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Warriors: Changing Skies #2
Hidden Moon
Erin Hunter’s #1 bestselling Warriors series continues with the second book in the Changing Skies arc, as the Clans continue to navigate an ominous prophecy that foreshadows the end of the cats' connection to StarClan.
Still healing from an accident that almost killed her, Tawnypelt is eager to share the message she received from StarClan about a “great peril” looming over the clans. But her vision is dismissed by her son and leader, Tigerstar, leaving Tawnypelt with no choice but to take action on her own.
Racked with guilt that he caused his father’s death, Starlingpaw is determined to atone for his mistake. His chance comes when Tawnypelt warns him of a “two-faced cat” intent on destroying the clans. Believing himself uniquely suited to find this cat and stop them, Starlingpaw seizes on the opportunity to prove that he is an asset, and not a liability, to SkyClan.
Moonpaw is settling into her role as a Thunderclan apprentice, even as she continues to grapple with the voice in her head. But the more she tries to ignore the voice, the louder—and angrier—it grows.
Meanwhile, Twolegs have set their sights on the Moonpool, preventing the Clans from reaching StarClan. Will the cats find a way to reach their ancestors before all is lost?
Multiple Points of Follow the intertwined destinies of three a veteran warrior dismissed by her own son, a guilty apprentice seeking atonement, and a young cat haunted by a mysterious voice.A Perilous With the Clans’ connection to StarClan severed by Twolegs at the sacred Moonpool, the cats must find a new way to hear their ancestors before their world is lost to a moonless dark.Coming of As apprentices Starlingpaw and Moonpaw grapple with immense burdens of guilt and identity, they must find the courage to become the warriors their Clans need them to be.A Hidden A warning of a “two-faced cat” working to destroy the clans from within forces Tawnypelt and Starlingpaw on a desperate hunt for a traitor who could be hiding in plain sight.
Still healing from an accident that almost killed her, Tawnypelt is eager to share the message she received from StarClan about a “great peril” looming over the clans. But her vision is dismissed by her son and leader, Tigerstar, leaving Tawnypelt with no choice but to take action on her own.
Racked with guilt that he caused his father’s death, Starlingpaw is determined to atone for his mistake. His chance comes when Tawnypelt warns him of a “two-faced cat” intent on destroying the clans. Believing himself uniquely suited to find this cat and stop them, Starlingpaw seizes on the opportunity to prove that he is an asset, and not a liability, to SkyClan.
Moonpaw is settling into her role as a Thunderclan apprentice, even as she continues to grapple with the voice in her head. But the more she tries to ignore the voice, the louder—and angrier—it grows.
Meanwhile, Twolegs have set their sights on the Moonpool, preventing the Clans from reaching StarClan. Will the cats find a way to reach their ancestors before all is lost?
Multiple Points of Follow the intertwined destinies of three a veteran warrior dismissed by her own son, a guilty apprentice seeking atonement, and a young cat haunted by a mysterious voice.A Perilous With the Clans’ connection to StarClan severed by Twolegs at the sacred Moonpool, the cats must find a new way to hear their ancestors before their world is lost to a moonless dark.Coming of As apprentices Starlingpaw and Moonpaw grapple with immense burdens of guilt and identity, they must find the courage to become the warriors their Clans need them to be.A Hidden A warning of a “two-faced cat” working to destroy the clans from within forces Tawnypelt and Starlingpaw on a desperate hunt for a traitor who could be hiding in plain sight.
320 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 4, 2025
About the author
Erin Hunter
290 books11.4k followersErin Hunter is the pseudonym of five people: Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Tui T. Sutherland, Gillian Philip, and Inbali Iserles, as well as editor Victoria Holmes. Together, they write the Warriors series as well as the Seekers and Survivors series. Erin Hunter is working on a new series now called Bravelands.
Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having a great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior, shaped by her interest in astronomy and standing stones.
Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having a great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior, shaped by her interest in astronomy and standing stones.
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May 5, 2025
Hidden Moon was definitely a mixed bag at the beginning, but later on it gets better.
Moonpaw becomes medicine cat apprentice again then a warrior apprentice then becomes a medicine cat apprentice then a warrior apprentice then becomes a medicine cat apprentice then a warrior apprentice then becomes a medicine cat apprentice then a warrior apprentice then becomes a medicine cat apprentice then a warrior apprentice then becomes a medicine cat apprentice then a warrior apprentice. She only stops because Glitterclaw eats Sunbeam.
This causes Moonpaw to become insane and she becomes a murderer and (HUGE SPOILERS) Turns out it's Moonpaw's sister, Deadkit, who is possessing her! Little do we know that CLEAVEPOOL is possessing Deadkit who is possessing Moonpaw! Glitterclaw, who btw is the most annoying cat in this whole book (he ate Brambleclaw) then kicks Moonpaw to the twolegplace where she eats Brazil Nut's car tires. This was very entertaining and funny and it ended off on a cliffhanger!
Unfortunately, Leafstar is forgotten by the Hunters, so the new main character is Cloverkit, who is green. She is also friends with Cloudsnap. Cloverkit gets bullied the entire book.
Tawnypelt drowns so the main character switches to Redtail, because he is now plot relevant again after the first book, he comes back to life to replace Tawnypelt. Redtail tries to be plot relevant but fails. Moonpool problem? Bah!
Squirrelstar and Jayfeather become mates and then Squirrelstar gives birth to Cloverkit. 1 Star off for this. HEAVY on the Glitterclaw is Rainbowglitterstar theory!
Oh, and also Starlingpaw only gets ONE CHAPTER in the middle of the book. I unfortunately rate this one star because it put me into paralytic shock.
Moonpaw becomes medicine cat apprentice again then a warrior apprentice then becomes a medicine cat apprentice then a warrior apprentice then becomes a medicine cat apprentice then a warrior apprentice then becomes a medicine cat apprentice then a warrior apprentice then becomes a medicine cat apprentice then a warrior apprentice then becomes a medicine cat apprentice then a warrior apprentice. She only stops because Glitterclaw eats Sunbeam.
This causes Moonpaw to become insane and she becomes a murderer and (HUGE SPOILERS) Turns out it's Moonpaw's sister, Deadkit, who is possessing her! Little do we know that CLEAVEPOOL is possessing Deadkit who is possessing Moonpaw! Glitterclaw, who btw is the most annoying cat in this whole book (he ate Brambleclaw) then kicks Moonpaw to the twolegplace where she eats Brazil Nut's car tires. This was very entertaining and funny and it ended off on a cliffhanger!
Unfortunately, Leafstar is forgotten by the Hunters, so the new main character is Cloverkit, who is green. She is also friends with Cloudsnap. Cloverkit gets bullied the entire book.
Tawnypelt drowns so the main character switches to Redtail, because he is now plot relevant again after the first book, he comes back to life to replace Tawnypelt. Redtail tries to be plot relevant but fails. Moonpool problem? Bah!
Squirrelstar and Jayfeather become mates and then Squirrelstar gives birth to Cloverkit. 1 Star off for this. HEAVY on the Glitterclaw is Rainbowglitterstar theory!
Oh, and also Starlingpaw only gets ONE CHAPTER in the middle of the book. I unfortunately rate this one star because it put me into paralytic shock.
November 6, 2025
THE CLIFFHANGERS ARE CRAZY!! March is too far away!
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February 11, 2026
3.5 stars!
November 7, 2025
This may be one of the better modern Warrior Cats main series books?
I liked this one! Despite the fact that it took me forever to read because I kept falling asleep early... let's debrief, in as spoiler-free of a way as I can. Overview first, and then my thoughts on the protagonists individual plots.
I really appreciated how this book kept themed of recent books AND also from original series. It was interesting to be reading this at the same time as my reread. The characters felt like them, as much as characters who have been around for 20 years and written by about a billion different people can. This one wasn't dubiously written. I didn't buy a print copy, so I can't speak for that one, but the eBook was actually mostly error free. That's a pretty big win these days.
