Tigerheart’s Shadow Spoiler Page

By the end, I really enjoyed reading this SE, but I thought the first nine chapters-or so were particularly slow, especially since I’d just read Shattered Sky, which I finished in one sitting and thought went as fast as a cheetah. It also irritated me how petty so many of the characters were. Even Tawnypelt. Only Puddleshine was free from the selfishness that seemed to be inflicting ShadowClan. Shattered Sky, through Ratclaw’s admittance that Rowanstar wasn’t as bad a leader as he thought, seemed to suggest that Rowanstar had a united Clan again following Darktail, and that wasn’t the case. I also wasn’t sure whether or not to read this or Darkest Night first, even though this was published first, but I will be reading Darkest Night within the next few days, and this got on my nerves in those first nine-or so chapters as I didn’t want the events of Darkest Night to be spoiled. Unfortunately, it reminded me somewhat of Moth Flight’s Vision, which had continuity issues with Path of Stars — yet those nine-or so chapters, which seemed to me to be filler initially, did link to the final moments of the book.

I was more satisfied, though, once Tigerheat had actually started his inevitable journey (notice the earlier italics). The city was a nice change of setting, and I appreciated the names for the trains etc. and the description in the moments the Thundersnakes passed. Fierce and friends were an interesting bunch, and it was a nice new group dynamic to be witnessed. Dovewing did win me over by the end with her relationship with Tigerstar, but before the kits were born, she seemed to always be moaning, and I had questioned throughout where her loyalty to ThunderClan had vanished to. Though Dash was a close second, Shadowkit (for his distinctive and quieter more composed nature) was favourite character. Tigerstar’s late near death was quite a brilliant swerve to shake things up, though. I was unsure if he was having his last moments, but I did suspect that he would gain his nine lives, too. A nice touch and flair of unpredictability to conclude the SE, though I would very much like to see how ShadowClan fare under Tigerstar’s guidance, especially how his kits, Ant and Cinnamon, and Dovewing adapt to life under the pine trees as well as who his deputy will be — I’m guessing either Tawnypelt or Dovewing (if it hasn’t already been featured in Darkest Night, which I presume it shouldn’t have been based on timings).

I had hoped (very, very faintly) that the forgotten Shrewtooth of SkyClan might have made an appearance, but he obviously didn’t. If he turns up in Darkest Night, which I, unfortunately, doubt he will, please don’t spoil. 😛 I do find it a terrible shame, though, how he seems to have been kicked to the curb, when, personally, I think he was one of gorge SkyClan’s most well-built characters.

Anyway, if you disagree, agree, whatever, feel free to reply. 🙂