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A review by cassthebookseller
Path of Stars by Erin Hunter, Wayne McLoughlin
4.0
I sobbed harder for Grey Wing in the last 20 pages of this book than I did for Firestar, and that says something. Despite my disappointment with this series overall, Grey Wing stole my heart. He was kind and giving, selfless to the core and I’m so happy his family was able to be with him when he passed. The authors gave him far too much hurt in this arc and I sort of hate them for it.
Okay now that my ache for Grey Wing has subsided some, I can complain about the rest of it. The entire Slash plot drove me insane. It was built up and built up right until the end, for us to get a “you’ll be sorry!” ominous end. Dumb. You can’t give me all that action and then end it out of nowhere. Especially since I know there’s not going to be a sequel prequel series. So that was entirely disappointing.
It was fitting to have GW’s kits eventually name the clans, it was a very meta moment for the reader, but then that’s it! That’s all we get. No explanation on why the clans eventually drive out Skyclan, no reason why they travel to moonstone, or why leaders get 9 lives. It was hinted at that the clans followed a certain code- but no explanation to the start of the Warrior Code, and the roles they come up with in each clan.
Also, when did they start to call mothers queens? That snuck in there.
I wanted to explore Jagged Peak more, and so many others, and I feel like I’m left to wonder because they will never be spoken of again. Dawn of the Clans was not what I needed it to be, and I’m angry about it.
3 stars for the entire series, 5 stars for Grey Wing. So I have it a happy medium for this book.
Okay now that my ache for Grey Wing has subsided some, I can complain about the rest of it. The entire Slash plot drove me insane. It was built up and built up right until the end, for us to get a “you’ll be sorry!” ominous end. Dumb. You can’t give me all that action and then end it out of nowhere. Especially since I know there’s not going to be a sequel prequel series. So that was entirely disappointing.
It was fitting to have GW’s kits eventually name the clans, it was a very meta moment for the reader, but then that’s it! That’s all we get. No explanation on why the clans eventually drive out Skyclan, no reason why they travel to moonstone, or why leaders get 9 lives. It was hinted at that the clans followed a certain code- but no explanation to the start of the Warrior Code, and the roles they come up with in each clan.
Also, when did they start to call mothers queens? That snuck in there.
I wanted to explore Jagged Peak more, and so many others, and I feel like I’m left to wonder because they will never be spoken of again. Dawn of the Clans was not what I needed it to be, and I’m angry about it.
3 stars for the entire series, 5 stars for Grey Wing. So I have it a happy medium for this book.