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Frostpaw has returned to the lake just in time to reveal all she knows at the Gathering—but the Clans are reluctant to believe an apprentice who’s already admitted to lying about her visions in the past, and she is forced to take refuge in ShadowClan as Splashtail seizes control of her home. While the other Clan leaders debate whether to interfere any further in RiverClan affairs, Nightheart has his paws full teaching Clan ways to the two park cats who followed him home, and Sunbeam’s efforts to fit in as the newest member of ThunderClan are hampered by her concerns for her mother, who is paying for her treachery with exile and illness. As Berryheart’s schemes take an alarming new turn—and Splashtail’s ambitions turn toward violence—a few cats’ efforts may not be enough to preserve the peace.
304 pages, Hardcover
First published April 2, 2024
About the author
Erin Hunter
352books9,565followersErin Hunter is the pseudonym of five people:Kate Cary,Cherith Baldry,Tui T. Sutherland,Gillian Philip,andInbali Iserles,as well as editorVictoria Holmes.Together, they write the Warriors series as well as the Seekers and Survivors series. Erin Hunter is working on a new series now called Bravelands.
Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having a great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior, shaped by her interest in astronomy and standing stones.
Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having a great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior, shaped by her interest in astronomy and standing stones.
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May 10, 2024
I wonder how they'll make WindClan relevant enough to earn this book's name.
(they probably won't, lol.)
(they probably won't, lol.)
May 13, 2024
This wasn’t my favorite, as it was repetitive and a bit slow. I feel like Sunbeam didn’t play a big part at all other than her connection to Berryheart, and I wanted her to be apart of it more.
Summary: When Frostpaw and Nightheart get back to the Gathering, they confront Splashtail, who denies that he murdered their last deputy and left the Clan leaderless. The rest of the Clans don’t believe Frostpaw, so Splashtail is made temporary leader until he receives his nine lives. Splashtail also doesn’t want Frostpaw to undermine him anymore, so he exiles her and she goes to ShadowClan. Meanwhile, Nughtheart takes Wasp and Waffle, the park cats, to ThunderClan where they will stay as guests until they prove their loyalty. Sunbeam also hears from WindClan that her mother—the one who left ShadowClan with the rest of her family to be rogues—is sick. In ShadowClan, Frostpaw secretly spies on RiverClan and watches Splashtail battle train the cats. Later, Sunbeam goes to check on her mother, and brings her herbs. Then Sunbeam gets caught walking back through WindClan, and stays at their camp for the night. Frostpaw and the ShadowClan medicine cat, Puddleshine, go to the Moonpool to watch Splashtail at his nine lives ceremony, but nothing happens and Riverstae appears to them, confirming that Splashtail isn’t the true leader of RiverClan. Frostpaw goes to tell this to Squirrelstar, who agrees, while Harestar isn’t sure and Leafstar believes Splashtail. At the next Gathering, Harestar decides that he believes that RiverClan should decide their own leader, and if that’s enough for them, then it’s fine. Frostpaw also has a vision that something bad will happen to the WindClan nursery, so she goes to warn them. Meanwhile, Sunbeam returns to ThunderClan and is punished for getting caught, and Nightheart becomes the mentor of Wafflepaw. A big storm comes right after, and Frostpaw, Nightheart, and Sunbeam make it there just in time for lightning to strike a tree that falls onto the nursery like Frostpaw predicted. Sunbeam helps get a lot out from the wreckage, and when the storm blows over, Harestar tells them that he changed his mind and would help depose of Splashtail once RiverClan makes a decision. Back in ThinderCkan, Wasp, the park cat, decides to return to his old park home before Nightheart, Sunbeam, and Frostpaw go to spy on what RoverClan is up to. They find out that some of the cats who didn’t want Splashtail as leader ran away, and now Splashtail wants them to pay. They also find out that Sunbeam’s mother Berryheart went to join RiverClan and agrees with Splashtail. Splashtail’s deputy, Harelight makes an opposing comment to Splashtail’s plan, and Splashtail kills him right on the spot. Afterward, he makes Berryheart his new deputy, who agrees.
Summary: When Frostpaw and Nightheart get back to the Gathering, they confront Splashtail, who denies that he murdered their last deputy and left the Clan leaderless. The rest of the Clans don’t believe Frostpaw, so Splashtail is made temporary leader until he receives his nine lives. Splashtail also doesn’t want Frostpaw to undermine him anymore, so he exiles her and she goes to ShadowClan. Meanwhile, Nughtheart takes Wasp and Waffle, the park cats, to ThunderClan where they will stay as guests until they prove their loyalty. Sunbeam also hears from WindClan that her mother—the one who left ShadowClan with the rest of her family to be rogues—is sick. In ShadowClan, Frostpaw secretly spies on RiverClan and watches Splashtail battle train the cats. Later, Sunbeam goes to check on her mother, and brings her herbs. Then Sunbeam gets caught walking back through WindClan, and stays at their camp for the night. Frostpaw and the ShadowClan medicine cat, Puddleshine, go to the Moonpool to watch Splashtail at his nine lives ceremony, but nothing happens and Riverstae appears to them, confirming that Splashtail isn’t the true leader of RiverClan. Frostpaw goes to tell this to Squirrelstar, who agrees, while Harestar isn’t sure and Leafstar believes Splashtail. At the next Gathering, Harestar decides that he believes that RiverClan should decide their own leader, and if that’s enough for them, then it’s fine. Frostpaw also has a vision that something bad will happen to the WindClan nursery, so she goes to warn them. Meanwhile, Sunbeam returns to ThunderClan and is punished for getting caught, and Nightheart becomes the mentor of Wafflepaw. A big storm comes right after, and Frostpaw, Nightheart, and Sunbeam make it there just in time for lightning to strike a tree that falls onto the nursery like Frostpaw predicted. Sunbeam helps get a lot out from the wreckage, and when the storm blows over, Harestar tells them that he changed his mind and would help depose of Splashtail once RiverClan makes a decision. Back in ThinderCkan, Wasp, the park cat, decides to return to his old park home before Nightheart, Sunbeam, and Frostpaw go to spy on what RoverClan is up to. They find out that some of the cats who didn’t want Splashtail as leader ran away, and now Splashtail wants them to pay. They also find out that Sunbeam’s mother Berryheart went to join RiverClan and agrees with Splashtail. Splashtail’s deputy, Harelight makes an opposing comment to Splashtail’s plan, and Splashtail kills him right on the spot. Afterward, he makes Berryheart his new deputy, who agrees.
