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𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵
Warrior Fanatic
All hail me, the flower-flushing queen of Prague
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Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Mar 22, 2019 0:34:30 GMT -5
After reading the sample again, Turtlepaw and Kitepaw may actually be the first SkyClan cats I don't like. I'm willing to withhold judgement until the book comes out though.
More importantly, and I'm not even sure if I believe this myself or not, but what if Rootpaw actually dies from drowning in the lake and he becomes a spiritual PoV rather than a SkyClan one?
I need to stop making sad theories.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2019 1:12:51 GMT -5
Does it show any other allegiances besides ThunderClan? It's not showing me any more.
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Post by Jaysnow on Mar 22, 2019 1:19:46 GMT -5
Well......that was quite the ride. Allegiances, first off. Leafpool dying was something I was kind of not expecting, especially in between arcs. I'm sure we'll see it happen in SH. Finally, some new elders. I was kind of hoping Brackenfur would die so he can be with Sorreltail, but oh well. He does deserve the rest. Cloudtail and Brightheart retiring together, as it should be. I still think Brightheart is going to die soon, since Cloudtail's life is supposedly changing, and I doubt it's referring to the retirement. Sparkpelt and Sorrelstripe queens, interesting. I love Flamekit's name, but the description makes no sense. I'll add more to this stuff later if I can think of it.
The prologue was a mixed bag. It's definitely an interesting way to start the book, but the unnecessary praise of Shadowpaw was over the top. We already know he's going to be important. I still think it's Ashfur, though. I love dead cat POVs, so I'm still uncertain as to how I feel about it. It was also pretty short.
I like Shadowpaw's POV a lot! He's an insecure cutie pie. I really can't wait to see more from him, and it'll be interesting to see how the book handles his seizures.
Rootpaw. Oh boy, Rootpaw. I already adore him somehow, even more than Shadowpaw. I freaking love his dynamic with Needlepaw (and I really love that Needlepaw is black-and-white like her mom while sharing Needletail's name awwww) and the stuff with Kitepaw and Turtlepaw. Both really good names, by the way. They are complete jerks, but I really like that older apprentices are being bullies again. I'm interested to see how these characters develop-assuming Kitepaw and Turtlepaw stay in the spotlight. I can see a potential relationship forming between Rootpaw and Turtlepaw, but we'll see. I also really like what they're doing with Rootpaw and Tree. And oh man, what a cliffhanger ending to the sample. I can't wait till April 9 for the rest of this!!
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Post by halogen on Mar 22, 2019 12:11:39 GMT -5
Poor Brightheart, never got an apprentice I'm not that surprised, tbh. The entire reason she got Jaypaw was because he was blind, so her getting another apprentice after him was unlikely unless the cat was also disabled. I really think that is so messed up - basically teaching the readers that if you are disabled, you can never be a role model or someone to look up to unless that other person is disabled too, only someone who has to be pitied and taken care of.
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#a3c5e6
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𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵
Warrior Fanatic
All hail me, the flower-flushing queen of Prague
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Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Mar 22, 2019 12:32:01 GMT -5
I'm not that surprised, tbh. The entire reason she got Jaypaw was because he was blind, so her getting another apprentice after him was unlikely unless the cat was also disabled. I really think that is so messed up - basically teaching the readers that if you are disabled, you can never be a role model or someone to look up to unless that other person is disabled too, only someone who has to be pitied and taken care of. It's not like Brightheart is the only disabled cat in the series who trained a healthy cat, but I totally get what you mean. There were times where she underestimated Jaypaw, but who's to say they wouldn't have come to an understanding later on? And Hollypaw even asks if she can take Jaypaw's place, but Firestar denies her request and gives her to Brackenfur instead.
She was supposed to get another apprentice, but the Erins always ended up forgetting, so Firestar's explanation and the Erins forgetting are why I expected she'd never get one again. She helped train her Clanmates on how to fight in the tunnels before WindClan attacked, so that's something at least, but I do think it would've been interesting to see how she would've trained a fully healthy cat, given that she has a different fighting style from everyone else.
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Post by *Faith* on Mar 22, 2019 14:57:02 GMT -5
Kate has officially confirmed that we'll see what happens to Leafpool in SH.
