The Blazing Star continues to follow Thunder, his father Clear Sky, Graywing, and many others as they cope with the devastation brought by the events of the previous book, “The First Battle”. As the cats attempt to adjust and settle into their niches, forming a semblance of the hierarchy we see in the other series, new devastation is coming. Clear Sky, trying to atone for what he’s done, is in the process of restructuring his cats when he invites a mysterious old cat named One Eye to his part of the forest. While One Eye begins to turn the cats on Clear Sky, a deadly sickness hits the forest, and the only cure is a flower…the Blazing Star.
I like the book because it really fleshes out Clear Sky as a character, as he’s trying to make up for what he’s done and become the leader he’s seen as. The book also serves as a test between the cats’ clans as Gray Wing steps down and lets Thunder take control while disasters hit the forest. The book also shows signs of the clans becoming more friendly, uniting when the disease hits. The book is great. However, the many Warriors series are hard to keep up with and the many characters are hard to track.
One memorable thing is the way One Eye manages to sway Clear Sky’s cats to his side, as well as the mysterious, crafty aura surrounding him and his hidden agenda.
Reviewed by Adam, grade 8, Tuckahoe Area Library
Published by AdrienneTheLibrarian
ABOUT … Adrienne, Teen Librarian & Digital Media Lab Librarian at Libbie Mill Library.
Hi, I’m Adrienne, and I’ve been a Teen Librarian at HCPL since 2006. I started at Twin Hickory and moved to Libbie Mill in 2015. Come visit our Teen Room and check out all we have for you -- books, great study and hanging out space, free computers, free classes in 3D design & printing, Coding, Photoshop and soooo much more!
Random stuff about me:
* Favorite book: Hmmmm, this is hard, since it changes all the time as I read new stuff and depending on what mood I’m in. However, there is one book that I know will still make me snort with laughter even when I’m 80 years old — The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams.
* Favorite food: perfectly made toast
* Favorite band/music: Cake. I will never get enough Cake.
* Favorite reference question: Q: How long does it take the galaxy to rotate once? A: It’s called a galactic or cosmic year and it takes about 225-250 million earth years.
* Pets: I have two cats and a dog. Marcus and Grey are the cats who were rescued from a box in the woods when they were just little puffballs. When they are not acting insane, they are very sweet and purr loudly. My dog is named Peter and he's a medium size poodle mix (we call him the substandard poodle). He's got floppy ears, snores and loves green beans.
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