I'm... surprisingly in favor of the idea of new surroundings (hottest take, I know). I like the idea of more change, whether territory or moving away from using the Moonpool. Especially change based on elements that have been introduced previously, mostly how the ghosts are going to play into it along WITH the wildcats. There wasn't any additions to the StormClan's Folly history situation but whatever, I guess, can't have everything.
Starting with Starlingpaw, my favorite in this book. I really, really enjoyed his progression. While I wish he had kept the tinfoil hat on longer (because it was hilarious), his progression of going on a journey and growing as a person was nice. In my opinion, he carried here. Also, a not-boring traveling book is such a breath of fresh air. I know I'm going to suffer in TNP coming up in my reread.
Tawnypelt, my OG bestie. I like that they chose her as a main focus... I like her message that you don't have to be THE leader to be a leader, especially in the world right now. I think I need another book to be sold on some of her plotlines though, if they didn't just get... dropped out of the sky and smushed. Maybe she should start looking at Brackenfur a little closer. Let me be honest, I REALLY hope they get rid of Tigerstar via the new code rules. Maybe because I never liked him, maybe because he made Dovewing worse as a character (and still is) but my god, how many arcs can we have of this guy being stubborn, in the way and annoying. His literally only plot goal is to make the overarching plot last longer. However, in older arcs, the problem in the beginning of the arc often only lasted until book 3 and then segued into a new, adjacent problem. I think we need to bring that back and shove this dude-bro into the closet for a bit. Her friendship with Squirrelstar is one of my favorites. I hope to see more of it.
Lastly, and most surprisingly, dark horse Moonpaw. I wouldn't say I have a least favorite protagonist, as I have in past arcs, but she would be the one I wasn't as excited to read about... for the first half of the book. Her entanglement with Brambleclaw and weird Chucky-esque ghost situation really grew on me. The only thing is that I hope to God they don't pull a fast one on me book 5 and make Moonpaw and Starlingpaw mates. We've done that before. Friends exists as an option. just because Starlingpaw can see some things doesn't mean he has to love her.
I still giggle that the allegiances took up literally 15% of the book. We gotta thin the herd here, really (again!). I'm definitely more excited about this arc than I was after just reading book one. This is a very strong book two for recent years. Maybe my standards are low, but I'm pleasantly surprised. The next book comes out on my birthday next year too!
I liked this one! Despite the fact that it took me forever to read because I kept falling asleep early... let's debrief, in as spoiler-free of a way as I can. Overview first, and then my thoughts on the protagonists individual plots.
I really appreciated how this book kept themed of recent books AND also from original series. It was interesting to be reading this at the same time as my reread. The characters felt like them, as much as characters who have been around for 20 years and written by about a billion different people can. This one wasn't dubiously written. I didn't buy a print copy, so I can't speak for that one, but the eBook was actually mostly error free. That's a pretty big win these days.
I'm... surprisingly in favor of the idea of new surroundings (hottest take, I know). I like the idea of more change, whether territory or moving away from using the Moonpool. Especially change based on elements that have been introduced previously, mostly how the ghosts are going to play into it along WITH the wildcats. There wasn't any additions to the StormClan's Folly history situation but whatever, I guess, can't have everything.
Starting with Starlingpaw, my favorite in this book. I really, really enjoyed his progression. While I wish he had kept the tinfoil hat on longer (because it was hilarious), his progression of going on a journey and growing as a person was nice. In my opinion, he carried here. Also, a not-boring traveling book is such a breath of fresh air. I know I'm going to suffer in TNP coming up in my reread.
Tawnypelt, my OG bestie. I like that they chose her as a main focus... I like her message that you don't have to be THE leader to be a leader, especially in the world right now. I think I need another book to be sold on some of her plotlines though, if they didn't just get... dropped out of the sky and smushed. Maybe she should start looking at Brackenfur a little closer. Let me be honest, I REALLY hope they get rid of Tigerstar via the new code rules. Maybe because I never liked him, maybe because he made Dovewing worse as a character (and still is) but my god, how many arcs can we have of this guy being stubborn, in the way and annoying. His literally only plot goal is to make the overarching plot last longer. However, in older arcs, the problem in the beginning of the arc often only lasted until book 3 and then segued into a new, adjacent problem. I think we need to bring that back and shove this dude-bro into the closet for a bit. Her friendship with Squirrelstar is one of my favorites. I hope to see more of it.
Lastly, and most surprisingly, dark horse Moonpaw. I wouldn't say I have a least favorite protagonist, as I have in past arcs, but she would be the one I wasn't as excited to read about... for the first half of the book. Her entanglement with Brambleclaw and weird Chucky-esque ghost situation really grew on me. The only thing is that I hope to God they don't pull a fast one on me book 5 and make Moonpaw and Starlingpaw mates. We've done that before. Friends exists as an option. just because Starlingpaw can see some things doesn't mean he has to love her.
I still giggle that the allegiances took up literally 15% of the book. We gotta thin the herd here, really (again!). I'm definitely more excited about this arc than I was after just reading book one. This is a very strong book two for recent years. Maybe my standards are low, but I'm pleasantly surprised. The next book comes out on my birthday next year too!
November 6, 2025
Maybe this is just me being a fan all over again, but for the first time since The Broken Code or maybe even Dawn of the Clans, I was so excited to read this book and I am so excited for the next one to come out.
While Moonpaw herself isn't that interesting of a character, her chapters are fantastic because of how downright chilling and creepy they are. The way Morningkit isn't evil in a malicious way but in this creepily innocent childlike way just makes her even more scary. I also absolutely love her interactions with Brambleclaw and Jayfeather, two of my absolute favorites.
Contrary to most peoples' opinions (according to Reddit anyway), I really liked Starlingpaw. He's a bit (more than a bit) dumb, for sure, but he's a fun-loving apprentice that reminds me a lot of Rootspring in the early TBC books. His arc in this book was really good, with the red herring Fidgetflake plotline and visiting the mountains which is always a treat. His final chapter was genuinely shocking for me and I still can't believe Crowfeather, someone who has been around for 38 (thirty-eight!!) books is dead.
(Post-Chasing Shadows edit: So he’s not dead 😂)
However, my favorite chapters had to be that of Tawnypelt's, not because of her arc, but because of the themes surrounding it. The prophecy Tawnypelt receives from Bluestar speaks of a time of great change for the Clans but it also centers on what Bluestar terms "the end of an era". As these books move further and further away from the characters that it started with, characterized by both Crowfeather's death and Brambleclaw's sickness in this book, my connection to them wavers. Many conversations in this book center around the possibility of the Clans having to leave the lake territories behind just like the forest before. However, now instead of Speckletail and Frostfur staying behind, it'll be Cloudtail and Brightheart, Thornclaw and Brackenfur, Tawnypelt and Brambleclaw. These are the characters that have tied me to this series emotionally and as they stay behind with the memories of before, I find myself coming nearer and nearer to making the same decision.
While Moonpaw herself isn't that interesting of a character, her chapters are fantastic because of how downright chilling and creepy they are. The way Morningkit isn't evil in a malicious way but in this creepily innocent childlike way just makes her even more scary. I also absolutely love her interactions with Brambleclaw and Jayfeather, two of my absolute favorites.
Contrary to most peoples' opinions (according to Reddit anyway), I really liked Starlingpaw. He's a bit (more than a bit) dumb, for sure, but he's a fun-loving apprentice that reminds me a lot of Rootspring in the early TBC books. His arc in this book was really good, with the red herring Fidgetflake plotline and visiting the mountains which is always a treat. His final chapter was genuinely shocking for me and I still can't believe Crowfeather, someone who has been around for 38 (thirty-eight!!) books is dead.
