out next year!
Anyway, it is late and I am very sleepy, but I wanted to get through this one before the day was through. I've been making solid progress on my reread and I don't want to fall behind! I think this may be the time I finally catch up before the new release! Only 51 books to go! :'D
Next up we've got Code of the Clans, the second guide-type book in the series. I don't remember this one very well, since I never owned it, and I'm curious to see what it's like before we delve into our second SE with Bluestar's Prophecy! Maybe I'll even tackle it tomorrow. But for now, I shall sleep. Night~!