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Long Shadows by Erin Hunter

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carolineshark's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this book.
I feel like in a lot of the warrior cat books everyone seems to spend a lot of time around camp doing nothing but in this one it felt like something was always happening.
I was interested from the very start with what was going on in shadow clan with Sol and then near the end of the book with the fire scene was absolutely amazing. I also enjoyed learning about the ancients and how everything came to be.

night0wl_23's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

(This review includes spoilers, read at your own discretion)

So much happened in this book. The fake sign turned real sign, the green cough outbreak, Jaypaw meeting the ancient cats, the fire scene AND A MURDER!

While I’m sad Sol’s takeover of Shadowclan was so short, and I hope we’ll see him again, his parting words with Hollyleaf was chilling. “Are you sure you know who the three are?” HE KNOWS!! He must know! And now he’s putting doubt in Hollyleaf’s head, making her obsess over the warrior code, the one thing making her ‘special’, even more.

Jaypaw meeting the ancient cats as Jay’s Wing, sending them to the mountains to form the Tribe, Jaypaw starting the chain reaction that lead to this very moment IS SO COOL!! I can’t wait to see the ancient cats again.

Also a little side note on the ancient cats,

I see you Dove’s Wing, I know who you are. The foreshadowing of Dovewing is fantastic.

The fire scene was simply amazing. Better than I remember, 10/10. Same with the aftermath, Lionblaze and Jayfeather trying to come to terms with it and figuring out what to do with Ashfur, meanwhile Hollyleaf is slowly losing her mind. The difference between the three, the two who know who they are and what makes them special, and Hollyleaf who just isn’t special is incredible.

How far is one cat willing to go to protect the code? And what if the code is broken no matter what you do? UGH, Hollyleaf my beloved you will always be special to me.

A couple of side notes:
- Heathertail is so based for letting Lionblaze get away with the catmint. “I fucking hate you, but my hatred is with you, not innocent sick cats.”
- Firestar staying with the sick cats even after he died and is no longer sick, just to take care of them is so heartwarming. THIS is what those nine lives are for, to protect and help his clan. We don’t have enough leaders actually risking their lives for their clan mates, even though they have 9 to take from.
- Silverstream watching over Millie from Starclan while she’s sick ))): Jaypaw telling Graystripe about it too, oh my heart

mistycorn's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

heizedfantasy's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

amoondaluna's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

They went nuts with this one. The last 10% has soap opera level drama it reignited my excitement for the series. There might be too much stuffed into this book, so the pacing is off, but also I don't care I'm having fun.