(Post-Chasing Shadows edit: So he’s not dead 😂)
However, my favorite chapters had to be that of Tawnypelt's, not because of her arc, but because of the themes surrounding it. The prophecy Tawnypelt receives from Bluestar speaks of a time of great change for the Clans but it also centers on what Bluestar terms "the end of an era". As these books move further and further away from the characters that it started with, characterized by both Crowfeather's death and Brambleclaw's sickness in this book, my connection to them wavers. Many conversations in this book center around the possibility of the Clans having to leave the lake territories behind just like the forest before. However, now instead of Speckletail and Frostfur staying behind, it'll be Cloudtail and Brightheart, Thornclaw and Brackenfur, Tawnypelt and Brambleclaw. These are the characters that have tied me to this series emotionally and as they stay behind with the memories of before, I find myself coming nearer and nearer to making the same decision.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 10, 2025
The warriors universe keeps getting better. The character development and genuine discomfort this book invoked in me was incredible. As Warriors first readers mature, the books seem to be doing the same.
November 6, 2025
This one is MUCH better than the previous entry. It would be a 5-star if the plot went just a little bit further. As-is, it still feels like not enough is happening. I suppose I'll go over each character like I did in my previous review.
Tawnypelt was my least favorite POV in the previous book. I don't mind her in this one. She actually has a few really nice stand-out moments. I like that she's gathering what's essentially an old lady club (yes, Crowfeather counts as an old lady). Her conversation with Squirrelstar, where Squirrelstar tries to guess which cat Tawnypelt has a crush on, was super cute and made me laugh out loud. I'm glad that Tawnypelt actually did things this time instead of just circling back on the same stuff over and over and over. I also really enjoyed her moments with her brother and the real fear she has of losing him now that they've both grown so old.
Starlingpaw was a character I was wary of. Leafstar's POV was my favorite in the previous book, so replacing her with this new character had me side-eyeing. Luckily, Starlingpaw's chapters ended up being my favorites. I love how dumb he is! Poor boy can't get his share of the braincell to save his life. XD He wants to be the special(tm) so bad, and I love him for it. Plus the fact that everyone's oblivious of what's going on in his little head makes his chapters super enjoyable for the comedy aspect.
Moonpaw's chapters are fine. Mostly I liked her interactions with Jayfeather. He's so sweet to her, he definitely knows that there's something going on with her and . I liked getting to see more of a relationship between her and the other apprentices--Shinepaw and Goldenpaw--especially since the next book teases that there might be a romance building for her with Goldenpaw. (Side note: If I had a nickel for every time an apprentice named Goldenpaw was injured/scarred during battle training, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.) I teared up a bit when Bayshine and Thriftear gave her sister's backstory, and I like the building threat of the sister's ghost throughout as she progressively becomes stronger and capable of manipulating the living world. I really don't know where that plotline is going... unless it's going to be another Ashfur soul-collecting thing. Ashfur does get brought up A LOT in this one...
The writing still has typos and grammar errors, but they are fewer than the previous entries at least. The story finally started to pick up some steam, which is always nice to have in a 300-page book. Plot for the win, I guess. And this one ends on a lot more clear-cut questions than the last one did, which makes me excited for the next installment and to see where everything ends up.
Tawnypelt was my least favorite POV in the previous book. I don't mind her in this one. She actually has a few really nice stand-out moments. I like that she's gathering what's essentially an old lady club (yes, Crowfeather counts as an old lady). Her conversation with Squirrelstar, where Squirrelstar tries to guess which cat Tawnypelt has a crush on, was super cute and made me laugh out loud. I'm glad that Tawnypelt actually did things this time instead of just circling back on the same stuff over and over and over. I also really enjoyed her moments with her brother and the real fear she has of losing him now that they've both grown so old.
Starlingpaw was a character I was wary of. Leafstar's POV was my favorite in the previous book, so replacing her with this new character had me side-eyeing. Luckily, Starlingpaw's chapters ended up being my favorites. I love how dumb he is! Poor boy can't get his share of the braincell to save his life. XD He wants to be the special(tm) so bad, and I love him for it. Plus the fact that everyone's oblivious of what's going on in his little head makes his chapters super enjoyable for the comedy aspect.
Moonpaw's chapters are fine. Mostly I liked her interactions with Jayfeather. He's so sweet to her, he definitely knows that there's something going on with her and . I liked getting to see more of a relationship between her and the other apprentices--Shinepaw and Goldenpaw--especially since the next book teases that there might be a romance building for her with Goldenpaw. (Side note: If I had a nickel for every time an apprentice named Goldenpaw was injured/scarred during battle training, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.) I teared up a bit when Bayshine and Thriftear gave her sister's backstory, and I like the building threat of the sister's ghost throughout as she progressively becomes stronger and capable of manipulating the living world. I really don't know where that plotline is going... unless it's going to be another Ashfur soul-collecting thing. Ashfur does get brought up A LOT in this one...
The writing still has typos and grammar errors, but they are fewer than the previous entries at least. The story finally started to pick up some steam, which is always nice to have in a 300-page book. Plot for the win, I guess. And this one ends on a lot more clear-cut questions than the last one did, which makes me excited for the next installment and to see where everything ends up.
November 15, 2025
CHAT I THINK WARRIOR CATS BOOKS ARE ACTUALLY GETTING GOOD AGAIN?? LIKE THE NEW TEAM HAS SOME BOLD NEW IDEAS GOING ON AND LIKE ACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS (SIDE CHARACTERS ACTUALLY FELT REAL FOR ONCE YAY!!) AND NUANCE I'M SO EXCITED!!
although if tawnypelt ends up with crowfeather I may actually jump off a cliff
although if tawnypelt ends up with crowfeather I may actually jump off a cliff
November 5, 2025
I’m not sure which “Erin” is writing this arc, but I am really enjoying the seamless way that they are blending the stories of longtime beloved characters with the new POV characters. It’s making this arc the perfect blend of a walk down memory lane while heading toward the future!
November 16, 2025
Brook you'll always be famous
December 9, 2025
Bro what was that. Which Erin hunter is responsible for this HOLY FILLER. NOTHING HAPPENED AND they killed off a peak og. Like ok
November 16, 2025
Um yeah so when The Elder's Quest came out I said "this is the first time I kinda want to stop reading. This was not a great start to the arc." BOY WAS I WRONG!! I'M GLAD I KEPT READING!! This book was so much better then The Elder's Quest and DARE I SAY one of the best modern Warriors books (I count all "modern books" as arcs that came out after Dawn of the Clans, so A Vision of Shadows through Changing Skies). There was honestly not too much I really DISLIKED about this book, so I'll get those out of the way first.
The main one was Tigerheartstar. What a horrible cat. He's so stubborn and full of pride that he'll dismiss his own MOTHER'S warnings and ban her from talking about her dreams. So yeah, badass Tawnypelt completely ignored him and told the Clan leaders anyway then LEFT Shadowclan. I love miss boss lady. The only other thing I disliked was that they cut out Leafstar's POV. I actually loved Starlingpaw in this book, but Leafstar still has so much to offer. Even though I agree she should step down as leader, there's still so much for her to do (like figure out her place in her Clan and the prophecy). I'm just glad her story wasn't completely shafted and I loved seeing her talk to Tawnypelt. It seems like she'll play a bigger roll when all the elders come together (hell yeah).
Which leads me into everything I ADORED! I LOVED all the POVS and conversations in this book. It seems like everything flowed together right away, whereas in the past few arcs it took a while for all the main characters' stories to connect with each other. Tawnypelt's POV was my favorite. It was the best choice they could have made to make an old fan favorite cat a main character. I LOVED seeing her talk to Squirrelstar and Brambleclaw! As Midnight was my first Warriors book and my favorite, every time they mention the quest and the six cats it makes me feel extremely happy and nostalgic. The characters actually felt like their old selves again. Tawny, Squirrel and Bramble all felt like old friends, and hell even Crowfeather was important. And STORMFUR!! Unpopular opinion but I love when they go back to the tribe. And LOL if Crowfeather actually died I'm going to die laughing. I feel like they wouldn't kill him, but it was so sudden I literally laughed out loud. He's not my least favorite cat, but I feel like his death would be so unexpected I really hope it actually happened (and PLEASE get rid of Tawny x Crow!!)
