Chasing Shadows Review SPOILERS
It’s better than Elders' Quest but worse than Hidden Moon. Finally, the plot is going SOMEWHERE at the end. I still stand by many of my thoughts about this arc.
And don’t get me STARTED on Reedclaw. SHE'S NOWHERE IN THIS BOOK. There’s a part where Starlingpaw starts a type of rebellion, so I thought, “ohhh this seems like something Reedclaw would fw,” BUT SHE'S MENTIONED 0 TIMES. I THOUGHT THEY WERE SETTING HER UP TO BE A VILLAIN.
TawnyCrow is a relationship I am NOT a fan of. On Tawnypelt’s side, I’m okay with it. I’m glad she’s not rushing into it and wants to take things slow. But CROWFEATHER?? I hate this dude but I genuinely don’t think he would do this, especially after the events of Crowfeather’s Trial. I didn’t think he would rush into love again. Maybe it’s because he had a near death experience? But who knows.
Let’s address the badger in the room. Starlingpaw! If you are a Starlingpaw fan, please don’t take this too personally. I think he’s one of the worst protagonists the Erins have ever written. This apprentice pisses me off so bad. The number of times I screamed at my iPad and slammed my hand on the desk… he made me so frustrated. He never thinks before he speaks and HE ACTUALLY THINKS HE'S RIGHT??? He doesn’t learn his lesson after being rightfully punished by Hawkwing, and he accuses Crowfeather of being the cat in the prophecy WHEN CROWFEATHER WAS TRYING TO AVOID MORE TENSION BETWEEN THE CLANS. This apprentice is so bad, I WAS AGREEING WITH CROWFEATHER AND HAWKWING?? Anyway, he’s definitely the cat going down the wrong path.
Moonpaw is…a protagonist, I guess. I have no negative feelings towards her. I’m just extremely neutral. I feel nothing. I really like Morningkit, though! She’s the best part about Moonpaw’s chapters. She’s so silly despite being very creepy. I don’t like Goldenpaw, and I don’t care for GoldenMoon. I know he wanted to help Moonpaw, but he still broke his promise to her. In the end, they left the clans, so the problem wasn’t really solved.
Tawnypelt is definitely my favorite protagonist. Her struggle with Tigerheart not listening to her really frustrates me, though. I still have the same feelings about Tigerheart and how he treats his mother in this arc. I know he apologizes, and so does Dovewing, but I’m still very mad at those two. I really enjoyed Tawnypelt’s relationship with Squirrelstar. Wow, I ship TawnySquirrel now.
Tawnypelt’s reaction to Brambleclaw’s death was interesting. Yeah, she was wrong for accusing Moonpaw of sending Brambleclaw to hell, but she was grieving and acting irrationally. I hope people don’t use this to hate her 😭
The best part of the book for me was Squirrelstar. Her feelings about Brambleclaw’s death really got to me. I shed some tears. She feels so much regret, and the way she describes that she will never love like that again OOOF my feelings. I really wish we got to see Lionblaze’s speech about Brambleclaw 😒
But yeah that’s my thoughts yay.
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