leonajasmin's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not usually much of a fan of Tigerheart in his main series appearances, yet his personality in this book was similar enough that it still felt like him but felt far more likeable, with the same applying to Dovewing. I enjoyed the depth and level of adventure in this super edition; it felt a lot longer than it was with the amount going on but was far from dragging on. Overall enjoyable, though there were a few too many characters at points to keep track of.
sunnyrai2319's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
scarlettblaze's review against another edition
4.0
*This review contains spoilers!*
I went into this book not knowing what to expect. I didn't really know anything about Tigerheart as a character -- I skimmed through the fourth series and haven't gotten to it yet in my re-reading of all the books. I knew he was the son of Rowanstar and Tawnypelt, and that he wasn't evil like his grandpa Tigerstar, but that's it.
Right off the bat, Tigerheart is given a decent bit of his own personality, something that's obviously becoming harder to come by as there are now hundreds of characters. He's shown to be a bit on the anxious side, deeply loyal to what he cares about, but these are very conflicting interests: concern for his father leading a broken Clan, and a difficult situation with his forbidden mate. Dovewing, his mate, gives him an ultimatum early in the book that he must choose his Clan or her, as she's leaving the Clans to have hers and Tigerheart's kits in a safer place, far away. We see him struggle with this decision for a long time before he finally goes to catch up with Dovewing and become a father.
Tigerheart and Dovewing settle down in the city with a group of stray cats known as the guardian cats, and Dovewing eventually gives birth. My only issue is with one of the kits' names, Shadowkit. Not only is it odd for a cat to share a name with a Clan, but I get the feeling this ties young Shadowkit into the end of this arc somehow -- "A Vision of Shadows," and Shadowkit has visions.
By the end of the book, Tigerheart shows a good amount of character development, something that has become lacking in recent books. I hope the Erins stick with it in future books. Tigerheart grows from an anxious cat who can't make up his mind and is always questioning himself, to a confident leader and father who knows where his priorities lie. I have mixed feelings on him becoming Tigerstar 2.0, but we'll see, maybe it'll be nice to have a Tigerstar who (hopefully) will be a good and just leader, and maybe even pull ShadowClan back together.
I went into this book not knowing what to expect. I didn't really know anything about Tigerheart as a character -- I skimmed through the fourth series and haven't gotten to it yet in my re-reading of all the books. I knew he was the son of Rowanstar and Tawnypelt, and that he wasn't evil like his grandpa Tigerstar, but that's it.
Right off the bat, Tigerheart is given a decent bit of his own personality, something that's obviously becoming harder to come by as there are now hundreds of characters. He's shown to be a bit on the anxious side, deeply loyal to what he cares about, but these are very conflicting interests: concern for his father leading a broken Clan, and a difficult situation with his forbidden mate. Dovewing, his mate, gives him an ultimatum early in the book that he must choose his Clan or her, as she's leaving the Clans to have hers and Tigerheart's kits in a safer place, far away. We see him struggle with this decision for a long time before he finally goes to catch up with Dovewing and become a father.
Tigerheart and Dovewing settle down in the city with a group of stray cats known as the guardian cats, and Dovewing eventually gives birth. My only issue is with one of the kits' names, Shadowkit. Not only is it odd for a cat to share a name with a Clan, but I get the feeling this ties young Shadowkit into the end of this arc somehow -- "A Vision of Shadows," and Shadowkit has visions.