April 4, 2024
This book feels more like older warrior cats than recent ones, the tangible villain hunting for power and strained clan dynamics. However it took until book 5 to see real action, the first books in A Starless Clan felt very boring and having read Wind it seems a bit disjointed from the beginning of the arc. I really think this is the best book in A Starless Clan.
The tension is coming to light along with the real threat of Splashtail. I do wish we saw more about Curlfeather and her motivations in the story. It seems like the build up of Squirrelstar has fallen flat too. She is being passive and not as assertive as we were led to believe she would be as leader.
Windclan plays a very minimal role in the book for it to be called Wind. We see the branch crush the nursery which leads to Windclan believing Frostpaw with Thunderclan and Shadowclan but that’s the extent of their major involvement. I am interested to see how the last book will end this arc, I hope that they don’t let the tension and threat fizzle out or end up destroying character personalities.
The tension is coming to light along with the real threat of Splashtail. I do wish we saw more about Curlfeather and her motivations in the story. It seems like the build up of Squirrelstar has fallen flat too. She is being passive and not as assertive as we were led to believe she would be as leader.
Windclan plays a very minimal role in the book for it to be called Wind. We see the branch crush the nursery which leads to Windclan believing Frostpaw with Thunderclan and Shadowclan but that’s the extent of their major involvement. I am interested to see how the last book will end this arc, I hope that they don’t let the tension and threat fizzle out or end up destroying character personalities.
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March 29, 2024
So this is a typical 5th book of a Warriors series. It really sets up the showdown that will be the 6th book. Here we have our heroes getting ready to take the fight to Splashtail.
Overall I liked this book. There were some great little callbacks to earlier works. I also think Squirrelstar is written very well.
I also chuckled at Jayfeather and his opinion of Tree AND in another part of the book the idea of two Harestars. It is almost like the authors were kidding with the reader knowing they have run out of cat names.
This was a very good 5th book.
Overall I liked this book. There were some great little callbacks to earlier works. I also think Squirrelstar is written very well.
I also chuckled at Jayfeather and his opinion of Tree AND in another part of the book the idea of two Harestars. It is almost like the authors were kidding with the reader knowing they have run out of cat names.
This was a very good 5th book.
April 4, 2024
Honestly? The A Starclass Clan arc has proven to be one of the best arcs of Warriors in recent history, and this book thankfully continues that trend. I ended up liking it a whole lot, and I was impressed by the ability to actually maintain tension without just...messing around and doing practically nothing. A lot of Warriors books tend to try and overextend a plot, and add stuff for no reason to up the page count. This book, though, didn't seem to have much of that to me. It gave the characters individual conflicts that were interesting to read about and didn't feel like a waste of time.
This is especially Frostpaw, who has now made it her personal mission to help restore Riverclan to what it used to be. The problem is though, no one believes her visions, (which is, in part, due to Splashtail trying to discredit her at every move). The conflict could have definitely become grating over time, especially had they extended it across books. Though they chose to keep it just to this one, and do a great job executing her winning over the favor of the other clan leaders. Especially while having to combat Splashtail. He is one of the best parts of the book in my opinion. Having a villain come from inside the clans is especially refreshing, and by the end of the book, he really cements himself as a legitimate threat. Since we get to actually see him live up to the threats he made when he kills Harelight. Which, being Frostpaw's former mentor, was surprising. I wasn't expecting him to die, but doing so helped a lot to really emphasize that: yeah, this guy means business.
The other two protagonists were good as well, and Sunbeam's struggle with her wanting to take care of her exiled family helped a lot in keeping her from becoming a "generic Warriors girlfriend" for Nightheart. She probably had the second-most interesting plot, seeing her anxiety and split loyalties. Though, part of me wishes they touched back on her rivalry with Cherryfall from the last book. It felt like they were a little too hyper-focused on he conflict outside the clans, but I can see why they went that route. Given the fact that Sunbeam herself is also absolutely hyper-focused on her family.
Nightheart I would probably say was the least interesting character in the book, but that doesn't mean his chapters weren't entertaining. Seeing him genuinely worry about Frostpaw was especially great, given Warrior's previous track record when it comes to non-romantic relationships. Overall I don't have a lot to say about him, besides his friendship with Bayshine. It was cute, I like it. I want more Bayshine, he's great. Though the rest of what he did didn't leave much of an impression on me.
Overall, it was an impressive book for Warriors and managed to keep up with the level of quality of the previous arc. I'm legitimately excited for what comes next, lets hope they stick the landing!
