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ddeydub's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I was obsessed with Hollyleaf and her potential as a character.
jacq_benoit's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
ann_s's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
shrimbo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
thebooklovingpanda's review against another edition
3.0
A nice companion book to the Warriors series, with the return of several familiar characters and a bunch of cameos (I see you, Bluestar). However, I had to use the list of Allegiances at the beginning of each novella to figure out when the stories were taking place, which was slightly confusing. I think the volume was organised with Hollyleaf's story chronologically preceding (or overlapping?) with Mistyfoot's?
Hollyleaf's Story: 3.5 stars. I quite liked this one as it shows Hollyleaf reflecting on what she'd done in [b:Sunrise|5269697|Sunrise (Warriors Power of Three, #6)|Erin Hunter|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347684866s/5269697.jpg|5337070]. I haven't read the fourth arc yet, but I'm guessing this leads up to her return to Thunderclan? The moment with the fox cub was also quite touching, and I'm holding out for a Fallen Leaves reappearance!
Mistystar's Omen: 2 stars. I didn't like this one as much because apart from telling us that RiverClan is still struggling for food and that Mistystar now knows that Mothwing is an atheist kitty (lol), there wasn't that much else going on. Also Mistystar's attitude towards a non-StarClan believer was annoyingly close-minded, and just flat-out discriminatory. I guess she needs StarClan a lot more than Mothwing does, if an omen is necessary for her to just treat Mothwing with the respect she deserves!
Cloudstar's Journey: 4 stars. This was probably my favourite of the three, and I just felt so sad while reading it because I know how it ends. It started out so happy and has such a sad ending:
sparrowwing12's review against another edition
5.0
This book was amazing because of the gaps it filled for me. The events in this book were previously covered briefly or vaguely in the other Warriors books. This book provided the details to explain these events.
haley_b's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
tildee06's review against another edition
I liked Cloudstar's Journey the most, than Mistystar's Omen and lastly Hollyleaf's Story.
I don't think much of Hollyleaf, and I really did not like her novella, it was boring, I liked Fallen Leaf, or atleat found him interesting, and I wished we saw her realization to know that he was acually dead but we did not.
Mistystar's Omen was fine, interesting to see a bit into Riverclan even though it was suddle. Love to know she and Mothwing are good friends.
And lastly was Cloudstar's Journey the most interesting, it was knew and refreshing to see a bit into Skyclan's past.
And this is also the Novella I have most thought's on, or maybe one or two more interesting thoughts:
And that is how they remember Clear Sky, because yes they do remember the founders still. And that is something that is long forgotten when Firestar first joined Thunderclan.
But even in Cloudstar's life can we see that it has been some time since the founders died because they do not remember Clear Sky right.
On Chapter 2 page 213 do we meet Maplestar who was once Skyclans leader and she is going on on how great Skyclan is and how so much better they are than the rest and bla bla bla, the usual that the cats of their clans think. She said sometime of Skyclan being the heart of the forest while telling the story on how they were the first to set boundaries. And so far she is right, Cleat Sky was the first to set boundaries, but, and this is important, she talks like it went well, and this is obvious to us that she was not there because how it went is nothing to be proud off, so many cats died or got hurt and Clear Sky was cruel. And I understand why she thinks like that, a clan always whant to remember their past leaders as good cats and that is why she may have thought of that Clear Sky was on the right side and reasonably. While anyone who have read arc 5 Dawn of the Clans know that it was not true.
Also if you read page 215 can you see how arrogant Skyclan still are with beliving they are the best and strongest, they sure go in their founders paw steps, though most clans have this mentality, like I wrote before.
I don't think much of Hollyleaf, and I really did not like her novella, it was boring, I liked Fallen Leaf, or atleat found him interesting, and I wished we saw her realization to know that he was acually dead but we did not.
Mistystar's Omen was fine, interesting to see a bit into Riverclan even though it was suddle. Love to know she and Mothwing are good friends.
And lastly was Cloudstar's Journey the most interesting, it was knew and refreshing to see a bit into Skyclan's past.
And this is also the Novella I have most thought's on, or maybe one or two more interesting thoughts:
And that is how they remember Clear Sky, because yes they do remember the founders still. And that is something that is long forgotten when Firestar first joined Thunderclan.
But even in Cloudstar's life can we see that it has been some time since the founders died because they do not remember Clear Sky right.
