A review by lilacwhisker
The First Battle by Erin Hunter

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

warrior cats please stop killing off female characters pls

Fluttering Bird, Bright Stream, Storm, Bumble, and now TURTLE TAIL have all existed just to make the main characters (Thunder, Clear Sky, Gray Wing) have depth or whatever. warrior cats please stop killing off she-cats with any importance to the plot whatsoever… hanging on to Tall Shadow and Wind Runner at this point. anyways, the Tom plot was weird (can’t believe THAT is how they killed Turtle Tail) and the final battle was pretty okay (Gray Wing said the infamous line) however the immediate StarClan/ghost cats appearance was a little strange and I hope it’s the focus of the next book!

ps the Wind Runner and River Ripple content in this was great