A review by chamomiledaydreams
Warriors: Tigerstar and Sasha #2: Escape from the Forest by Don Hudson, Dan Jolley, Erin Hunter

adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This is my favorite installment in this manga series, and it's largely because Tigerstar isn't in it.  Reading the first installment gave me a sense of deja vu, and I suspect that I may have read it back in middle school when I was first introduced to Warrior cats.  But this second book was uncharted territory, and I had the rare joy of reading a Warrior cats book with virtually no idea of what to expect from it. 

I loved Sasha's friend The Captain, and her time with him warmed my heart.  I was relieved that she told him she was leaving, and I was glad that he had another cat to take care of in the wake of her absence.  The subplot of an old man discovering that he's a cat person was just lovely, and this book's art style was well-suited for that story.  I also appreciate how Sasha's time on the water foreshadows her decision to join RiverClan, and it's cute to think that Hawkfrost and Mothwing were born to be swimmers.  (Unfortunately, the opposite might be true for Tadpole...)