This is especially Frostpaw, who has now made it her personal mission to help restore Riverclan to what it used to be. The problem is though, no one believes her visions, (which is, in part, due to Splashtail trying to discredit her at every move). The conflict could have definitely become grating over time, especially had they extended it across books. Though they chose to keep it just to this one, and do a great job executing her winning over the favor of the other clan leaders. Especially while having to combat Splashtail. He is one of the best parts of the book in my opinion. Having a villain come from inside the clans is especially refreshing, and by the end of the book, he really cements himself as a legitimate threat. Since we get to actually see him live up to the threats he made when he kills Harelight. Which, being Frostpaw's former mentor, was surprising. I wasn't expecting him to die, but doing so helped a lot to really emphasize that: yeah, this guy means business.
The other two protagonists were good as well, and Sunbeam's struggle with her wanting to take care of her exiled family helped a lot in keeping her from becoming a "generic Warriors girlfriend" for Nightheart. She probably had the second-most interesting plot, seeing her anxiety and split loyalties. Though, part of me wishes they touched back on her rivalry with Cherryfall from the last book. It felt like they were a little too hyper-focused on he conflict outside the clans, but I can see why they went that route. Given the fact that Sunbeam herself is also absolutely hyper-focused on her family.
Nightheart I would probably say was the least interesting character in the book, but that doesn't mean his chapters weren't entertaining. Seeing him genuinely worry about Frostpaw was especially great, given Warrior's previous track record when it comes to non-romantic relationships. Overall I don't have a lot to say about him, besides his friendship with Bayshine. It was cute, I like it. I want more Bayshine, he's great. Though the rest of what he did didn't leave much of an impression on me.
Overall, it was an impressive book for Warriors and managed to keep up with the level of quality of the previous arc. I'm legitimately excited for what comes next, lets hope they stick the landing!
April 4, 2024
frostpaw deserves the longest break ever
May 20, 2024
why do these silly little cat books have so much to say about international conflict
April 7, 2024
This left me DYING for the next book! *I freakin' HATE cliffhangers!!* I knew Splashtail was evil, but... REALLY?? (R.I.P. Harelight!) Berryheart asis stupid! She's stupid! But then again, it's hard for an idiot to determine another idiot's idiocy, because of their OWN idiocy! I know, LONG sentence!:P Overall, very good! Can't wait for Sunbeam and Nightheart's kits! Lol! They'll be SO cute!!
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April 3, 2024
Fav character: Frostpaw
This was surprisingly good
5 ✨
This was surprisingly good
5 ✨
April 6, 2024
Rating: 7 out of 10
I wasn't expecting this book to be better than Thunder, and it wasn't by any means, but I still had fun reading it and it was a pretty solid book by Warriors standards (even if it does fall behind most book fives from other arcs). Spoilers ahead!
I'd like to begin with the things I did enjoy about this book. If there's one thing that the Erins have been doing consistently well this arc it's definitely the characterizations and small interactions between characters. Many of the side and background cats have little moments here that make the setting in general feel much more vivid.
Also, I'm loving both the protagonists and (especially) the antagonists so far! It's a shame that Berryheart was barely there for this installment (although I do understand why the decision was made), but every scene Splashtail was in made me love him more and I'm very excited to see how their character arcs will end in the next book. Nightheart has also grown on me despite me initially not liking him, and Frostpaw and Sunbeam remain great and enjoyable characters as always.
Finally, I generally feel like the writers are slowly learning to take themselves less seriously by being more humorous and writing in a more relaxed tone when the situation calls for it (I still love the overly dramatic dialogue of earlier arcs, and it is still present in some scenes, but I do like that they're learning when it's better to go for a different approach). In my opinion this has been great for the series in general: often in this book I found myself enjoying the usually dreaded hunting and filler scenes a lot more than usual.
Which is a great thing, given that most of Wind felt like a long sequence of filler scenes and moving in circles without actually going anywhere. The constant back and forth about whether to do something about Splashtail reminded me a lot of the impostor debate in Darkness Within, minus all the other interesting stuff that was happening in that book at the time.
While the pacing has definitely improved since whatever the second half of AVoS was, I could still feel them struggle to come up with interesting things to add while keeping enough material for book six (despite this being a lot shorter than most main arc books, there was still a ~10 page training scene. Really?).
However, the thing I had the most issues with was how after the Gathering when they decide to not yet do anything regarding Splashtail, it was as if all the previous tension immediately deflated and died down, which was an odd choice at best and plain bad writing at worst. The whole subplot with Frostpaw's vision and Windclan's nursery also felt very weirdly placed and should've been at the very least foreshadowed earlier to avoid it feeling as abrupt as it did.
None of these issues are helped by the fact that two of the most important plot points of the book (including the final scene!) were spoiled by the Ivypool's Heart prologue and the Star blurb respectively.
In general, though, this was a fine book and one I had fun reading. If Star manages to be as good (or even better!) than the likes of Shadow or Thunder then this might end up being one of my favorite Warriors arcs!
I wasn't expecting this book to be better than Thunder, and it wasn't by any means, but I still had fun reading it and it was a pretty solid book by Warriors standards (even if it does fall behind most book fives from other arcs). Spoilers ahead!
I'd like to begin with the things I did enjoy about this book. If there's one thing that the Erins have been doing consistently well this arc it's definitely the characterizations and small interactions between characters. Many of the side and background cats have little moments here that make the setting in general feel much more vivid.
Also, I'm loving both the protagonists and (especially) the antagonists so far! It's a shame that Berryheart was barely there for this installment (although I do understand why the decision was made), but every scene Splashtail was in made me love him more and I'm very excited to see how their character arcs will end in the next book. Nightheart has also grown on me despite me initially not liking him, and Frostpaw and Sunbeam remain great and enjoyable characters as always.
Finally, I generally feel like the writers are slowly learning to take themselves less seriously by being more humorous and writing in a more relaxed tone when the situation calls for it (I still love the overly dramatic dialogue of earlier arcs, and it is still present in some scenes, but I do like that they're learning when it's better to go for a different approach). In my opinion this has been great for the series in general: often in this book I found myself enjoying the usually dreaded hunting and filler scenes a lot more than usual.