Lastly, Moonpaw was ADORABLE!! I LOVED her interactions with Jayfeather and Alderheart, and how she bonded with both Jayfeather and Brambleclaw. It was a great way to bring the old characters back in, and this book really blended old and new characters/plots together SO well. Morningkit is also a great and original character, and in my review of The Elder's Quest I said I wished the Warriors team would think of something original. And it seems like they actually did!! I have no idea if the Clans will actually leave again to find a new place to live, which would just be a repeat of The New Prophecy, but it honestly looks like something else will happen. There are so many mysteries and cliffhangers right now that I actually can't wait for the rest of this arc!! This was a pleasant surprise and made me excited about Warriors again.
The main one was Tigerheartstar. What a horrible cat. He's so stubborn and full of pride that he'll dismiss his own MOTHER'S warnings and ban her from talking about her dreams. So yeah, badass Tawnypelt completely ignored him and told the Clan leaders anyway then LEFT Shadowclan. I love miss boss lady. The only other thing I disliked was that they cut out Leafstar's POV. I actually loved Starlingpaw in this book, but Leafstar still has so much to offer. Even though I agree she should step down as leader, there's still so much for her to do (like figure out her place in her Clan and the prophecy). I'm just glad her story wasn't completely shafted and I loved seeing her talk to Tawnypelt. It seems like she'll play a bigger roll when all the elders come together (hell yeah).
Which leads me into everything I ADORED! I LOVED all the POVS and conversations in this book. It seems like everything flowed together right away, whereas in the past few arcs it took a while for all the main characters' stories to connect with each other. Tawnypelt's POV was my favorite. It was the best choice they could have made to make an old fan favorite cat a main character. I LOVED seeing her talk to Squirrelstar and Brambleclaw! As Midnight was my first Warriors book and my favorite, every time they mention the quest and the six cats it makes me feel extremely happy and nostalgic. The characters actually felt like their old selves again. Tawny, Squirrel and Bramble all felt like old friends, and hell even Crowfeather was important. And STORMFUR!! Unpopular opinion but I love when they go back to the tribe. And LOL if Crowfeather actually died I'm going to die laughing. I feel like they wouldn't kill him, but it was so sudden I literally laughed out loud. He's not my least favorite cat, but I feel like his death would be so unexpected I really hope it actually happened (and PLEASE get rid of Tawny x Crow!!)
Lastly, Moonpaw was ADORABLE!! I LOVED her interactions with Jayfeather and Alderheart, and how she bonded with both Jayfeather and Brambleclaw. It was a great way to bring the old characters back in, and this book really blended old and new characters/plots together SO well. Morningkit is also a great and original character, and in my review of The Elder's Quest I said I wished the Warriors team would think of something original. And it seems like they actually did!! I have no idea if the Clans will actually leave again to find a new place to live, which would just be a repeat of The New Prophecy, but it honestly looks like something else will happen. There are so many mysteries and cliffhangers right now that I actually can't wait for the rest of this arc!! This was a pleasant surprise and made me excited about Warriors again.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 13, 2025
i can't lie this is like an 8/10 for me... SUCH an improvement from the elder's quest
plot points felt like they had much more weight this time around, and hidden moon made me feel for the characters than book one did.
first of all, i am SO glad to get starlingpaw's point of view. i'm sure some people found him annoying, but honestly his thought processes were very realistically immature. his arc in this book was well done. the reveal that he could see morningkit genuinely caught me off guard— i forgotten that he's related to tree, honestly!! also, i was happy to see the tribe again. i really do enjoy seeing them, and i appreciate how the trip was contained to a couple of chapters. it didn't really feel like filler, especially because they contained important parts of starlingpaw's arc for this book.
tawnypelt's pov was much less grating on me in this book, and i found her interactions with squilfstar and the thunderclan elders very endearing. brambleclaw's role in this book is really interesting to me as well, but i'll go over that in my moonpaw paragraph, hehe :3 in any case, her chapters felt much less one note, to me, now that the vision she received is out in the open. i'm interested to see how that impacts the inter-clan politics in the following books
moonpaw is the star of the arc still, in my mind. brambleclaw acting as her protector as he wavers between life and death was such a cool reveal to me, even if i'm not very fond of him. i do feel very bad for morningkit, despite the earnestly antagonistic turn she takes in the last chapter. when moonpaw and her parents reminisced about morningkit, i did tear up a little i will be honest... themes of grief always hit me the hardest
i am super excited to see where this arc goes next!!! it's so incredibly camp, and i'm very here for all of the drama >:3
plot points felt like they had much more weight this time around, and hidden moon made me feel for the characters than book one did.
first of all, i am SO glad to get starlingpaw's point of view. i'm sure some people found him annoying, but honestly his thought processes were very realistically immature. his arc in this book was well done. the reveal that he could see morningkit genuinely caught me off guard— i forgotten that he's related to tree, honestly!! also, i was happy to see the tribe again. i really do enjoy seeing them, and i appreciate how the trip was contained to a couple of chapters. it didn't really feel like filler, especially because they contained important parts of starlingpaw's arc for this book.
tawnypelt's pov was much less grating on me in this book, and i found her interactions with squilfstar and the thunderclan elders very endearing. brambleclaw's role in this book is really interesting to me as well, but i'll go over that in my moonpaw paragraph, hehe :3 in any case, her chapters felt much less one note, to me, now that the vision she received is out in the open. i'm interested to see how that impacts the inter-clan politics in the following books
moonpaw is the star of the arc still, in my mind. brambleclaw acting as her protector as he wavers between life and death was such a cool reveal to me, even if i'm not very fond of him. i do feel very bad for morningkit, despite the earnestly antagonistic turn she takes in the last chapter. when moonpaw and her parents reminisced about morningkit, i did tear up a little i will be honest... themes of grief always hit me the hardest
i am super excited to see where this arc goes next!!! it's so incredibly camp, and i'm very here for all of the drama >:3
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 9, 2025
Worth the wait. even though I'd love all of them to come out at once because they are so binge worthy! I loved reading this and I love how we are seeing things from Tawnypelt's perspective and I love Starlingpaw and Moonpaw 💜
November 7, 2025
Rating: 8 out of 10
This was surprisingly good! After a mostly underwhelming first installment, I'll admit I wasn't expecting too much from this book, but it proved me wrong!
Clarissa is clearly trying to prove herself by recalling details from earlier books and providing strong characterization to the protagonists (particularly Starlingpaw, whom I loved!), and it really shows. There is not a lot to discuss in terms of plot, as in all honesty not much happens in this book, but the fun character moments and well-written dynamics more than make up for it.
Really excited to see how this arc continues to unfold and what else Clarissa specifically has in store! She's doing a terrific job so far as part of the Erin team.
This was surprisingly good! After a mostly underwhelming first installment, I'll admit I wasn't expecting too much from this book, but it proved me wrong!
Clarissa is clearly trying to prove herself by recalling details from earlier books and providing strong characterization to the protagonists (particularly Starlingpaw, whom I loved!), and it really shows. There is not a lot to discuss in terms of plot, as in all honesty not much happens in this book, but the fun character moments and well-written dynamics more than make up for it.
Really excited to see how this arc continues to unfold and what else Clarissa specifically has in store! She's doing a terrific job so far as part of the Erin team.
January 8, 2026
Basically Starlingpaw thinks hes important to the quest. Tawnypelt is having feelings for Crowf again and also trying to convince the clans to take her seriously about her prophecy. Moonpaw is getting bullied by her dead sister Morningkit and at the end she scratches her. A dead cat can hurt a living cat? Luckily Brambleclaw is going to be there to save the day but not for much longer because an infection seems to be taking him out. Moonpaw needs to figure out how Morningkit can go to StarClan and stop bothering her. Because Moonpaw is the cat in the prophecy and no one seems to understand that???? I wish everyone would talk to each other more because nobody is learning anything by keeping quiet. It is only book 2 though, so things will probably start getting interesting next book.
January 16, 2026
This book is stupid to the point of ridiculousness. Do these cats have no common sense? I spent most of my time while I was reading this just feeling sorry for the dimwitted characters making illogical choices and doing even more illogical things. The first book in this new Warriors arc was bad enough (one cat literally mistook another for a badger), but the authors gave the word "lazy" a whole new meaning. Why are they bothering to continue this stupid series if they're not even trying? I wish I could give it 0 stars, but 1 is the lowest rating you can give. The characters don't seem to give a dang about the terrible decisions they're making. Don't even get me started on how idiotic the new warrior code is. Why am I even wasting my time on this series anymore...