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Post by Brindlefern on Mar 22, 2019 16:53:42 GMT -5
Kate has officially confirmed that we'll see what happens to Leafpool in SH. Is there a possible screenshot I could have? I'm trying to look through the spoiler threads and not finding anything rn. I'm wanting to make a tumblr post with on my blog and hope it spreads around. There's a lot of fire there about Leafpool dying, and it's gotten to the point it's turned ridiculously hostile to the writers. It might not 100% help but it'd be something.
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#a3c5e6
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𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵
Warrior Fanatic
All hail me, the flower-flushing queen of Prague
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Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Mar 22, 2019 17:03:09 GMT -5
Kate has officially confirmed that we'll see what happens to Leafpool in SH. I thought it was obvious that it would be shown in SqH, but I'm still glad it's confirmed nonetheless.
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ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁
Official ThunderClan & ElmClan Leader
Easing back in
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Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Mar 22, 2019 19:47:08 GMT -5
Kate has officially confirmed that we'll see what happens to Leafpool in SH. Bleh.... Not to you, but Kate.
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Post by Mistybreeze on Mar 22, 2019 23:00:10 GMT -5
Any word from Kate on who Sorrelstripe's mate is?
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Post by *Faith* on Mar 23, 2019 16:43:52 GMT -5
Any word from Kate on who Sorrelstripe's mate is? Not as far as I can tell. I asked Kate why her, Bellaleaf, Sparkpelt and Curlfeather don't have their mates listed in the allegiances, but Heathertail, Featherpelt and Havenpelt do. Kate said "I have nothing to do with writing the Allegiance lists (if I did, Beetlewhisker would have been removed two series ago)".
Yes, she actually said that.
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Post by Mistybreeze on Mar 23, 2019 17:39:01 GMT -5
Any word from Kate on who Sorrelstripe's mate is? Not as far as I can tell. I asked Kate why her, Bellaleaf, Sparkpelt and Curlfeather don't have their mates listed in the allegiances, but Heathertail, Featherpelt and Havenpelt do. Kate said "I have nothing to do with writing the Allegiance lists (if I did, Beetlewhisker would have been removed two series ago)".
Yes, she actually said that.
Given what I've heard, that is entirely believable. Kate is basically just an unofficial ghostwriter at this point.
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Post by Moonblazer on Mar 23, 2019 18:28:58 GMT -5
Bruh if the editors were hiring, i’d jump on it in a second and slap some sense into them. Aka, give Kate more control and be more organized with timelines and characters. And give better names for sure.
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Post by Brindlefern on Mar 23, 2019 19:45:55 GMT -5
Any word from Kate on who Sorrelstripe's mate is? Not as far as I can tell. I asked Kate why her, Bellaleaf, Sparkpelt and Curlfeather don't have their mates listed in the allegiances, but Heathertail, Featherpelt and Havenpelt do. Kate said "I have nothing to do with writing the Allegiance lists (if I did, Beetlewhisker would have been removed two series ago)".
Yes, she actually said that.
Hi yes this still pisses me off to this very day how little input the Erins even have with these ding dang damn books. Idk how anyone can stand it tbh, if I was working for WP I would've fricking quit by now. It just doesn't seem all that enjoyable anymore behind the scenes.
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Post by Sundance on Mar 24, 2019 0:08:15 GMT -5
Not as far as I can tell. I asked Kate why her, Bellaleaf, Sparkpelt and Curlfeather don't have their mates listed in the allegiances, but Heathertail, Featherpelt and Havenpelt do. Kate said "I have nothing to do with writing the Allegiance lists (if I did, Beetlewhisker would have been removed two series ago)".
Yes, she actually said that.
Given what I've heard, that is entirely believable. Kate is basically just an unofficial ghostwriter at this point. Yeah, Kate had tried on multiple instances to help with the allegiances, emailing the editors revised copies, but they would go ignored seemingly (and I’m sure annoyingly to Kate) :/
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Post by streamflower on Mar 24, 2019 0:46:48 GMT -5
Beetlewhisker is still on there because obviously there's now a second Beetlewhisker named in honor of the original Beetlewhisker
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Post by embertuft on Apr 1, 2019 13:08:43 GMT -5
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