By the end of the book, Tigerheart shows a good amount of character development, something that has become lacking in recent books. I hope the Erins stick with it in future books. Tigerheart grows from an anxious cat who can't make up his mind and is always questioning himself, to a confident leader and father who knows where his priorities lie. I have mixed feelings on him becoming Tigerstar 2.0, but we'll see, maybe it'll be nice to have a Tigerstar who (hopefully) will be a good and just leader, and maybe even pull ShadowClan back together.
thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
cassidylynnereads's review against another edition
3.0
As far as super editions go, this one was a bit underwhelming. I usually expect super editions to be exciting and keep me on my toes since the story is supposed to be important enough that it can’t be told within the arcs. This one wasn’t boring exactly, but not much really happened. This was more of a “slice of life” kind of book than an actual dramatic story that felt like it deserved it’s own place separate from the main series. Sure, it picked up and got exciting at the end, but only within the last two or three chapters. I also noticed a lot of grammatical errors in this and the previous book in the normal arc, and while I understand that even editors gloss over some mistakes, these are such obvious errors and they occur so frequently that they broke my immersion in the story since I had to reread quite a few passages to understand what the line should have said if all the letters were there. It almost seems like the author forgot you need to put an ‘s at the end of words to show possession, since that is the mistake that occurs most frequently. Finally, I found Dovewing really annoying in this book. I was a huge Tigerheart/Dovewing shipper back when their romance first blossomed. Something about forbidden love just really attracts me to it (Bluestar/Oakheart, Leafpool/Crowfeather, etc. etc.). Then when they finally get a four-hundred page book dedicated to their romance, the chemistry is lacking. Tigerheart was adorable but Dovewing made me want to shake her in frustration. She acted selfish and never took Tigerheart’s concerns seriously. They fought over the most trivial things. They were really cute at the end, but throughout most of the book they seemed less like a couple and more like a bickering pair of kits. There isn’t much else I have to say, but I do want to comment on some of the events that happened in the book, so if you don’t want spoilers for this story don’t read the next section.
Spoiler
Like I said, my main gripe over this book was how annoying Dovewing was. In the beginning she was so obsessed with dreams and how important it is to listen to them, but then she gave Tigerheart grief when he had concerns over his dreams of ShadowClan. I know she was angry that she had to make the journey alone, but she could be a bit more sympathetic towards ShadowClan and Tigerheart’s duty to his Clan as their deputy. Instead she just brushes it off and makes it out to be no big deal that the Clan is falling apart. I am happy how she changed at the end though. Even though I knew Tigerheart wouldn’t die because I accidentally spoiled myself for his leadership ceremony, the journey back home after he was dropped by the hawk was one of my favorite parts of the book. There was so much tension and I could finally feel the love between Dovewing and Tigerheart again. I also think it’s interesting that Tigerheart is the first leader to have his nine lives ceremony after already losing one. I am a bit upset though that we didn’t get to see how Rowanstar died. I really hope the next book in the main arc goes over that, but I get the feeling it’s going to pick up where this book left off instead of showing us what happened while Tigerstar was gone. If that’s the case, I’m going to be a little unhappy with the authors. I’m also curious to know what SkyClan thinks now that they took over ShadowClan land and integrated the Clan into their own. Will they willingly give the land back? Now that both Clans have more mouths to feed, will the shortage of land pose a conflict? I also want to know if Ant, Cinnamon, and Blaze will get warrior names. I wish Fierce had come with them, but I guess someone has to stay behind to help heal the city cats. I also want to know who Pumpkin was and how he knew about healing herbs. Another thing that I liked in this book was Spire’s warrior ceremony. I love that he got to join StarClan even though he never actually made it to the Clans. Getting back to what I said earlier about the book being bit boring, I feel like the conflicts with the foxes and Fog’s group were underwhelming. Like I said before, if a story is set apart for its own super edition, I expect it to be interesting enough that it couldn’t be included in the main arc. Sure, it’s nice to know what Tigerstar and Dovewing did while they were gone, but everything that happened felt kind of inconsequential. Really this whole book just felt like a dragged out excuse to get Tigerheart and Dovewing together while still being accepted by their Clans. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always loved the two together and I always wanted them to be a couple over Dovewing and Bumblestripe, but I feel like a whole book dedicated to justifying them ending up together is a bit much. I guess the book could also serve as Tigerheart realizing he’s ready to be a leader, but nothing really changed him on the journey to make him realize this and I feel like he was always ready to lead. I will say that despite the things I disliked about this story, I am still extremely excited for the next book in the main arc to be released and I really hope we get some explanation of what happened while Tigerstar and Dovewing were gone. I also really want to see Ivypool’s reaction to her sister leaving ThunderClan.aotora's review against another edition
4.0
2022
I decided to come back to this book after reading TBC where Tigerstar has a little bit more of a presence and ... I actually liked it much more than I did when I first read it back in 2020.