November 15, 2025
Uhm WHAT?!? Did they kill off Crowfeather?!! So disappointing. The romance between him and Tawnypelt was a bit ridiculous, but kinda funny but now he just died?! all of the sudden?! help 😭 but the rest of the book was interesting! Definitely better than last arc, the characters are farr more interesting.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 10, 2026
i can’t handle the cliffhangers
guys, would anyone be mad if i murder the Hunters? just hypothetically, of course 🙃
also when i picked this up from the library the librarian was like “wow that cat has the greenest eyes i’ve ever seen” and i was like I KNOW WHY DOES IT LOOK LIKE A FRICKING POISONOUS CHEMICAL EXPLODED IN STARLINGPAW’S HEAD
guys, would anyone be mad if i murder the Hunters? just hypothetically, of course 🙃
also when i picked this up from the library the librarian was like “wow that cat has the greenest eyes i’ve ever seen” and i was like I KNOW WHY DOES IT LOOK LIKE A FRICKING POISONOUS CHEMICAL EXPLODED IN STARLINGPAW’S HEAD
January 21, 2026
i listened to it too fast 😩 this series just never gets old for me, they could literally just keep it going forever and you know what? i’ll be here lol in my little rocking chair with gray hair, listening to warrior cats audiobooks
November 25, 2025
Hey, this was good! Whudathunkit
February 7, 2026
Low four stars. Huh.
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve rated a Warriors book anything above three stars. But I, for one, am very happy this book was so unexpectedly strong. The writing is still weird and smooth, but it felt less so in this book than the previous couple. Maybe I’m just finally getting used to it. It also probably helps that there are no fight scenes in this book- to be clear, I wish there were more fight scenes (this is WARRIOR cats, after all), but those moments are when the new writing style really feels disjointed and off to me, so their absence may explain why I took less of an issue with the writing in this book than the last ones.
This is definitely a filler book, but unlike most Warriors filler books it managed to make the filler mostly entertaining.
Tawnypelt’s plot was pretty grounded and slow; she only really actively did one thing: telling the Clans about the prophecy. I did really like that bit, but I actually quite enjoyed the changes in scenery through the book in her POV, too. Getting to see daily life in multiple clans from one character’s perspective was surprisingly really interesting, and a great switch-up from pretty much every other POV character in recent books. I will say though that this is the second book of Tawnypelt not doing much at all, so if book three continues on this route I will start getting annoyed again.
Moonpaw’s story was similarly slow, but in a slow build-up kind of way rather than a dragging way. I liked seeing her different methods of trying to keep her sister away, how she slowly learned more about Morningkit, and also little bits of nostalgic Warrior training that we haven’t really seen in a while. I was also very intrigued by the cliffhanger at the end of her story, with Morningkit actually hurting her. I’m excited to see what happens next book with her.
Starlingpaw was a surprise. The Erins made a great decision dropping Leafstar’s POV in this one; I actually think it made last book stronger just by the choice to abandon her perspective in this book. And Starlingpaw was surprisingly entertaining- like Tawnypelt, he had some moments of agency that made his chapters very likable. Though he’s easily misguided, he actively tries things and adapts his approach to figuring out the prophecy’s meaning. This keeps the plot interesting and lets the reader feel like the story is progressing even if the main plot is still stalled. The traveling portion of the story at the end was also surprisingly painless. I think it’s the most entertaining and interesting section of ‘cats walking’ we have gotten in Warrriors in a long time. A great improvement from StormClan’s Folly.
Character time!
Tawnypelt is still incredibly bland, but her decision to tell the Clans the prophecy (and not put up with Tigerstar’s plot-convenience reason for not saying anything) made her very likable. I also quite liked her sibling bonding with Bramblestar. We haven’t really gotten an interesting sibling dynamic in this series since Ivypool and Dovewing, so it was very sweet to see these two catch up and just hang out a bit. Aside from that, I don’t have much to say about Tawnypelt. I hope she gets more to do next book, and the prophecy starts proceeding a bit.
Moonpaw is also a bit stereotypical, but she still feels young, and to be fair to her it’s hard to have a super unique personality when you’re constantly trying to make the ghost of your dead sister stop haunting you. So her situation is unique enough to help her out a bit. I also really liked her last couple chapters. The scenes with her parents, how they grieved Morningkit, and why they didn’t tell Moonpaw, felt like a very realistic and grounded representation of grief, especially for someone who died far too young and you didn’t really know. It’s a much more real and heavy topic of grief than the Erins have covered in-depth in the past, and I really enjoyed it. My biggest hope for next book, though, is that Moonpaw is actually able to tell someone about Morningkit so her plot can start progressing. This felt like great buildup, but I do worry it’ll be dragged out.
Starlingpaw, as I said earlier, was a great surprise. A super likable protagonist, Starlingpaw is very naive but also driven, anxious, and guilty in very relatable ways. My only complaint is that his arc felt a little too wrapped up to me at the end of the book, with him making a list of everything he’s going to do better, and deciding to move on from his father’s death. Unless the authors are planning another POV switch next book, I hope they give his grief more time to heal instead of having him just decide to do better and immediately getting over it.
There were a decent amount of side characters who got some actual focus or personality, which was a really nice change. To be clear, four or five cats with some semblance of a personality does not excuse the 50-some per clan who don’t, but it is certainly a step in the right direction. Jayfeather has always been one of the most consistent cats in personality, so it comes as no surprise he continues being sharp and blunt in this book. But I appreciate that he got more focus and we got to see his more caring side. Squirrelstar got a couple good conversations with Tawnypelt, which was nice, and Fidgetflake got more focus than he’s ever had in Starlingpaw’s chapters. But the biggest surprise by far was Branbleclaw, who was not only in-character, but also entertaining and having some sort of emotional turmoil with his fears of the Dark Forest. I really hope the Erins don’t take the cheap way out and kill him before Moonpaw can actually talk with him next book. He can die eventually, I suppose, if he has to. But right now I’m far more interested in both him and Moonpaw as characters than plot drama for the sake of drama.
There aren’t really any antagonists in this book, let alone villains, but I do have one character I want to talk about.
Yup, you guessed it, it’s Tigerheartstar again. Ugh. I complained about him last book, and I’ll do it again here. I cannot believe we are still stuck with the same cat going through the same motions of being obnoxiously stubborn and unreasonable for literally no reason. If it was supposed to be an ‘arc’ the first time, it should have ended then. This cat literally serves as a pseudo-antagonist every arc (against SkyClan in AVoS, against Shadowsight to some degree in TBC, and against RiverClan in ASC), claims to learn his lesson afterward, then immediately regresses back to the same function next arc. He is serving entirely as a plot device, but a very annoying one, which makes his character extremely unlikable. I swear the Erins finished putting Branbleclaw through the same arc over and over again after Squirrelflight’s Hope and just decided they couldn’t live without a character repeating the same irrational logic every other book, so they decided to make Tigerstar the new Brambleclaw and make him the go-to character for overdramatic plot-stalling. I am so sick of it. Moving on.
I guess the Twolegs count as antagonists, but really they function solely as an obstacle for the cats to drive the plot. They also have little to no actual presence in this book, which makes it seem to me that Twolegs aren’t really antagonists in this book- they’re just a way for the authors to block off the Moonpool. That’s okay though; I don’t think we really need another ‘fight Twolegs’ arc just yet (though I do hope if that does come up it means the casts will finally be leaving the lake; that would be amazing).
Overall, this was surprisingly strong, though not without its issues. I’m cautiously optimistic for book three, now. Hopefully it doesn’t disappoint.
