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Post by Jaysnow on Mar 11, 2021 18:11:10 GMT -5
How excited are you to read this? I have to admit before the preview was released I couldn't care less about this novella idea. I don't even care about Daisy as a character. And why give her a perspective now, years and years after she joined ThunderClan? When this was announced (back in May 2019, nearly two years ago, can you believe that?) my first thought was Why? What's the point of this? It had just seemed like they were scraping the bottom of the barrel for novella ideas at this point. I was annoyed they hadn't picked other characters that had more intrigue to them.
However, once the sample chapters released on the website, I was blown away by how good it was. She is a compelling character who has endured lots of tragedy. She ultimately feels useless in the Clan she has grown to love and call home. Now, out of the blue, someone from her past shows up and requests her help. Surely she is going to be faced with internal conflict as she decides whether she wants to stay here and help raise her friend's kits or go back home, where she has gained (and lost) so much. I'm really looking forward to this novella now and interested in the outcome. Vote in the poll. ^^
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Post by Hollyfall on Mar 11, 2021 21:48:00 GMT -5
My thoughts basically echo yours. Back when we first heard she was getting a novella, I wasn't that happy with it, and really seemed like they were just completely out of ideas for novellas. I didn't hate Daisy at all, but I just never found her compelling or interesting as a character.
But reading the sample, it honestly looks pretty good? I feel awful for her, seeing as how long she's been part of ThunderClan and given so much, but only for her to lose almost all her kits and feel useless. Just a wild guess here, but her novella will mirror Graystripe's Vow in the sense that she'll realize that despite feeling "useless", there is a place for her in ThunderClan and she still can be a part of ThunderClan, and continue helping out in the nursery like she's good at. Just like how Graystripe realized that despite being an elder, he can still help out in the Clan and make it strong again.
Regardless, I'm definitely interested in reading it. It looks pretty promising.
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Post by ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ท๐พ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ต on Mar 11, 2021 21:53:39 GMT -5
Daisy is one of my favorite characters, but with how hit-and-miss the novellas are, I was pretty wary as well. Now that I've read the sample though, I'm more cautiously optimistic at best.
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Post by ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Mar 12, 2021 13:01:52 GMT -5
I'm very excited for both Daisy's Kin and Blackstar's Reckoning.
Not exactly sure about Spotfur's Rebellion though as it seems to be taking place before Stemleaf died.
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Post by แนขanษypawโข on Mar 12, 2021 18:11:46 GMT -5
I'm super excited about her novella. After reading the website's sample, I have pretty high hopes for it. Go, Daisy!
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Post by Mistybreeze on Mar 12, 2021 19:27:46 GMT -5
I was excited from the get-go since my feelings towards her had changed way back with OOTS. I absolutely loved the character development she received in the latter books and BrS. Her relationship with Spiderleg was one of the more interesting ones in the series (for me at least). That scene where she called him out was the moment my interest was peaked and I started to wonder what more was there to her character. Then BrS came out and just... *chef's kiss*
So yeah, I was pretty excited when DK was announced. Plus the preview has already made me cry.
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Post by *Ottersplash* on Mar 12, 2021 20:07:08 GMT -5
Daisy is one of my favorite cats, so I'm PUMPED
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Post by Neekwanakwaki (Cloud) on Mar 12, 2021 23:35:28 GMT -5
I've always sympathized with Daisy, so when there was news about her getting a novella, I was worried her character was going to get butchered somehow.
Reading the sample was a pleasant surprise. Not the circumstances in the story itself, but how well it was written.
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Post by ๐ฅFirestar๐ฅ on Mar 13, 2021 16:37:30 GMT -5
I'm super hyped for it. Daisy has always been a great character with an interesting developement so i'm interested to see where it goes.
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