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SUMMARY:
A nice little quest/journey type, similar to most. Basically what happens is Alderpaw, is a warrior apprentice, but then switches to a medicine cat apprentice because he is not a fit warrior. The four clans in all receive a vision that goes something like: "Embrace what you find in the shadows, and the sky will be clear". But, when Alderpaw shares his vision with Bramblestar, he thinks Skyclan is in trouble. So, they go on a quest, go to Skyclan, and it turns out; Skyclan all got killed/scattered by rogues because they still had those disgraceful "daylight-warriors", and they got wrecked. Then, Alderpaw goes back to the Clans w/ gang, but gets separated. Alderpaw has ANOTHER vision, telling him to go into a tunnel. Nettlepaw, a Shadowclan apprentice who joined at the beginning because she wandered away from home, found 2 kits in the tunnel. They took them back, thinking they where the answer. Then, Rowanstar had to take one while Bramblestar took the other one. Then the book ends.
PROS:
- Very well written/edited. For the most part, there where no major contradictions, errors, or what you would expect, and the book was captivating, and made you want to read more. Also, at parts it makes you cry, like when Twigkit and Violetkit are split up into different clans. Also, you are surprised that they "failed the quest". (Okay, I am a spoilers maniac, but at least read the book to find out when happens there)
- Logical. It makes perfect sense why Rowanstar would want to get the kits from Thunderclan (at the end). Also, the characters in the books, unlike some other books, maintained the same feelings/characteristics throughout the entire story. Spakpaw: energetic, envious (of Nettlepaw), hopeful, encouraging. Alderpaw: concentrated, gives up easily, smart with herbs, cannot hunt well. Nettlepaw: disrespectful, bold, daring. (In some aspects similar to Squirrelflight, minus the disrespectful). The only illogical part will be discussed in the cons section.
- Journey TO Skyclan. If you've read, you know what happens when they arrive to "Skyclan" territory. But, the journey TO that territory is VERY well developed, with in-depth descriptions SHOWING each difficulty different cats faced. Ex, Sparkpaw found the journey exciting a lot more than difficult, but she resented Nettlepaw. Alderpaw found it difficult to keep his self-esteem high, and occasionally felt as he was not contributing to the group. Nettlepaw, well she just hated being bossed around.
CONS:
- ONE Illogical Error. When all four clans' medicine cats received the vision, really I saw NO NEED to give it to Shadowclan, Riverclan, and Windclan. The quest was basically Thunderclan's, but Nettlepaw tagged along because she left camp, misbehaving, as usual. Still, only Thunderclan needed to receive the vision
- Journey BACK from Skyclan. In almost all journey books, the journey back is a problem. It usually lasts about 1-3 chapters at most, with little description, mainly just telling. That is exactly what happened here. The journey back, Alderpaw and Nettlepaw get separated from the group, and they find their own way back. They go to a Twolegplace (human city or neighborhood, depending on how big it is) and it says, for many moons they traveled until the recognized the same farmhouse from the beginning! Then, they take shelter, travel for more "moons", and get back, finding the kits in a tunnel near the first Thunderpath (highway or street). Still, the book is very good.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and recommend it to those willing to satisfy themselves with another good warriors book. Cannot wait until the books to come.
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Amazing book as usual. Just two things I hope they fix before the paperback comes out. On page 10-11, Adderkit is accidently called Adderpaw before his apprentice ceremony. Also, on page 12-13, the adjective "solemn" is used three times very close together. Not really a mistake but an eyesore when you know the writers are able to use such a wide vocabulary.
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O hat 4 cats and their antics have this book it's appeal. Africa's starch for the attacks of cats is an adventure to enjoy. Upon finding what he thought was the starclan,, he wonders why the hunters did not follow the code by feeding the mother's with lots and the elders, he began to wonder what was wrong with the clan.I like Aderpaw"s resolve to continue with the quest even though his elder died on the way to the Starclan. There was the crossing over the highway to reach the Starclan, the crossing of the farm with animals they did not know,or the crossing over the river to find the rogue cats posing for the Starclan. I was afraid when the cats fell into the water and fell over the waterfall. The trek to catch up with the rest of the company. Going into a human town and talking to the pet cat. Finding the road back home. Finding the two kittens under the highway and then losing one of the kittens to the shadow clan cats.I wonder what will happen to Aderpaw and the kittens. Aderpaw of the thunder clan is an apprentice medicine. Cat learning to be a full fledged. Medicine cat 🐱. He was a poor hunter when he started on this journey with four others including his sister, who was a good hunter. At the end of this book, Aderpaw had learned that hunger was a good hunting teacher and whit the kittens under their care, the instint to hunt down and kill for their food,he became a good hunter.I would recommend this book to be read by cat owners. It is a good way to imagine that the cat story about wild cat clans and what they do as a community with rules of conduct for hunters, elders and the other members of the clan. I can't wait to see the kittens under the care of both thunder and shadow clans. What will they do as members of the different clans.
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This book is amazing!
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