SERIES RATINGS:
The Elders’ Quest: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
Hidden Moon: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Chasing Shadows: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
Guiding Light: TBD
False Dawn: TBD
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve rated a Warriors book anything above three stars. But I, for one, am very happy this book was so unexpectedly strong. The writing is still weird and smooth, but it felt less so in this book than the previous couple. Maybe I’m just finally getting used to it. It also probably helps that there are no fight scenes in this book- to be clear, I wish there were more fight scenes (this is WARRIOR cats, after all), but those moments are when the new writing style really feels disjointed and off to me, so their absence may explain why I took less of an issue with the writing in this book than the last ones.
This is definitely a filler book, but unlike most Warriors filler books it managed to make the filler mostly entertaining.
Tawnypelt’s plot was pretty grounded and slow; she only really actively did one thing: telling the Clans about the prophecy. I did really like that bit, but I actually quite enjoyed the changes in scenery through the book in her POV, too. Getting to see daily life in multiple clans from one character’s perspective was surprisingly really interesting, and a great switch-up from pretty much every other POV character in recent books. I will say though that this is the second book of Tawnypelt not doing much at all, so if book three continues on this route I will start getting annoyed again.
Moonpaw’s story was similarly slow, but in a slow build-up kind of way rather than a dragging way. I liked seeing her different methods of trying to keep her sister away, how she slowly learned more about Morningkit, and also little bits of nostalgic Warrior training that we haven’t really seen in a while. I was also very intrigued by the cliffhanger at the end of her story, with Morningkit actually hurting her. I’m excited to see what happens next book with her.
Starlingpaw was a surprise. The Erins made a great decision dropping Leafstar’s POV in this one; I actually think it made last book stronger just by the choice to abandon her perspective in this book. And Starlingpaw was surprisingly entertaining- like Tawnypelt, he had some moments of agency that made his chapters very likable. Though he’s easily misguided, he actively tries things and adapts his approach to figuring out the prophecy’s meaning. This keeps the plot interesting and lets the reader feel like the story is progressing even if the main plot is still stalled. The traveling portion of the story at the end was also surprisingly painless. I think it’s the most entertaining and interesting section of ‘cats walking’ we have gotten in Warrriors in a long time. A great improvement from StormClan’s Folly.
Character time!
Tawnypelt is still incredibly bland, but her decision to tell the Clans the prophecy (and not put up with Tigerstar’s plot-convenience reason for not saying anything) made her very likable. I also quite liked her sibling bonding with Bramblestar. We haven’t really gotten an interesting sibling dynamic in this series since Ivypool and Dovewing, so it was very sweet to see these two catch up and just hang out a bit. Aside from that, I don’t have much to say about Tawnypelt. I hope she gets more to do next book, and the prophecy starts proceeding a bit.
Moonpaw is also a bit stereotypical, but she still feels young, and to be fair to her it’s hard to have a super unique personality when you’re constantly trying to make the ghost of your dead sister stop haunting you. So her situation is unique enough to help her out a bit. I also really liked her last couple chapters. The scenes with her parents, how they grieved Morningkit, and why they didn’t tell Moonpaw, felt like a very realistic and grounded representation of grief, especially for someone who died far too young and you didn’t really know. It’s a much more real and heavy topic of grief than the Erins have covered in-depth in the past, and I really enjoyed it. My biggest hope for next book, though, is that Moonpaw is actually able to tell someone about Morningkit so her plot can start progressing. This felt like great buildup, but I do worry it’ll be dragged out.
Starlingpaw, as I said earlier, was a great surprise. A super likable protagonist, Starlingpaw is very naive but also driven, anxious, and guilty in very relatable ways. My only complaint is that his arc felt a little too wrapped up to me at the end of the book, with him making a list of everything he’s going to do better, and deciding to move on from his father’s death. Unless the authors are planning another POV switch next book, I hope they give his grief more time to heal instead of having him just decide to do better and immediately getting over it.
There were a decent amount of side characters who got some actual focus or personality, which was a really nice change. To be clear, four or five cats with some semblance of a personality does not excuse the 50-some per clan who don’t, but it is certainly a step in the right direction. Jayfeather has always been one of the most consistent cats in personality, so it comes as no surprise he continues being sharp and blunt in this book. But I appreciate that he got more focus and we got to see his more caring side. Squirrelstar got a couple good conversations with Tawnypelt, which was nice, and Fidgetflake got more focus than he’s ever had in Starlingpaw’s chapters. But the biggest surprise by far was Branbleclaw, who was not only in-character, but also entertaining and having some sort of emotional turmoil with his fears of the Dark Forest. I really hope the Erins don’t take the cheap way out and kill him before Moonpaw can actually talk with him next book. He can die eventually, I suppose, if he has to. But right now I’m far more interested in both him and Moonpaw as characters than plot drama for the sake of drama.
There aren’t really any antagonists in this book, let alone villains, but I do have one character I want to talk about.
Yup, you guessed it, it’s Tigerheartstar again. Ugh. I complained about him last book, and I’ll do it again here. I cannot believe we are still stuck with the same cat going through the same motions of being obnoxiously stubborn and unreasonable for literally no reason. If it was supposed to be an ‘arc’ the first time, it should have ended then. This cat literally serves as a pseudo-antagonist every arc (against SkyClan in AVoS, against Shadowsight to some degree in TBC, and against RiverClan in ASC), claims to learn his lesson afterward, then immediately regresses back to the same function next arc. He is serving entirely as a plot device, but a very annoying one, which makes his character extremely unlikable. I swear the Erins finished putting Branbleclaw through the same arc over and over again after Squirrelflight’s Hope and just decided they couldn’t live without a character repeating the same irrational logic every other book, so they decided to make Tigerstar the new Brambleclaw and make him the go-to character for overdramatic plot-stalling. I am so sick of it. Moving on.
I guess the Twolegs count as antagonists, but really they function solely as an obstacle for the cats to drive the plot. They also have little to no actual presence in this book, which makes it seem to me that Twolegs aren’t really antagonists in this book- they’re just a way for the authors to block off the Moonpool. That’s okay though; I don’t think we really need another ‘fight Twolegs’ arc just yet (though I do hope if that does come up it means the casts will finally be leaving the lake; that would be amazing).
Overall, this was surprisingly strong, though not without its issues. I’m cautiously optimistic for book three, now. Hopefully it doesn’t disappoint.
SERIES RATINGS:
The Elders’ Quest: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
Hidden Moon: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Chasing Shadows: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
Guiding Light: TBD
False Dawn: TBD
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 5, 2025
Holy crap, this book was insane! 4.5/5 stars, rounded up.
I had extremely low expectations, especially with how Leafstar was treated last book (with her blindness being used as a plot device and then the entire Clan turns on her out of nowhere) but this book redeemed the last one.
I also didn't like Tawnypelt's perspective last book, as I could not care about her relationship with her son or Crowfeather. This book does her justice. I was invested throughout her time in ThunderClan and especially love her relationship with Leafstar and Squirrelstar. I like her gossip session with her sister-in-law Squirrelstar and wish that could've lasted a little longer! It's so refreshing to see leaders still act like normal warriors when they aren't being all professional. Although I liked her coverage this time a bit better, her back-and-forth with "Do I tell this person about my vision? No, I can't betray Tigerstar" was so annoying. Apparently, the Erins have not yet gotten bored with this trope, but I certainly have. Later on, she FINALLY ends up telling the Clans about the vision, much to my relief.
Unrelated, but Tawnypelt saying Brambleclaw exactly quoting what Bluestar had said to Tawnypelt previously meant he actually received a vision from Bluestar was total crap from the writers. Brambleclaw wasn't at the Gathering to hear about Tawnypelt's vision, but there's no way he wouldn't have heard the rest of the Clan gossiping about it later on. Or at least the medicine cats. I get that he was sleeping a lot, but there's no way he wouldn't have known. Seriously?
I had a bit of a grudge against Starlingpaw due to the events of the last book but he was really interesting to read about this time. I love how he continuously blames himself for the death of his father. It's very realistic and also great to analyze. However, his chapters did feel like a slog sometimes, especially near the tail-end of the book. I would genuinely get annoyed when I read a really intriguing chapter about Moonpaw, turned the page, and have to be faced with another dozen pages in the Tribe.