On Chapter 2 page 213 do we meet Maplestar who was once Skyclans leader and she is going on on how great Skyclan is and how so much better they are than the rest and bla bla bla, the usual that the cats of their clans think. She said sometime of Skyclan being the heart of the forest while telling the story on how they were the first to set boundaries. And so far she is right, Cleat Sky was the first to set boundaries, but, and this is important, she talks like it went well, and this is obvious to us that she was not there because how it went is nothing to be proud off, so many cats died or got hurt and Clear Sky was cruel. And I understand why she thinks like that, a clan always whant to remember their past leaders as good cats and that is why she may have thought of that Clear Sky was on the right side and reasonably. While anyone who have read arc 5 Dawn of the Clans know that it was not true.
Also if you read page 215 can you see how arrogant Skyclan still are with beliving they are the best and strongest, they sure go in their founders paw steps, though most clans have this mentality, like I wrote before.
littlepanda's review against another edition
3.0
I only read the first two series of the Warriors series so I was a bit spoiled but I still enjoyed it. I especially liked Cloudstar's journey because it made me want to read the last series.
scarlettblaze's review against another edition
5.0
As per usual, I'll review each of the novellas separately.
Hollyleaf's Story: 5/5. This novella tells of everything that happened to Hollyleaf between the time she disappeared in the tunnels in Sunset and re-appeared in The Forgotten Warrior. I wish this was a longer book, because this novella has some of the best writing I've seen in the series to date. The characterization is just awesome. Hollyleaf is made to neither look like a hero nor a villain, and you get an inside look at her thoughts as she struggles with the choices she's made and the decision on whether or not to return to ThunderClan. She develops a close friendship with Fallen Leaves, and we see how much he helps her get back to her old self.
Mistystar's Omen: 5/5. I was never big on Mistystar as a character, but this was a really interesting book that takes on a tough topic that was never deeply explored in Warriors before: personal conflict arising because of religious differences. Mistystar has just become leader of RiverClan, and when medicine cat Mothwing accompanies her to receive her nine lives, Mistystar, a deep believer in StarClan, learns that her medicine cat has no faith whatsoever -- a trait that is typically the most important trait in a medicine cat. The story shows Mistystar first abandoning her friend for not sharing her faith, then coming to terms with the fact that Mothwing is a great healer without faith. There's some interesting dialogue in here about religion, if that's the kind of thing that interests you.
Cloudstar's Journey: 3/5. This is just a filler story to give us more detail on how SkyClan was driven from the forest. Cloudstar watches the beginning of their home's destruction, and he keeps telling himself and his Clanmates that they will never be driven out, even as the destruction gets worse and worse. They end up leaving, of course, making for a sorrowful ending as he is forced to leave his mate and young kits behind. I only wish that the novella could show their actual journey to their new home.
Hollyleaf's Story: 5/5. This novella tells of everything that happened to Hollyleaf between the time she disappeared in the tunnels in Sunset and re-appeared in The Forgotten Warrior. I wish this was a longer book, because this novella has some of the best writing I've seen in the series to date. The characterization is just awesome. Hollyleaf is made to neither look like a hero nor a villain, and you get an inside look at her thoughts as she struggles with the choices she's made and the decision on whether or not to return to ThunderClan. She develops a close friendship with Fallen Leaves, and we see how much he helps her get back to her old self.
Mistystar's Omen: 5/5. I was never big on Mistystar as a character, but this was a really interesting book that takes on a tough topic that was never deeply explored in Warriors before: personal conflict arising because of religious differences. Mistystar has just become leader of RiverClan, and when medicine cat Mothwing accompanies her to receive her nine lives, Mistystar, a deep believer in StarClan, learns that her medicine cat has no faith whatsoever -- a trait that is typically the most important trait in a medicine cat. The story shows Mistystar first abandoning her friend for not sharing her faith, then coming to terms with the fact that Mothwing is a great healer without faith. There's some interesting dialogue in here about religion, if that's the kind of thing that interests you.
Cloudstar's Journey: 3/5. This is just a filler story to give us more detail on how SkyClan was driven from the forest. Cloudstar watches the beginning of their home's destruction, and he keeps telling himself and his Clanmates that they will never be driven out, even as the destruction gets worse and worse. They end up leaving, of course, making for a sorrowful ending as he is forced to leave his mate and young kits behind. I only wish that the novella could show their actual journey to their new home.