I... didn't like this. It was an easy read, but it's another travel book. Granted, they seemed to skip a good chunk of it and avoided a bunch of the usual travel danger of dogs and thunderpaths... except that one, but still. I dunno. It just seemed kind of pointless. Like the same could have been accomplished in the background of the main series. I didn't feel like this needed to be a full SE.

The characters pretty much all fell flat; no one had any personality. Tigerheart could have been just about any tom in the series. Dovewing did nothing but act as a catalyst for Tigerheart to leave and to have his kits.

Why they gotta do my boy Rowanstar like that? Granted though, it was interesting to see another clan leader step down. I wonder what actually took his remaining life.

The city cats were alright. I liked Spire and Fierce, but everyone else (asides from Blaze) was pretty forgettable. I was hoping that there would have been a bigger issue/point to had with Tigerheart and Fog, but it just sort of petered out. Just a sort of a non-issue. I guess it was just to help emphasize that they don't have much and to be grateful for whatever it is they do have and not to stress over it or fight about it.

Lightkit and Shadowkit... gee I wonder if there's anything that's going to happen with them? Those names just seem fitting for some prophecy. I feel like something is going to happen to Pouncekit though. She almost died like three times in the book, plus the them name with her siblings makes her stand out a bit.

Honestly, the only real thing that interested me in this book (besides Spire and Fierce) were the questions that they left unanswered - I guess this book was just to really sell you on the next main series book.
-We see some of the cats from ShadowClan that were left unaccounted for return, but what about Needletail? Did she really die or did she escape?
-What killed off Rowanstar?
-How did his Clan react when Tigerheart left or when Rowanstar stepped down? What about the other clans?
-What happened to ShadowClan?
-Who ruled in the interim?
-How long can a cat be dead before they can't be brought back?
-Who will Tigerheart's deputy be?
-Does Ivypool actually have a mate and kits now?
-What about Twigpaw? Is she still in ShadowClan or did she join her sister in SkyClan?
-What will ThunderClan think of seeing Dovewing in ShadowClan?
-How in StarClan's name did Crowfeather end up as deputy of WindClan? This one makes the least since out of all this garbage! I mean really!