Speaking of the Tribe, their coverage this book was actually pretty good. The life of warriors wasn't really framed to be superior to the one of the Tribe as has been done countless times in the past. I enjoyed seeing the Tribe hunting style where they reflected a shimmery stone, as I don't think that specific way of hunting has ever been shown in the series before. Still, coverage of the Tribe has always been xenophobic at worst and boring at best, and I don't think this book was any different in the second regard. Again, it was a bit of a drag to read through and Tawnypelt and Moonpaw's chapters were much more intruiging.
Moonpaw's relationship with Morningkit is such an interesting balance to explore. Morningkit is just a child and wants to play, but at the same time is dangerous and will get very upset when not taken seriously. She reminds me of The Collector from The Owl House--a child who just so happens to have extreme powers. Nothing of this sort has really been explored in the series besides through Shadowsight, but his case was completely different as Ashfur was an adult. There's a different sort of sinister when it comes to a kid like Morningkit because she doesn't really have any morals or a "line" where she draws. At one point in the book, she literally says, "Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you." Morningkit is perfectly fine with endangering other characters as long as it's not her sister. Very exciting and horrifying.
As for Moonpaw herself, her reaction to Morningkit is very in-character. Seeing her freak out and deny herself sleep as Morningkit becomes more angry was scary. Moonpaw is definitely still my favorite perspective of the series.
I'm still confused about how exactly Morningkit's powers work. I understand her soul is linked to Moonpaw's in some way, but like, where is she? StarClan? No. The Dark Forest? Probably not. Is she a spirit cat, wandering around? Maybe...? It feels like Morningkit only lives in Moonpaw's mind, but then scenes happen such as at the Gathering where Morningkit was actually separated from Moonpaw for a brief moment and I have to reconsider.
She also might have some element of control over the permanently-dead cast, because Snowtuft made an appearance? Wow! Also, Bristlefrost was mentioned in this book. So maybe there's some kind of connection here.
It's also confusing exactly how much control Morningkit has over Moonpaw and the living world. Can she possess Moonpaw while she's sleeping, Bill Cipher style? Can she control Moonpaw sometimes, like when putting Sunkit in the tree? I guess leaving it ambiguous was the writers' intention.
I was not expecting Crowfeather to get killed off this book, especially by eagle no less. I think having a more noble death at home would've been much better for his character. As another person said, I was expecting Brambleclaw to be the one killed this book, but maybe they're saving that for later. I was kind of rooting for his death. Gotta say, I did enjoy his characterization this book. His relevance was a bit out of nowhere though.
If I have to read another book where an entire Clan or Clans switch territories for whatever reason, I might crash out. The Erins have repeated this plotpoint half a dozen times by now! Hopefully Moonpaw finds a Moonroot really quickly in book 3 so we don't have to worry about all this Twoleg Moonpool nonsense.
Finally, I have to acknowledge the elephant in the room. Tigerstar and Dovewing. I never liked Tigerstar or his relationship with Dovewing, but holy crap is he an asshole in this book. Dovewing too, but I have a bit more respect for her because of OOtS. They're both so mean towards their son for no reason. It's giving helicopter homophobic parents who swear they're being supportive and then turn around and do stuff like this. It's crazy because they've both been through the same experience. In fact, even more was at stake when Dovewing switched Clans! It hadn't even been legalized yet, Tigerheart was deputy at the time, and Dovewing was about to give birth to kits. Birchfeather's Clanswap was way more tame than this and they're still not supportive because they just "want him to understand how big of a decision this is?" They've been through that ordeal before and have to have remembered that, at the time, support would've been huge. It feels out of character. I sympathize with Birchfeather so much, even if his mate is insanely mean to Leafstar. But I digress.
Overall, a great book that set up many plotlines for future books to explore. Extremely well written for a modern Warriors book, and I don't think there's been this good of a second book in a Warriors series in a really long time! I had to dock half a point for all the Tigerstar and Dovewing stuff, though. I'm excited to see what's in store for Moonpaw! And the other two protagonists too, I guess.
I had extremely low expectations, especially with how Leafstar was treated last book (with her blindness being used as a plot device and then the entire Clan turns on her out of nowhere) but this book redeemed the last one.
I also didn't like Tawnypelt's perspective last book, as I could not care about her relationship with her son or Crowfeather. This book does her justice. I was invested throughout her time in ThunderClan and especially love her relationship with Leafstar and Squirrelstar. I like her gossip session with her sister-in-law Squirrelstar and wish that could've lasted a little longer! It's so refreshing to see leaders still act like normal warriors when they aren't being all professional. Although I liked her coverage this time a bit better, her back-and-forth with "Do I tell this person about my vision? No, I can't betray Tigerstar" was so annoying. Apparently, the Erins have not yet gotten bored with this trope, but I certainly have. Later on, she FINALLY ends up telling the Clans about the vision, much to my relief.
Unrelated, but Tawnypelt saying Brambleclaw exactly quoting what Bluestar had said to Tawnypelt previously meant he actually received a vision from Bluestar was total crap from the writers. Brambleclaw wasn't at the Gathering to hear about Tawnypelt's vision, but there's no way he wouldn't have heard the rest of the Clan gossiping about it later on. Or at least the medicine cats. I get that he was sleeping a lot, but there's no way he wouldn't have known. Seriously?
I had a bit of a grudge against Starlingpaw due to the events of the last book but he was really interesting to read about this time. I love how he continuously blames himself for the death of his father. It's very realistic and also great to analyze. However, his chapters did feel like a slog sometimes, especially near the tail-end of the book. I would genuinely get annoyed when I read a really intriguing chapter about Moonpaw, turned the page, and have to be faced with another dozen pages in the Tribe.
Speaking of the Tribe, their coverage this book was actually pretty good. The life of warriors wasn't really framed to be superior to the one of the Tribe as has been done countless times in the past. I enjoyed seeing the Tribe hunting style where they reflected a shimmery stone, as I don't think that specific way of hunting has ever been shown in the series before. Still, coverage of the Tribe has always been xenophobic at worst and boring at best, and I don't think this book was any different in the second regard. Again, it was a bit of a drag to read through and Tawnypelt and Moonpaw's chapters were much more intruiging.
Moonpaw's relationship with Morningkit is such an interesting balance to explore. Morningkit is just a child and wants to play, but at the same time is dangerous and will get very upset when not taken seriously. She reminds me of The Collector from The Owl House--a child who just so happens to have extreme powers. Nothing of this sort has really been explored in the series besides through Shadowsight, but his case was completely different as Ashfur was an adult. There's a different sort of sinister when it comes to a kid like Morningkit because she doesn't really have any morals or a "line" where she draws. At one point in the book, she literally says, "Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you." Morningkit is perfectly fine with endangering other characters as long as it's not her sister. Very exciting and horrifying.
As for Moonpaw herself, her reaction to Morningkit is very in-character. Seeing her freak out and deny herself sleep as Morningkit becomes more angry was scary. Moonpaw is definitely still my favorite perspective of the series.
I'm still confused about how exactly Morningkit's powers work. I understand her soul is linked to Moonpaw's in some way, but like, where is she? StarClan? No. The Dark Forest? Probably not. Is she a spirit cat, wandering around? Maybe...? It feels like Morningkit only lives in Moonpaw's mind, but then scenes happen such as at the Gathering where Morningkit was actually separated from Moonpaw for a brief moment and I have to reconsider.
She also might have some element of control over the permanently-dead cast, because Snowtuft made an appearance? Wow! Also, Bristlefrost was mentioned in this book. So maybe there's some kind of connection here.
It's also confusing exactly how much control Morningkit has over Moonpaw and the living world. Can she possess Moonpaw while she's sleeping, Bill Cipher style? Can she control Moonpaw sometimes, like when putting Sunkit in the tree? I guess leaving it ambiguous was the writers' intention.
I was not expecting Crowfeather to get killed off this book, especially by eagle no less. I think having a more noble death at home would've been much better for his character. As another person said, I was expecting Brambleclaw to be the one killed this book, but maybe they're saving that for later. I was kind of rooting for his death. Gotta say, I did enjoy his characterization this book. His relevance was a bit out of nowhere though.
