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Post by Aqua on Aug 5, 2022 13:30:43 GMT -5
What's your opinion on the book Crowfeather's Trial?
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Post by ✲ριкαƒυєу✲ on Aug 5, 2022 13:58:51 GMT -5
Loved it. I always wanted to get his POV, and seeing him try to make amends for being such a jerk was nice
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Post by ᏞᎪᎠᎽ Ꮎf fᎪᏁᎠᎾms ミ☆ on Aug 5, 2022 14:20:55 GMT -5
i dislike it.
the feathertail bias (even though leaf x crow is the true love one, not feathertail...why tf would he think of feathertail all these years later when he has leafpool who was more recent, and he has kits and kin with her?)
the weird portrayal of breezepelt. like i've been saying, this SE should have gone to breezepelt instead of crowfeather. breezepelt NEEDED a POV and a whole SE's worth of slow development. crowfeather didn't need this POV.
the whole nightcloud thing. it wasnt that interesting. it had more to do with breezepelt since he's a mama's boy. once again, another reason why this SE should have been breeze's instead.
the whole SE is a big waste bc it should be breeze's. and nobody actually wanted crowfeather as deputy i dont think...bad SE.
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Post by Ivyfalcon on Aug 5, 2022 14:28:06 GMT -5
I don’t really have a strong opinion on it. Decent enough but I don’t know that it was super necessary.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2022 15:39:08 GMT -5
It was alright. There were some nice moments, but I wasn't very engaged in it. Then again, this book was mostly focused on Crowfeather and his family and I haven't read any main series books before AVoS, so that might be why I don't have strong feelings about this book lol.
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Post by Ṣanɗypaw™ on Aug 5, 2022 22:43:53 GMT -5
I loved it! Seeing more of Crowfeather and WindClan was pretty great and I liked his POV.
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Post by cheeselamps on Aug 5, 2022 23:03:40 GMT -5
11/10
I mean, Crowfeather finally made amends with his family and we had more interactions between him and Feathertail. What else could I ask for? I really hope that the Erins realize the goldmine they have in their hands and stick to the original heading (although I highly doubt it), 'cause they were taking the right path with both Crowfeather and Leafpool until that one scene in ALitM came out.
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Post by Twilight Sparkle on Aug 6, 2022 6:23:02 GMT -5
I love-like it. I would have liked it even better if Breezepelt had shared a POV, but still enjoyed many aspects of it, from the relationships, from the humor, and of course, more WindClan!
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Post by ❅Maplefrost❅ on Aug 7, 2022 11:52:23 GMT -5
Probably one of the better-written modern SE books tbh, and much more enjoyable than recent trash like ThS and SqH.
It was great to finally see Crowfeather's POV, but also his struggles, both internally and externally, with those in his life. I enjoyed it a lot. If anything this book made me like Crowfeather again, as opposed to how horrible he's been written in the main series, especially OotS, which was probably the lowest points of his character, and were mind-numbing to read through.
And also seeing other characters around him get development and have actual characters instead of just "existing" was fantastic. It felt just like the og SE's back in the day, reminiscent to something like Crookedstar's Promise even.
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Post by ❅Maplefrost❅ on Aug 7, 2022 11:55:49 GMT -5
11/10 I mean, Crowfeather finally made amends with his family and we had more interactions between him and Feathertail. What else could I ask for? I really hope that the Erins realize the goldmine they have in their hands and stick to the original heading (although I highly doubt it), 'cause they were taking the right path with both Crowfeather and Leafpool until that one scene in ALitM came out. Agreed. I'll never understand that scene in ALitM, but I'm going to chalk it up to inconsistencies between Kate and Cherith. Since Cherith wrote CT and Kate wrote ALitM, and you know how Kate can get when it comes to "romance" in the series, sigh.
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Post by Cloudstorm on Aug 7, 2022 12:11:26 GMT -5
A respectable, well-written and pleasant read. I’ve always liked Crowfeather, and finally getting to see his struggles and self-isolation from his perspective was delightful. All the characters actually got characterization and development, and there’s loads of sarcasm, humor and slice-of-life moments that I positively relish, and his dynamic with the apprentices(not just his own) were pretty heartwarming. Fantastic read, great insight into Crowfeather’s life, and glad that his relationship with his family has dramatically improved, and honestly think he makes a pretty good deputy. First Super Edition since Crookedstar’s Promise that I genuinely read beginning to end without getting frustrated, or putting down due to some pet peeve. Top 3 for sure.