Which is a great thing, given that most of Wind felt like a long sequence of filler scenes and moving in circles without actually going anywhere. The constant back and forth about whether to do something about Splashtail reminded me a lot of the impostor debate in Darkness Within, minus all the other interesting stuff that was happening in that book at the time.
While the pacing has definitely improved since whatever the second half of AVoS was, I could still feel them struggle to come up with interesting things to add while keeping enough material for book six (despite this being a lot shorter than most main arc books, there was still a ~10 page training scene. Really?).
However, the thing I had the most issues with was how after the Gathering when they decide to not yet do anything regarding Splashtail, it was as if all the previous tension immediately deflated and died down, which was an odd choice at best and plain bad writing at worst. The whole subplot with Frostpaw's vision and Windclan's nursery also felt very weirdly placed and should've been at the very least foreshadowed earlier to avoid it feeling as abrupt as it did.
None of these issues are helped by the fact that two of the most important plot points of the book (including the final scene!) were spoiled by the Ivypool's Heart prologue and the Star blurb respectively.
In general, though, this was a fine book and one I had fun reading. If Star manages to be as good (or even better!) than the likes of Shadow or Thunder then this might end up being one of my favorite Warriors arcs!
April 26, 2024
I used to love this books, but lately half of them feel like filler so we can have series of six books where almost nothing happens. The plot stagnates because it doesn't move forward at all. This didn't happen before, maybe they need to do trilogies instead of series of six books or really up the contents/plots.
April 7, 2024
I've been living this arc so far, but this one felt pretty weak. It seemed repetitive, and the whole book was spent building things up to next book without really being especially engaging or interesting on its own. I liked seeing Squirrelstar, and there were a few other moments I liked, but overall I powered through this book more than I enjoyed it. I still have hope for the final book in the arc though.
April 12, 2024
Minus one star for the garbage new duscover. Glossy???? Boo. Otherwise a lovely book about cat murder.
May 2, 2024
what an endingggggg wowowow
May 5, 2024
definitely cat book
June 28, 2024
Too short and did anything really happen? This is starting to be a repeat of the whole series. Nothing new and it's boring.
April 8, 2024
Read this in a day. It was incredible! I love Nightheart, Sunbeam and Frostpaw. AHHHH I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT BOOK TO COME OUT!
May 27, 2024
I was considering giving this 3 stars, but compared to the last few arcs it deserves 4 stars in my opinion. It’s very refreshing to see another evil clan cat, similar to Tigerstar
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June 18, 2024
this book was just… eh
June 24, 2024
I'd like to present Screwing over Past Canon, the book. Wind fundamentally does not make any sense in regards to both world-building and characterization.
Why are multiple characters so sure Starclan won't make Splashtail leader? Characters who have mentioned Tigerstar the first and Brokenstar. These are both villains who killed former deputies and/or leaders to take power, and both of them were made leaders by Starclan. If the new team decides to make this canon now, they might as well just reboot the whole series. Such an idea goes so hard against established canon, that it is an insult to the fandom. If this rule can be changed on a whim, then the readers are forced to watch as the new team randomly decides when the established canon is allowed to be correct, or changed out of nowhere. I'd like to remind you that Blackstar, as Blackfoot, murdered several innocent cats and was still made leader of Shadowclan. This idea cannot be true under previously established canon.
I liked Splashtail as a villain up until this book. He was calm, cunning, and manipulative. But in Wind, he throws that all down the drain and starts loudly proclaiming his guilt and murdering his deputy in front of the entire clan. This is one cat; why is all of Riverclan terrified of him? We now have a rule (poorly conceived and would not work even during reigns like Brokenstar's) that can depose leaders. All Riverclan has to do is say, "You are a murderer; we don't want you here anymore." Why would every single cat cower under him when he has one lackey in the form of Podlight? Frostpaw, multiple times, presents legitimate evidence against Splashtail, and all he does to argue against this is say "Frostpaw lied that one time, don't you guys all remember that?" The clans have gone to war over absolutely nothing in the past, but nows the time where they refuse to act? Sitting around after being presented with reliable evidence, over and over again. Splashtail is only in power because the authors have decided to give him the plot armor to beat all plot armor; bending the very fabric of the world around him, to give him what he wants.
Can I also question why Tigerheartstar, the cat that invaded Riverclan over nothing, is now all of a sudden refusing to attack Splashtail? Why are Squirrelstar and Leafstar doing the same thing? All the cats in power now learned from Darktail, that doing nothing about a huge problem on your borders is a bad idea. Rowanclaw doing nothing about Darktail while knowing it was becoming an issue is what nearly destroyed both Shadowclan and Riverclan. Leafstar lost nearly her entire family because of what Darktail did in Hawkwing's Journey. The only way the authors can make this conflict happen is by majorly mischaracterizing Squirrelstar, Leafstar, and Tigerheartstar. Both Sunbeam and Nightheart were afraid of Squirrelstar becoming leader because they knew she'd ally with Leafstar to force Tigerheartstar out of Riverclan. But now that she is actually the leader of Thunderclan, she's acting like Brambleclaw was earlier in this arc. When Windclan crossed Thunderclan's border, chasing after prey, he refused to instigate any conflict. Why is Kestrelflight mad with Whistlepaw? He of all cats should understand why you have to do something without your clans knowledge. He and Harestar should both sympathize with Whistlepaw's actions. They had to go against their leaders command to do what was right.
