A review by ccpprrjj
Riverstar's Home by Erin Hunter

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

So, this book had its good parts and its. . .less good parts.  I really enjoyed going back to the Dawn of the Clans era, which is my favorite arc, and seeing familiar cats from a new perspective.  It was also nice to see the origins of RiverClan in a more thorough way, which was not something that we got out of Dawn of the Clans.  And Night.  She was amazing and one of the best female characters in Warriors.  Such a nice narrative foil to Riverstar.  I didn't mind the rehashing of the events in Dawn of the Clans, but there were definitely some parts that we didn't need to go over again.  And that would have left more room for the rest of the book, which felt very rushed.  There were too many conflicting plot points going on and not enough time to wrap them up.  I did enjoy the contrast between Riverstar's thoughts and what he said (I actually found him as a narrator to be quite funny), but I don't think that was intentional.  The book tried to do a lot of things, and didn't quite manage to execute most of them.  Still, it was nice to see Gray Wing (my favorite Warriors character) again.