There are still some flaws in this book, mainly how annoying both Dovewing and Tigerheart can be, but it's still a good book. It's yet another travelling heavy book and we sadly don't get to see apprenticeship/kithood of Tigerheart which was rather disappointing. I would much rather read a book that is over 500 pages long but it includes those two things than a 400 page book where half of it is just.... travelling and hunting and existing. I also love Blaze, Cinammon and Ant - too bad that they become background characters after this book and they barely do anything after this one. They are still amazing though and I enjoyed seeing them learning about warriors and their way of living.
2020
This one was the next on the list of SE's I still have to read and ... I didn't like this one. This one had to be my least favourite one so far. I disliked it even more than I disliked Bluestar's prophecy.
The beginning and end were boring, the middle where they lived with guardian cats got repetitive aside from them fighting foxes and leading them to the traps - I actually enjoyed that scene a lot.
I liked Spire and Blaze but I wasn't a fan of Tigerheart or Dovewing, they bickered a lot, Dovewing could be needlessly annoying and angry, Tigerheart could be selfish and how he started hammer warrior ways and code down every guardian cat's throat- I wished that for once Fog would turn out not to be a treat but just a rouge that wanted to live and let live, but no- of course she wanted to take over their place and their prey and of course they had to establish borders and fight for them just like warriors- even though they lived perfectly chill lives without them up to that point.
It was boring, it was repetitive and the main two characters including the one about who this book is were boring and annoying. I didn't like this one, it's my least favourite one so far and I don't think that I will be picking this one up again any time soon.
I decided to come back to this book after reading TBC where Tigerstar has a little bit more of a presence and ... I actually liked it much more than I did when I first read it back in 2020.
There are still some flaws in this book, mainly how annoying both Dovewing and Tigerheart can be, but it's still a good book. It's yet another travelling heavy book and we sadly don't get to see apprenticeship/kithood of Tigerheart which was rather disappointing. I would much rather read a book that is over 500 pages long but it includes those two things than a 400 page book where half of it is just.... travelling and hunting and existing. I also love Blaze, Cinammon and Ant - too bad that they become background characters after this book and they barely do anything after this one. They are still amazing though and I enjoyed seeing them learning about warriors and their way of living.
2020
This one was the next on the list of SE's I still have to read and ... I didn't like this one. This one had to be my least favourite one so far. I disliked it even more than I disliked Bluestar's prophecy.
The beginning and end were boring, the middle where they lived with guardian cats got repetitive aside from them fighting foxes and leading them to the traps - I actually enjoyed that scene a lot.
I liked Spire and Blaze but I wasn't a fan of Tigerheart or Dovewing, they bickered a lot, Dovewing could be needlessly annoying and angry, Tigerheart could be selfish and how he started hammer warrior ways and code down every guardian cat's throat- I wished that for once Fog would turn out not to be a treat but just a rouge that wanted to live and let live, but no- of course she wanted to take over their place and their prey and of course they had to establish borders and fight for them just like warriors- even though they lived perfectly chill lives without them up to that point.
It was boring, it was repetitive and the main two characters including the one about who this book is were boring and annoying. I didn't like this one, it's my least favourite one so far and I don't think that I will be picking this one up again any time soon.
ehy's review
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
emilyqu33n's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.25
miikareading's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
It was good that it did not occur in the lake or a city. I wish I could see more development in Tigerheart.