Wind is everything I didn't want out of this arc. The only positives I'll give is that Nightheart and Sunbeam's relationship is slightly less creepy and weird than Rootspring and Bristlefrost. I still hate both relationships, but I hate Nightsun a little less. If you're going to always force a main character into a romance, at least make it gay. I also liked how much of an emotional wreck Frostpaw is in this book. And those are the only things I really enjoyed in Wind.
Why are multiple characters so sure Starclan won't make Splashtail leader? Characters who have mentioned Tigerstar the first and Brokenstar. These are both villains who killed former deputies and/or leaders to take power, and both of them were made leaders by Starclan. If the new team decides to make this canon now, they might as well just reboot the whole series. Such an idea goes so hard against established canon, that it is an insult to the fandom. If this rule can be changed on a whim, then the readers are forced to watch as the new team randomly decides when the established canon is allowed to be correct, or changed out of nowhere. I'd like to remind you that Blackstar, as Blackfoot, murdered several innocent cats and was still made leader of Shadowclan. This idea cannot be true under previously established canon.
I liked Splashtail as a villain up until this book. He was calm, cunning, and manipulative. But in Wind, he throws that all down the drain and starts loudly proclaiming his guilt and murdering his deputy in front of the entire clan. This is one cat; why is all of Riverclan terrified of him? We now have a rule (poorly conceived and would not work even during reigns like Brokenstar's) that can depose leaders. All Riverclan has to do is say, "You are a murderer; we don't want you here anymore." Why would every single cat cower under him when he has one lackey in the form of Podlight? Frostpaw, multiple times, presents legitimate evidence against Splashtail, and all he does to argue against this is say "Frostpaw lied that one time, don't you guys all remember that?" The clans have gone to war over absolutely nothing in the past, but nows the time where they refuse to act? Sitting around after being presented with reliable evidence, over and over again. Splashtail is only in power because the authors have decided to give him the plot armor to beat all plot armor; bending the very fabric of the world around him, to give him what he wants.
Can I also question why Tigerheartstar, the cat that invaded Riverclan over nothing, is now all of a sudden refusing to attack Splashtail? Why are Squirrelstar and Leafstar doing the same thing? All the cats in power now learned from Darktail, that doing nothing about a huge problem on your borders is a bad idea. Rowanclaw doing nothing about Darktail while knowing it was becoming an issue is what nearly destroyed both Shadowclan and Riverclan. Leafstar lost nearly her entire family because of what Darktail did in Hawkwing's Journey. The only way the authors can make this conflict happen is by majorly mischaracterizing Squirrelstar, Leafstar, and Tigerheartstar. Both Sunbeam and Nightheart were afraid of Squirrelstar becoming leader because they knew she'd ally with Leafstar to force Tigerheartstar out of Riverclan. But now that she is actually the leader of Thunderclan, she's acting like Brambleclaw was earlier in this arc. When Windclan crossed Thunderclan's border, chasing after prey, he refused to instigate any conflict. Why is Kestrelflight mad with Whistlepaw? He of all cats should understand why you have to do something without your clans knowledge. He and Harestar should both sympathize with Whistlepaw's actions. They had to go against their leaders command to do what was right.
Wind is everything I didn't want out of this arc. The only positives I'll give is that Nightheart and Sunbeam's relationship is slightly less creepy and weird than Rootspring and Bristlefrost. I still hate both relationships, but I hate Nightsun a little less. If you're going to always force a main character into a romance, at least make it gay. I also liked how much of an emotional wreck Frostpaw is in this book. And those are the only things I really enjoyed in Wind.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 20, 2024
7/10
Pretty slow, but not boring. And then that ending happened! Great stuff! Can’t wait for book six. Fingers crossed that they stick the landing.
Pretty slow, but not boring. And then that ending happened! Great stuff! Can’t wait for book six. Fingers crossed that they stick the landing.
April 7, 2024
This has really turned out to be one of my favorite Warriors arcs. There was a lot going on in this one, and hardly any tedious moments of drawing out the drama for the sake of a plot continuing for another book or two. Everything felt pretty deliberately planned. It makes sense Frostpaw’s claims would be doubtful after confessing she’d previously made up her visions. I’m a bit skeptical the other leaders weren’t at least somewhat doubtful of Splashtail, but it didn’t feel insane that they weren’t 100% on board with Frostpaw at first either.
I like that she’s finding her place as a medicine cat (especially as one without a Clan, I think that’s an interesting idea that hasn’t been explored before) and becoming more confident in herself, her visions, and her purpose. I especially enjoyed her interactions with Tigerstar and the WindClan cats.
I continue to love Tigerstar. That dude is just always saying what I’m thinking. I, too, would give Squirrelstar a hard time about not letting Actual Child Frostpaw into a Clan when she needs somewhere to stay. Like wtf, girl? Tigerstar gives off such great Dad energy. Totally clocked on that child in need and gave her a place to crash, no questions asked. Totally lets her do whatever she wants, including and not limited to: spying, teenage rebellion, mouthing off at him in front of his warriors, stealing his medicine cat for a night, etc.
I do think it’s interesting Squirrelstar is more of a thoughtful and restrained leader than I thought she’d be. She always challenged Brambleclaw’s decisions when he refused to involve himself in conflicts, but now she’s the one refusing to involve herself. I understand the reasoning in general, but for her character it just seems a bit odd. I have to wonder if she really got it hammered into her during her nine lives ceremony with lives like “think clearly”, “be rational”, “look before leaping”, etc., to the point where she’s like “OKAY I GET IT EVERYONE WANTS ME TO NOT BE IMPULSIVE!! FINE!!!!” That is the only rational explanation to me, haha.
I also enjoyed Wafflepaw?? That’s such a cute name I melt a little inside out of pure glee every time I read it.
