Story/Writing: It took me three days to read this as opposed to the usual two, but that in no way means this book wasn't just as good as all the others! I admit, it was a little weird reading a book without a clear enemy like One Eye. With all five of the founding leaders establishing their own territories in different surrounding areas, and a new enemy looming on the horizon, the decisions that every cat in every group makes will cause ripple effects for years to come. Clear Sky wants all cats to come together in order to survive this particularly harrowing winter, but no one – not even his own kin – is exactly eager to agree, much less follow him. Premise: Though One Eye has been vanquished, our favorite cats seem to be both closer to unity yet further away from it than ever before. Also, Clear Sky has now completed his heel-face turn. Now there's a clear five Clans and every cat is in their proper place. It's satisfying to see everything coming together. I'm still not a huge fan of Star Flower but she became a lot more tolerable in this book. And the part where he slashes Star Flower and just slowly licks her blood made me physically cringe. Cats are so afraid to defy him that even with an army at their side they'll still follow him out of fear. I wonder what Sun Shadow's purpose in the story will be. Probably the saddest part of the book was when she learned that most of her friends were dead, and then she disowned Clear Sky. It was good to see Quiet Rain again and I would love to read a short story of her journey. Luckily, the bonus scene is very heartwarming. This book was a real downer, but it did become more hopeful near the end until Slash came in.

Most of it would be solved if CATS WOULD FREAKING TALK TO EACH OTHER. Book Theme Song: Still Alive (from Mirror's Edge).

Warriors dawn of the clans set