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leonajasmin 's review for:
The Place of No Stars
by Erin Hunter
I think this book had a LOT of potential, but it just...fell short in quite a few aspects. To me, I thought this book felt like it was more focused on fan service than being a good book in general. I know fan service is important, but the focus just felt too big in this one. There were a few scenes I really enjoyed- Graystripe was great (although I would've preferred more tension than just the usual 'oh, Bristlefrost is right again' sequence), some RiverClan representation (albeit not great) was there and I'm really enjoying how this arc brings back characters from all the previous arcs together.
But there's so many sections where I felt there could've been a lot more depth. Lionblaze and Shadowsight could have a really complex relationship based on the fact both had influence from bad spirits and Ashfur mentored Lionblaze, but it was just summarised as 'Lionblaze is angry' without much depth in it. Sure, Lionblaze sometimes needs anger management, but there was so much lost potential there.
And the Dark Forest, too. I enjoyed revisiting it and seeing how it has changed, revisiting characters from the past. It's clearly changed a lot from Arc 4, but the amount of focus is had in this book was a lot less than I was expecting based on the advertisement. I hope Book 6 adds more depth to it, and that the cliffhanger leads to a great finale.
But there's so many sections where I felt there could've been a lot more depth. Lionblaze and Shadowsight could have a really complex relationship based on the fact both had influence from bad spirits and Ashfur mentored Lionblaze, but it was just summarised as 'Lionblaze is angry' without much depth in it. Sure, Lionblaze sometimes needs anger management, but there was so much lost potential there.
And the Dark Forest, too. I enjoyed revisiting it and seeing how it has changed, revisiting characters from the past. It's clearly changed a lot from Arc 4, but the amount of focus is had in this book was a lot less than I was expecting based on the advertisement. I hope Book 6 adds more depth to it, and that the cliffhanger leads to a great finale.