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unicornrhyfedd's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Grief
mm1216's review
adventurous
lighthearted
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: War, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Death, and Violence
rokinjaguar's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Rereading these for the first time in like >10 years and the first book knocks it out of the park! I totally remember why I used to play as Warrior Cats all the time when I was a kid.
The worldbuilding is so fun and inspiring, and it’s your classic “kid enters new culture and is trained to be a warrior and struggles through hardship to find community and becomes a part of something greater than himself” story, but it’s done really well.
It’s a bit brutal at times and cats kill each other left and right, but it somehow also has that childlike wonder and play that’s so inspiring.
Can’t wait to continue with the well-written first series and then revisit how things completely go off the rails after that!
The worldbuilding is so fun and inspiring, and it’s your classic “kid enters new culture and is trained to be a warrior and struggles through hardship to find community and becomes a part of something greater than himself” story, but it’s done really well.
It’s a bit brutal at times and cats kill each other left and right, but it somehow also has that childlike wonder and play that’s so inspiring.
Can’t wait to continue with the well-written first series and then revisit how things completely go off the rails after that!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Death
Minor: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Bullying, and Kidnapping
samdalefox's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I'm reading this as a 28 year old British adult woman. My pen pal (10 year old American girl) kindly gave me a copy of this for my birthday because she's enjoyed reading the series and we both like cats. It was a quick read and I really enjoyed it! I'll be reading the rest of the first series for sure. One, to be able to discuss it with my pen pal, but two because I'm genuinely enjoying them. It reminded me of the kind of books I enjoyed reading at her age (Pendragon, The Last Dragon Chronicles etc.); it's adventurous and fast paced. The first book is all about setting the scene of who the cat clans are and how they operate. We follow Rusty (Firepaw), who was once a housecat and his journey to joining the Thunderclan as a warrior.
So far I think this is a great book series for kids. They tackle most of the things you'd like them to introduce to kids: e.g. working together as a team, being confident in yourself/independent, the importance of honesty, respect for nature, it showcases a strong women leader. It does have violence, but this is the natural violence of nature, not gratuitious violence and it certainly isn't gory or detailed. The one and only point I thought wasn't explained well, was why the cat clans couldn't reach an accord and share hunting rights of their lands to ensure everyone prospers. I hope that this is a storyline they return to in the future, otherwise the story does endorse the idea of borders, them vs us mentality, militarianism, and resource scarcity.
So far I think this is a great book series for kids. They tackle most of the things you'd like them to introduce to kids: e.g. working together as a team, being confident in yourself/independent, the importance of honesty, respect for nature, it showcases a strong women leader. It does have violence, but this is the natural violence of nature, not gratuitious violence and it certainly isn't gory or detailed. The one and only point I thought wasn't explained well, was why the cat clans couldn't reach an accord and share hunting rights of their lands to ensure everyone prospers. I hope that this is a storyline they return to in the future, otherwise the story does endorse the idea of borders, them vs us mentality, militarianism, and resource scarcity.
Content Warnings
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Bullying, Blood, and Animal death
yasaman's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
fast-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
3.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Blood, Death, Animal death, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, and Murder
elirizon's review
adventurous
dark
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
4.5
childhood book :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Death, and Gore
bee_bean's review
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
very epic!! i love the characters and the pacing, it keeps you on your toes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Animal death and Injury/Injury detail
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