I’m also warming up to Nightheart/Sunbeam a lot. They can be really sappy, but their pure-hearted support for each other is very wholesome. So refreshing compared to the doom and gloom (or hopeless drama) of other recent notable Warriors relationships.
I think Splashtail is much less the kind of villain I hoped he would be and will be dealt with rather quickly and decisively in the last installment of the series (which I assume will be called Star). He’s a lot more unhinged than he seemed in the beginning. I thought it was great he totally murdered his new deputy in front of the entire Clan. Real bruh moment. I think it’s not going to be that tough to convince RiverClan they need to get rid of this guy, lmao.
I’m just VERY curious who the new leader will end up being, since we haven’t really seen much set-up for anyone in particular. Except Frostpaw, but it’d be SO WILD if an apprentice was getting set up to become leader. I won’t put anything past the new writing team now though. I’m on the edge of my seat.
I like that she’s finding her place as a medicine cat (especially as one without a Clan, I think that’s an interesting idea that hasn’t been explored before) and becoming more confident in herself, her visions, and her purpose. I especially enjoyed her interactions with Tigerstar and the WindClan cats.
I continue to love Tigerstar. That dude is just always saying what I’m thinking. I, too, would give Squirrelstar a hard time about not letting Actual Child Frostpaw into a Clan when she needs somewhere to stay. Like wtf, girl? Tigerstar gives off such great Dad energy. Totally clocked on that child in need and gave her a place to crash, no questions asked. Totally lets her do whatever she wants, including and not limited to: spying, teenage rebellion, mouthing off at him in front of his warriors, stealing his medicine cat for a night, etc.
I do think it’s interesting Squirrelstar is more of a thoughtful and restrained leader than I thought she’d be. She always challenged Brambleclaw’s decisions when he refused to involve himself in conflicts, but now she’s the one refusing to involve herself. I understand the reasoning in general, but for her character it just seems a bit odd. I have to wonder if she really got it hammered into her during her nine lives ceremony with lives like “think clearly”, “be rational”, “look before leaping”, etc., to the point where she’s like “OKAY I GET IT EVERYONE WANTS ME TO NOT BE IMPULSIVE!! FINE!!!!” That is the only rational explanation to me, haha.
I also enjoyed Wafflepaw?? That’s such a cute name I melt a little inside out of pure glee every time I read it.
I’m also warming up to Nightheart/Sunbeam a lot. They can be really sappy, but their pure-hearted support for each other is very wholesome. So refreshing compared to the doom and gloom (or hopeless drama) of other recent notable Warriors relationships.
I think Splashtail is much less the kind of villain I hoped he would be and will be dealt with rather quickly and decisively in the last installment of the series (which I assume will be called Star). He’s a lot more unhinged than he seemed in the beginning. I thought it was great he totally murdered his new deputy in front of the entire Clan. Real bruh moment. I think it’s not going to be that tough to convince RiverClan they need to get rid of this guy, lmao.
I’m just VERY curious who the new leader will end up being, since we haven’t really seen much set-up for anyone in particular. Except Frostpaw, but it’d be SO WILD if an apprentice was getting set up to become leader. I won’t put anything past the new writing team now though. I’m on the edge of my seat.
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April 9, 2024
I continue to adore this story arc. I really feared that it would go downhill in the second half (books four through six), but so far, I am loving every moment. The first couple of chapters, which covered the Gathering, were the height of entertainment for me. I kept thinking, "Go, Frostpaw, choose the most dramatic route!" and then she did!
I also like how Splashtail is biding his time and building his power in this book, hopefully leading to a climactic confrontation in the sixth and final installment. Having a prologue about him and Curlfeather was great, and I appreciate how it introduced a new dimension to his character: He does not plan on accepting extra lives from StarClan. I was half-expecting that he would go back on this declaration and grab the extra lives while he could. But the fact that he's taking a stand against StarClan and defining his leadership through a single life fascinates me. It'll also make it easier to take him down in the sixth book, which I don't mind at all.
Another detail in this book (and in this story arc more broadly) that I enjoy is the characterization of side characters, such as Whistlepaw, the park cats Wasp and Waffle, and Spotfur's three kittens. I remember how Stormcloud's character had a promising start in "Bramblestar's Storm," with a unique backstory that involved kittypet origins. I've been disappointed to see him treated like an invisible background character, mostly there to fill space in ThunderClan. Similarly, I feel like hordes of kittens have grown up without me getting a feel for their characters and personalities. Lionblaze's many children are a good example of this, but there are plenty of other litters that I can barely tell apart.
Thankfully, Wasp and Waffle both have interesting character motivations, and their personalities and goals are relatively distinct. I like how they play principal roles in this book, and I look forward to seeing them grow even more. As a side note, I only just learned that Waffle is named after a fan's cat, and that fan made a PMV for Frostpaw and Curlfeather that's on YouTube. It's called "The Worm," and I love it a lot!
Spotfur's three kittens are also fairly important characters, being apprenticed to a group of warriors that I've grown very attached to: Bayshine, Finchlight, and Nightheart. (And Molewhisker is there, too, I guess.) We got to see them during Sunbeam's trials in the previous book, and now we get to see them grow up even more, and I finally feel like I'm starting to get oriented in modern ThunderClan.
Whistlepaw, too, continues to be characterized well, in my opinion, and I'm very attached to her now. I love how many relationships between characters are being established and developed: Frostpaw and Whistlepaw; Nightheart and Waffle; Sunbeam and Finchlight; Nightheart and Frostpaw; Sunbeam and all of Spotfur's kittens. I'm a big fan of non-romantic relationships being given time and attention, and that makes Nightheart and Sunbeam's romance easier to enjoy. Their lives seem much more balanced now, and I have a deeper sense of who they are as individuals rather than who they define themselves to be as a couple.
