I have A Light in the Mist! [Spoiler Thread]

Knowing that Rootspring and Bristlefrost would have had three kits had Bristlefrost lived makes this even sadder. A white-and-yellow kit and two gray kits. :c

Not only the riskiest and most unique arc ending HC has ever given us, but also the saddest, as the main character died twice, gone forever as a result, and the other main character's heart is crushed.

The most bitersweet arc ending goes to DOTC, with Gray Wing's popularity and unexpected and sudden death. But dying only once, still being allowed to exist as a spirit and return in future books, and not being as emotionally grieved by the main characters as a certain main character grieved in TBC, makes the ending of DOTC not as sad as TBC

he won’t be able to sorry. When Ashfur died he took Shadowsight’s ability to see into the shadows with him. He can’t ever see into the shadows again. He’s another Mothwing

Something I've been wondering is if Shadowsight can no longer "see into the shadows" because Ashfur died and he clearly had clairvoyance since apparantly before he was even born as TS implied, then does this mean Ashfur had been targeting Shadowsight way back then as well, or is it that they were so connected in LS and DW that Ashfur's death severing it was somewhat of an unintentional consequence of it? The former would certainly make him more creepy than he already was.

Either way, it's a shame Shadowsight won't be able to share with StarClan anymore, but this makes me wonder about... basically any other medicine cat who didn't have powers.

FINALLY ONESTAR IS WILLINGLY FIGHTING ON FIRESTAR'S SIDE!

Well, no. But shes heavily pregnant at the end of the book. Meaning ASC#1
Depends on the time skip though. To the last chapter was a half a moon time skip. Either it continious from there on in ASC or it's after the three months Star Clan asked them to discuss about the code.

Hopefully if we get River allegiances we can see some names!

..unless somehow shes still pregnant by then (which I doubt, but you never know)

I found this book to be a major disappointment, and here's why:

Namely, how did Ashfur come by his power? Unless I missed something major, this is a critical plot hole. It's mentioned that he was chosen by StarClan to take a message to the living or something. And that he "dug" a tunnel from StarClan to the Dark Forest (??? r u kidding me?). But we are never given explanation as to (1) how he could control spirits, (2) how he figured out how to jump Bramblestar's body, (3) why he and Shadowsight had a special connection. Or how Firestar suddenly knew how to possess Rootspring.

Bramblestar and Squirrelflight are not only still alive at the end of this arc, but are still mates, and still leader/deputy.

I've been waiting for Graystripe to kick the bucket for so long that his death wasn't even sad to me, just an anticlimatic "finally!". And I like Graystripe! But he and all the other OGs way overstayed their welcome, because the Erin team doesn't like killing fan favorites.

On that note, there were only two deaths in this book: Graystripe and Bristlefrost. The latter's death scene in particular was shockingly good, but talk about low stakes? More cats died in the Twilight badger attack! And the battle scenes were laughably bad. Apparently StarClan warriors just decided to leave five seconds after the battle is "over" ... apparently newbie warriors like Rootspring and Bristlefrost can just body two Dark Forest warriors at a time...a total of ten good guys (give or take a few) managed to defeat ashfur + every spirit he trapped + most of the dark forest... its just laughably bad.

im sick of old characters being brought back out of sentiment. darktail shows up for two minutes only to be killed immediately (and alters canon lore). firestar saves the day again. needletail gets to meet her psuedo-sister's kit because reasons and of course graystripe sees his family. oh look! mapleshade and darkstripe again! the only old character i would actually be interested to see is Hollyleaf, but for some reason she didn't show up the whole dang arc?? erins. can we have a chat.

the laws of the spirit world are also just getting ridiculous but that's a separate rant. the erins should have never expanded upon it past dark forest/starclan existing, because every time they peel off a layer of its mystery, the more cartoonish the series feels.

the arc is also called "the broken code" but like. the code isn't even addressed until the very, very end of the last book, and all they do is go "yup. that code right there causes trouble sometimes." and the only specific new rule they propose isn't even new -- cats changing clans for their mate was already deemed a somewhat acceptable solution multiple times (graystripe, windflight's parents, dovewing).

_{also mad that they made maggottail so unthreatening even though in OOTS he was said to have been the oldest spirit in the DF}

bristlefrost's death was well written and it was kinda cool to see the backstories for characters like Silverhawk and Snowtuft, but other than that, this book was just a steaming pile of mediocrity and disappointment.

If you want/have time, could you maybe post the pages of them trying to use the tree as a bridge (where Bris climbs to the top to drop it) (Was in chapter 15 i think)



Sorry for repost, forgot to tag/Quote
BTW. deleted the original one