If I have to read another book where an entire Clan or Clans switch territories for whatever reason, I might crash out. The Erins have repeated this plotpoint half a dozen times by now! Hopefully Moonpaw finds a Moonroot really quickly in book 3 so we don't have to worry about all this Twoleg Moonpool nonsense.
Finally, I have to acknowledge the elephant in the room. Tigerstar and Dovewing. I never liked Tigerstar or his relationship with Dovewing, but holy crap is he an asshole in this book. Dovewing too, but I have a bit more respect for her because of OOtS. They're both so mean towards their son for no reason. It's giving helicopter homophobic parents who swear they're being supportive and then turn around and do stuff like this. It's crazy because they've both been through the same experience. In fact, even more was at stake when Dovewing switched Clans! It hadn't even been legalized yet, Tigerheart was deputy at the time, and Dovewing was about to give birth to kits. Birchfeather's Clanswap was way more tame than this and they're still not supportive because they just "want him to understand how big of a decision this is?" They've been through that ordeal before and have to have remembered that, at the time, support would've been huge. It feels out of character. I sympathize with Birchfeather so much, even if his mate is insanely mean to Leafstar. But I digress.
Overall, a great book that set up many plotlines for future books to explore. Extremely well written for a modern Warriors book, and I don't think there's been this good of a second book in a Warriors series in a really long time! I had to dock half a point for all the Tigerstar and Dovewing stuff, though. I'm excited to see what's in store for Moonpaw! And the other two protagonists too, I guess.
December 3, 2025
The next book must come out soon. Or I will stare at this book in longing some more, actually, I’m going to do that anyways. Brambleclaw! And Crowfeather! Noooooooooo! This is a terrific addition to Changing Skies. I suspect this is the last arc.
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December 5, 2025
Listened on 2.75 speed because I had left it until it was due and was racing before it was automatically returned haha.
More of a review to come!
More of a review to come!
December 27, 2025
I really enjoyed this book! The plot was good with Tigerstar not listing to Tawnypelt and all but I hate the cliffhanger!!! How could Erin Hunter leave us like that until March!!!! I really like Tawnypelt and Crowfeather together. The last chapter in Starlingpaw’s perspective is the worst!!!! Is Crowfeather dead? Why???????? 😭 After I finished this book, I was just staring at it like I had just read it wrong and hoping that it wasn’t true. I loved this book!❤️
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January 21, 2026
Crowfeather is probably dead…
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October 21, 2025They’re still making these??
November 9, 2025
So, this is a pretty solid “bridge” book.
There’s not a lot of action—but we get plenty of scene setting. You can see the pieces moving into place for the next big conflict.
What I’m enjoying most about this series so far is its focus on the elder cats, particularly my girl Tawnypelt and my dear old man Brambleclaw. Both are experiencing aging in different ways, with Tawnypelt getting a “second lease” on life while Brambleclaw is grappling with the onset of memory issues.
I think it’s important for young readers to have stories that feature some of the issues that occur as aging sets in. It can be helpful for young readers in understanding what’s going on with their own aging loved ones.
So far, I’m very impressed by these storylines and I’m looking forward to seeing where this journey leads~
There’s not a lot of action—but we get plenty of scene setting. You can see the pieces moving into place for the next big conflict.
What I’m enjoying most about this series so far is its focus on the elder cats, particularly my girl Tawnypelt and my dear old man Brambleclaw. Both are experiencing aging in different ways, with Tawnypelt getting a “second lease” on life while Brambleclaw is grappling with the onset of memory issues.
I think it’s important for young readers to have stories that feature some of the issues that occur as aging sets in. It can be helpful for young readers in understanding what’s going on with their own aging loved ones.
So far, I’m very impressed by these storylines and I’m looking forward to seeing where this journey leads~
December 23, 2025
This was a really strong entry, and would definitely get a 4.5/5 if I could do that on here.
I was iffy about gaining Starlingpaw as a protagonist, as I’d been enjoying Leafstar’s pov, but he ended up becoming quite interesting. His paranoia and obsessive tendencies made him very fun to follow (I do hope that these tendencies stick around in the next books of the arc because it did make him stand out from other protagonists).
Tawnypelt was great as always, she really is a great choice of protagonist. Her fixation on justice gave her constant drive in her chapters.
Moonpaw’s chapters became my favourites by the end of the book. Her tussle with her sister is fun and tense, edged with that recurring ominous tone. And her dynamics with Brambleclaw and Jayfeather are so lovely as well. You can’t help but feel frustrated with how helpless her Clanmates are making her, but it does encourage you to keep tearing through pages to find a resolution.
The side characters were well done in this installment, and much more consistent than in previous arcs. Brambleclaw and Jayfeather were given plenty of screen time that bolstered them, I could have a good idea of Nectarsong’s personality despite her not having much screen time, and she stayed acting like how I’d expect her to (very committed to teaching and her duties without getting too loose). I’ve never been huge on Brambleclaw (he’s never done too much for me) but I LOVED him in this book. I love how much The Broken Code has affected him and I loved the intelligence and kindness that he showed — he finally seemed to be comprising the personality that the Erins had always envisioned for him. Squirrelstar and Tawnypelt were shown to have friendship and understanding of each other; Tawnypelt also seems to be growing to have this same sort of relationship with Leafstar. The side characters were all done so much justice in Hidden Moon.
The plot was mainly setup, considering this is still only the second book in a six book arc. Despite this, I never got bored. The setups for Moonpaw and Tawnypelt were especially good and are establishing really interesting futures for them. I’m so intrigued for how the arc’s plot will stand out. I’d mentioned in my review for The Elders’ Quest how this arc seems like it could work as a soft reset for this series, and Hidden Moon’s talk of elders’ mortality and possibly moving locations seems to be encouraging this.
Between this and the uptick in quality with the last two Super Editions, I’m feeling pretty confident about this arc. If the rest of the arc carries along this momentum, this could truly be one of the best arcs Warriors has ever made.
I was iffy about gaining Starlingpaw as a protagonist, as I’d been enjoying Leafstar’s pov, but he ended up becoming quite interesting. His paranoia and obsessive tendencies made him very fun to follow (I do hope that these tendencies stick around in the next books of the arc because it did make him stand out from other protagonists).
Tawnypelt was great as always, she really is a great choice of protagonist. Her fixation on justice gave her constant drive in her chapters.
Moonpaw’s chapters became my favourites by the end of the book. Her tussle with her sister is fun and tense, edged with that recurring ominous tone. And her dynamics with Brambleclaw and Jayfeather are so lovely as well. You can’t help but feel frustrated with how helpless her Clanmates are making her, but it does encourage you to keep tearing through pages to find a resolution.
The side characters were well done in this installment, and much more consistent than in previous arcs. Brambleclaw and Jayfeather were given plenty of screen time that bolstered them, I could have a good idea of Nectarsong’s personality despite her not having much screen time, and she stayed acting like how I’d expect her to (very committed to teaching and her duties without getting too loose). I’ve never been huge on Brambleclaw (he’s never done too much for me) but I LOVED him in this book. I love how much The Broken Code has affected him and I loved the intelligence and kindness that he showed — he finally seemed to be comprising the personality that the Erins had always envisioned for him. Squirrelstar and Tawnypelt were shown to have friendship and understanding of each other; Tawnypelt also seems to be growing to have this same sort of relationship with Leafstar. The side characters were all done so much justice in Hidden Moon.
The plot was mainly setup, considering this is still only the second book in a six book arc. Despite this, I never got bored. The setups for Moonpaw and Tawnypelt were especially good and are establishing really interesting futures for them. I’m so intrigued for how the arc’s plot will stand out. I’d mentioned in my review for The Elders’ Quest how this arc seems like it could work as a soft reset for this series, and Hidden Moon’s talk of elders’ mortality and possibly moving locations seems to be encouraging this.
Between this and the uptick in quality with the last two Super Editions, I’m feeling pretty confident about this arc. If the rest of the arc carries along this momentum, this could truly be one of the best arcs Warriors has ever made.
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