Something else that made me smile a lot while listening to this audiobook was how many conversations seemed to anticipate what I was thinking. There was Frostpaw making things as dramatic as possible during the Gathering, which I mentioned earlier. Then, there was the moment during the new apprentices' training session when the young cats were talking about how smelly all of the other Clans were, and I thought, "This again?" only to have Finchlight lecture them about how it's rude to call other Clans smelly; they're not stinky, just different.
There were also several points where a cat would say something like, "This has never happened before!" only for another cat to cite, at the same moment that I was thinking it, a time that it happened in an earlier Warrior cats book. For example, there seemed to be a widespread idea that StarClan would refuse Splashtail his nine lives if he were a murderer. But what about Brokenstar? What about Tigerstar? The only time I took issue with these in-text reminders was when it seemed as though the writers forgot the chronology of Mothwing specifically. She seemed to say that she remembered the first Tigerstar's reign; but she was sheltered by her mother and didn't live within the Clans until after his death.
I bet there were more mistakes in this book that I didn't catch. I already heard someone mention a moment in which Waffle was referred to as "her," which is hilarious. Surely, it was a typo, but I will accept he/she Waffle as canon now. Still, there weren't any glaring errors that impeded my appreciation of the story (like the double apprentice ceremony of Featherpaw and Stormpaw in "Leopardstar's Honor" or Mistystar and Stonefur being swapped with Feathertail and Stormfur as Graystripe's children in his super-edition; it's as if the Erins target Feathertail specifically to irritate me). The story felt well-constructed and decently edited, although I'm sure that listening to an audiobook (where I have to strain my attention more to catch each word) allows me to miss various inconsistencies.
Overall, I loved this book, and I love "A Starless Clan." It's the first story arc for Warrior cats that I've been caught up for, and I adore looking forward to the new releases. Here's hoping that the release of "Star" later this year lives up to the joy that I've felt while listening to the rest of this series.
WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD
Before I conclude this review, I want to share a brief story that happened while I was listening to the final chapter of the audiobook. Splashtail was acting hostile to Harelight, and he mentioned that Harelight knows how RiverClan used to be run. I thought, "Wait, how old is Harelight?" So I pulled up his wiki page (with the audiobook still running in the background) and was surprised to see that he's only three and a half years old. He seemed much older, both in terms of personality and in terms of how the other cats treat him. Then I noticed that the wiki said "at death" and saw Harelight's cause of death listed: "killed by Splashtail." Sure enough, barely a minute later, Splashtail murdered the guy in my audiobook. It wasn't a big surprise; I kind of figured that would happen. But it was still amusing to be spoiled a split-second before it occurred. RIP Harelight. I liked you a lot, and now Harestar of WindClan will never get a RiverClan leader of the same name.
I also like how Splashtail is biding his time and building his power in this book, hopefully leading to a climactic confrontation in the sixth and final installment. Having a prologue about him and Curlfeather was great, and I appreciate how it introduced a new dimension to his character: He does not plan on accepting extra lives from StarClan. I was half-expecting that he would go back on this declaration and grab the extra lives while he could. But the fact that he's taking a stand against StarClan and defining his leadership through a single life fascinates me. It'll also make it easier to take him down in the sixth book, which I don't mind at all.
Another detail in this book (and in this story arc more broadly) that I enjoy is the characterization of side characters, such as Whistlepaw, the park cats Wasp and Waffle, and Spotfur's three kittens. I remember how Stormcloud's character had a promising start in "Bramblestar's Storm," with a unique backstory that involved kittypet origins. I've been disappointed to see him treated like an invisible background character, mostly there to fill space in ThunderClan. Similarly, I feel like hordes of kittens have grown up without me getting a feel for their characters and personalities. Lionblaze's many children are a good example of this, but there are plenty of other litters that I can barely tell apart.
Thankfully, Wasp and Waffle both have interesting character motivations, and their personalities and goals are relatively distinct. I like how they play principal roles in this book, and I look forward to seeing them grow even more. As a side note, I only just learned that Waffle is named after a fan's cat, and that fan made a PMV for Frostpaw and Curlfeather that's on YouTube. It's called "The Worm," and I love it a lot!
Spotfur's three kittens are also fairly important characters, being apprenticed to a group of warriors that I've grown very attached to: Bayshine, Finchlight, and Nightheart. (And Molewhisker is there, too, I guess.) We got to see them during Sunbeam's trials in the previous book, and now we get to see them grow up even more, and I finally feel like I'm starting to get oriented in modern ThunderClan.
Whistlepaw, too, continues to be characterized well, in my opinion, and I'm very attached to her now. I love how many relationships between characters are being established and developed: Frostpaw and Whistlepaw; Nightheart and Waffle; Sunbeam and Finchlight; Nightheart and Frostpaw; Sunbeam and all of Spotfur's kittens. I'm a big fan of non-romantic relationships being given time and attention, and that makes Nightheart and Sunbeam's romance easier to enjoy. Their lives seem much more balanced now, and I have a deeper sense of who they are as individuals rather than who they define themselves to be as a couple.
Something else that made me smile a lot while listening to this audiobook was how many conversations seemed to anticipate what I was thinking. There was Frostpaw making things as dramatic as possible during the Gathering, which I mentioned earlier. Then, there was the moment during the new apprentices' training session when the young cats were talking about how smelly all of the other Clans were, and I thought, "This again?" only to have Finchlight lecture them about how it's rude to call other Clans smelly; they're not stinky, just different.