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Post by 🌸🐥silvermoon2🐥🌸 on Aug 7, 2022 12:36:42 GMT -5
I love it, I really liked how Crowfeather made up for how he treated his kits and mate, and started treating Breezepelt and Nightcloud right.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2022 13:19:46 GMT -5
It's a great book. I'm glad that it focused on interpersonal conflict rather than large events/prophecies (although it had plenty of action as well). I also like that it didn't feel the need to tell Crowfeather's whole life story. Instead, it focused on the important parts that we didn't get to see in the main series.
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Post by Punkpaw on Aug 7, 2022 14:37:57 GMT -5
I enjoyed it. It should have gone to Breezepelt, but I enjoyed it.
Though if they could make up their minds on who Crowfeather wants to spend the afterlife with and whether or not he can be on good terms with Lionblaze, I'd appreciate it. I like CT's take on his and Breezepelt's ability to grow into having a distant but healthy and respectful relationship with Lionblaze, while also acknowledging that he missed the train on being able to have any relationship with Hollyleaf and that Jayfeather will actively reject any attempt Crowfeather seeks to make amends. It really annoyed me how he and Lionblaze went back to being shitheads towards each other during TBC. On the other hand, I like how ALitM showed that he still seems to also like Leafpool and that they still want that.
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Post by scarletflames on Aug 7, 2022 17:04:32 GMT -5
I liked CT, but the reason I liked it instead of love, is I would havegreatly preferred if Crowfeather and Breezepelt alternated chapters.
Both of them were so stuck in their ways, I think we would have needed to see both POVs, to fully believe why they changed over the course of the SE.
For the most part, I think Breezepelt's redemption was done well, but I would have liked it much better if we saw his POV, and got flashbacks to the dark, malicious place he was in in OOTS, and see him looking back and reflecting on his past actions. Maybe he could've thought to himself that he saw Brokentail as a father figure, and could've said so to Crowfeather in CT, which could've helped Crowfeather realize how neglectful he'd been. (A head canon I have is Breezepelt saw Brokentail as a father figure).
There were two moments in OOTS that made me think the Erins could possibly try to redeem Breezepelt in the future (Breezepelt hesitated for a split second before the infamous attack at the Moonpool, and I think Jayfeather notes for a moment, the hate in his eyes seemed to dim, and Jayfeather almost de-escelated Breezepelt. And in a different scene, in the Dark Forest, he was said to look "kit-like.") I think for a more believable redemption, the Erins would've had to put those flashbacks in CT from Breezepelt's perspective, and maybe shown scenes meant to take place in the past of Breezepelt showing signs he could eventually change.
With the stuff regarding Crowfeather, I like how he eventually realized his wrongs and apologized to Breezepelt, Nightcloud and the 3. I liked the message about loving after loss, and opening up his heart again.
With Breezepelt, nothing will make some of his past actions OK, and I feel the same about Crowfeather: nothing will change that he was a neglectful father, and this greatly harmed Breezepelt's development. But I like that they both changed for the better.
Overall, I really enjoyed CT, it's one of my favorite super editions! But I do wish I could say I "loved" it, rather that just "liked" it.
Edit: Forgot to mention, I loved how it was portrayed as valid that Lionblaze forgave Crow and Breeze, but it was also portrayed as valid that Jayfeather wasn't able to forgive either after all the harm they had caused.
I also have a bias towards LeafxCrow and greatly prefer it over FeatherxCrow, and I hope Leafpool and Crowfeather get together in Starclan; but I liked how they chose to be close friends instead of mates again in CT.
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Post by Hollyfall on Aug 7, 2022 22:16:51 GMT -5
Made me like Crowfeather a lot more and I liked seeing his relationships with Nightcloud, Breezepelt, and Ashfoot explored more. Seeing the bits of Clan life in WindClan and Crowfeather's development to try and be a better person. As someone who grew up with abusive and estranged parents, seeing Crowfeather and Nightcloud make ammends and decide to just be friends was so refreshing and I cannot appreciate it enough.
For what it's worth, I think Crowfeather makes a pretty decent deputy. He pairs well with Harestar.
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Post by Aqua on Aug 20, 2022 16:03:20 GMT -5
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Post by BҽɾɾყႦʅσσɱ on Aug 21, 2022 8:18:34 GMT -5
Love it! One of my favorite SEs <3
CT gave such interesting insight into Crowfeather and made him finally have some more very memorable vulnerable moments like he did during TNP. Him trying to make up with his estranged family members from both WindClan and ThunderClan was truly great to read about. This book really gave him the best portrayal in a long time.
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