STAR SPOILER THREAD (Summaries for Each Chapter!)

Maybe I'll have to read the book myself but Splashtail kinda dies...uneventfully? Interesting that he thinks he'll be going to StarClan and I presume he's talking to Curlfeather. Or a manifestation of Curlfeather of some kind.

Also this is only halfway through the book! What on earth are we going to do now? Mull around and discuss Clan politics?

Still got about half the book to go through so perhaps they continue to be a problem for the Clans? 

How about that. It took halfway through the book to get from point A to point B. I can safely skip to the end, though, knowing they’re going to pull a High School Musical and stick to the status quo.

Fognose and Breezeheart are exiled... Guess that answers my question about them. I guess now all that's left is...a lot of waiting around? Frostpaw needs to heal and talk to StarClan, and we need Ivypool's patrol to return.

I really hope there's more conflict to come. In my opinion, so far, it feels like nothing bad has actually happened. Berryheart died but really, it was deserved and most people aren't gonna be that upset over it. There were plenty of threats thrown around but at the end of the day, it felt like nothing really happened. I expected far more out of this. I am disappointed thus far.

I thought splashtail's whole thing was that he didn't like/respect/believe in? Starclan.

Again, Berryheart did not deserve Sunbeam!

Curlfeather interaction! Yes! But again, poor Frostpaw.

Interesting that Lizardtail and Gorseclaw are considering joining ThunderClan, but after everything this family has been through, don't blame them. And wow, they actually address the overpopulation!

Okay, Nightsky moved too! Interesting!

Yeah, don't blame Frostpaw for being tired at all, and I've really come to like her relationship with Nightheart!

Now I'm just imagining Lizardtail and Gorseclaw just following ThunderClan like lost puppies right after the Gathering! And oh look, Fernstripe! They finally remembered her again!

Nice to see that Frostpaw gets to have at least one conversation with her father. And the singing thing is sweet! Also, Icewing's back!

Aww, Whistlebreeze! And I still think Frostdawn is a lovely name and I'm glad she finally found her true path! And of course, all hail Icestar! I also really like Graysky and Mistypool's names!

And Sunbeam is expecting! I still think the Firestar fixation was weird and unnecessary for this arc, but good on Sunbeam for wanting to look on ahead.

Overall... feels kinda underwhelming, ngl. Like, I'll still read it, of course, but for the villains to get defeated basically halfway through and everyone more or less just waiting around until Icewing comes back towards the end is just... eh. And I'm someone who actually likes it when stories take the time to slow down and let the aftermath of defeating the Big Bad sort of breath, but the execution just feels off here.

Lol at Splashtail thinking he was going to go to Starclan. Nah bro, DF for you.

So Splash and Berry bite the dust and Squirrelflight coasts through the arc by doing nothing. Great leadership right there :/

Finchlight and Sparkpelt really out here suggesting Firestar-adjacent names for the kits though? Lessons were not learned apparently, unless Nightheart is okay with Firestar's legacy now.

Thanks for the spoilers Pixie!

Okay, can someone explain to me what the whole deal with Gorseclaw and Lizardtail was? Because that scene felt like a big pile of nothing to me .

I really do wish we got more insight into how Sparrowtail and Hollowspring felt about this whole ordeal. Sunbeam's also probably right in that Berryheart's in the Dark Forest, unless they do something like with Mudclaw and put her in StarClan for believing she was doing the right thing.

So Fognose and Breezeheart are exiled. I'm assuming they'll come back into play later on? I'm also assuming that the other RiverClan cats returned to their Clan. I'm quite content with Icewing becoming leader as well! I know she's old, but she's honestly the most qualified cat and at least Owlnose isn't too old himself. I'm glad that he's accepted responsibility and I'm very interested in the kind of deputy he'll be.

Splashtail's death still feels uneventful and the chapters following his death feel like it's only moving forward because of Frostpaw and waiting for her to get out of her coma while waiting for Icewing to return. I was expecting Splashtail's end to be something a little more grandiose, I suppose? I did enjoy him as a villain quite a lot, though I understand the criticisms of his character. I do wish we got more of Curlfeather as a villain, especially with that whole "power will keep you safe" line.

Frostdawn and Whistlebreeze are lovely names! Same with Graysky and Mistpool.

Not surprised with the NightSun kits. I would have preferred if they waited, or perhaps were just a childless couple (eg. TwigxFin). The ship has grown on me but still not their biggest fan, admittedly. But Blaze, Ember, and Scorch as names? Nightheart, now we're just repeating the naming process! Squirrelstar also feels like she did nothing?? Not sure what she's accomplishing as leader right now. I know it's probably copium but I'm still of the mind that she and Bramblestar are lying about what happened at the Moonpool.

Arrrghhh.

It looks like the back half of the book is a bit of a nothing-burger. The villains are dead, and it looks like everyone is kind of sitting on their paws waiting around for Icestar to return of Frostpaw to wake up. I'm disappointed that Curlfeather wasn't able to show Frostpaw what was wrong with RiverClan before the arc, and that she seems to have no problems with Jayclaw at all.

We have the RiverClan cats taking refuge I guess. That's interesting for clan politics, I like that. But I don't think it can carry the rest of the book. Hugely disappointed that no one is really having to take accountability. Hollowspring and Sparrowtail get back to ShadowClan, all the RiverClan cats can just come back (except for fognose? What happens to them?) and no one but the villians dies. Not even Duskfur!

It looks like Icestar just appears at the end and then everything is okay, which I also don't like. Owlnose being deputy still looks ridiculous. Also, what happened to the cats of the park plot? The stuff from Ivypool's Heart? None of it figures into this! Plus, there's stuff like spaying Frostpaw? Why did they do that? I wish they actually tied up some loose ends for a change!

I'm sure it will be better when I get to actually reading it. At least, I hope so. I can't help but feel disappointed by what it looks like is being presented here. (uh oh. i may have to break out the froststar AU i have in cold storage.)