There were also several points where a cat would say something like, "This has never happened before!" only for another cat to cite, at the same moment that I was thinking it, a time that it happened in an earlier Warrior cats book. For example, there seemed to be a widespread idea that StarClan would refuse Splashtail his nine lives if he were a murderer. But what about Brokenstar? What about Tigerstar? The only time I took issue with these in-text reminders was when it seemed as though the writers forgot the chronology of Mothwing specifically. She seemed to say that she remembered the first Tigerstar's reign; but she was sheltered by her mother and didn't live within the Clans until after his death.
I bet there were more mistakes in this book that I didn't catch. I already heard someone mention a moment in which Waffle was referred to as "her," which is hilarious. Surely, it was a typo, but I will accept he/she Waffle as canon now. Still, there weren't any glaring errors that impeded my appreciation of the story (like the double apprentice ceremony of Featherpaw and Stormpaw in "Leopardstar's Honor" or Mistystar and Stonefur being swapped with Feathertail and Stormfur as Graystripe's children in his super-edition; it's as if the Erins target Feathertail specifically to irritate me). The story felt well-constructed and decently edited, although I'm sure that listening to an audiobook (where I have to strain my attention more to catch each word) allows me to miss various inconsistencies.
Overall, I loved this book, and I love "A Starless Clan." It's the first story arc for Warrior cats that I've been caught up for, and I adore looking forward to the new releases. Here's hoping that the release of "Star" later this year lives up to the joy that I've felt while listening to the rest of this series.
WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD
Before I conclude this review, I want to share a brief story that happened while I was listening to the final chapter of the audiobook. Splashtail was acting hostile to Harelight, and he mentioned that Harelight knows how RiverClan used to be run. I thought, "Wait, how old is Harelight?" So I pulled up his wiki page (with the audiobook still running in the background) and was surprised to see that he's only three and a half years old. He seemed much older, both in terms of personality and in terms of how the other cats treat him. Then I noticed that the wiki said "at death" and saw Harelight's cause of death listed: "killed by Splashtail." Sure enough, barely a minute later, Splashtail murdered the guy in my audiobook. It wasn't a big surprise; I kind of figured that would happen. But it was still amusing to be spoiled a split-second before it occurred. RIP Harelight. I liked you a lot, and now Harestar of WindClan will never get a RiverClan leader of the same name.
May 14, 2024
NAH HOW CAN THEY NOT BELIEVE HER 😔
October 23, 2023
Warrior cats has gotta be the best book series I've ever read😺😸😸😻😻😻
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July 1, 2024
Fine. The most "just fine" ASC so far.
April 12, 2024
they truly know how to get me to keep buying their books huh
April 20, 2024
Minus 1 star because splashtail was annoying. >:( PS - I HATE YOU, SPLASHTAIL!!
April 7, 2024
Actual rating 3.5/5
While overall I've been positive on this arc so far, this one I was a bit disappointed by. It's still good, don't get me wrong, but it's a bit weaker compared to the last few books. It's mostly just a lot of setup and not a whole lot of actual stuff happening until the last few chapters. Which was interesting and all, but I'd have liked things to have been spread out a bit more evenly to keep the reader engaged more.
I do likeas a villain, however he start to feel a bit over-the-top evil in this book and he kind of just loses all his subtlety that made him great in the first place in the earlier books, with him justand honestly I liked him better as a more subtle villain. Berryheart is also still there and honestly I don't like how this book handled her. She's barely in it and then suddenly she's.So book six will have to find a way to explain that, otherwise it really makes no sense at all.
The book also feels the need to include a jarring amount of references to prior arcs, even when it's irrelevant. I don't need characters to go like "oh this reminds me of when Firestar did X" or "oh this reminds me of ShadowClan under Nightstar's leadership" every few chapters, it's very distracting and just feels like they needed to fill extra pages. Some of these references are relevant, but others are not and they just come across as distracting in the story.
Overall not a bad installment and the last few chapters were rather good, but it's also just a lot of repetitive not much happening for a lot of it. Also I just gotta admit I'm a bit disappointed by Squirrelstar because unlike what we've been led to believe until now she doesn't act out as much as I think SquirrelFLIGHT would have. She's more subdued and holds back in her decisions a surprising amount considering how she acted in earlier books.
Full review at:https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/20...
While overall I've been positive on this arc so far, this one I was a bit disappointed by. It's still good, don't get me wrong, but it's a bit weaker compared to the last few books. It's mostly just a lot of setup and not a whole lot of actual stuff happening until the last few chapters. Which was interesting and all, but I'd have liked things to have been spread out a bit more evenly to keep the reader engaged more.
I do likeas a villain, however he start to feel a bit over-the-top evil in this book and he kind of just loses all his subtlety that made him great in the first place in the earlier books, with him justand honestly I liked him better as a more subtle villain. Berryheart is also still there and honestly I don't like how this book handled her. She's barely in it and then suddenly she's.So book six will have to find a way to explain that, otherwise it really makes no sense at all.
The book also feels the need to include a jarring amount of references to prior arcs, even when it's irrelevant. I don't need characters to go like "oh this reminds me of when Firestar did X" or "oh this reminds me of ShadowClan under Nightstar's leadership" every few chapters, it's very distracting and just feels like they needed to fill extra pages. Some of these references are relevant, but others are not and they just come across as distracting in the story.
Overall not a bad installment and the last few chapters were rather good, but it's also just a lot of repetitive not much happening for a lot of it. Also I just gotta admit I'm a bit disappointed by Squirrelstar because unlike what we've been led to believe until now she doesn't act out as much as I think SquirrelFLIGHT would have. She's more subdued and holds back in her decisions a surprising amount considering how she acted in earlier books.
Full review at:https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/20...
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