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Sometimes the time jumps can be confusing, but I really like the writing style. Short, fast paced sentences. Lots of characterization in only a few words.

God give me the strength to pursue people romantically. It seems so easy for Daphne because she receives a piece of paper whether she knows the guy or not, and it encourages her to go through with it. Does she ever decide not to? Where are these notes coming from, anyway?

I just love how this is written. Long, descriptive sentences go on and on with wonder when Colin sees the garden for the first time. Leading up to that, the path is slow and suspenseful as Mary describes every step along their path.

Mary put Colin in his place by having an equal tantrum, and he spoke of his worries for the first time in his life and he found out that it is probably all in his head. If you bottle up your problems, they will fight to get out. Speaking from experience, believing that there is something wrong with your body is incredibly stressful. I suspected that he was secretly fine, and it's satisfying to see the truth come out.

I love how the robin has a personality. Also we are finally going to meet Dickon yeassss. It is so fun to see Mary enjoying life.

Ahhh she got into the secret garden!!! And now I have to get up unfortunately. I love how this story is told like a magical fairytale. Now that Mary's come out of her shell and started liking things, the world is so full of wonder! This is how I want my writing to sound in Metamorphose, but in a more modern way. I knew this book would inspire me.

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I almost don't want to stop reading it. I haven't read any in a while because of vacation & doing other things, but it's getting really interesting! I'm very intrigued by the mystery of the locked garden and the sound of a child crying.

Tigerstar's sudden death by Scourge had me SPEECHLESS. Like no way is he going to actually lose all 9 lives at once...he's too important to die like that...and then he was dead. This ending is going to be CRAZY

The imagery of Firestar seeing himself as a lion is SO COOL. I've always admired the painting on the cover. Big things are happening.

Goodbye Darkstripe!!! I'm very curious what he (and Blackfoot and Tigerstar) is planning. I also think it's interesting how he got more evil while Longtail (who fought Firestar when he had just became Firepaw, resulting in his collar being ripped off) has become more honorable.

It's getting good! I was starting to wonder if the pace of this one was slower or if I was just tired, but since Darkstripe possibly fed Sorrelkit deathberries, things are happening! I like how Firestar handled his choice of a deputy and Thornclaw and Brightheart's naming ceremonies.

Lovely imagery during Firestar's visit to the Moonstone. His dream was so cool. I'm excited for that prophecy to build up even though it will probably involve a lot of death

Two weeks ago, I found a first edition paperback of this at an antique store for $2.50! I've never heard of this series before, but I bought it because the illustration on the cover inspired me and it seems cool.

- "said" is overused
- when a lot of characters are talking at once, it can get a little confusing
- dark forces & telepathy/possession (?!) are very compelling. I want to know about the greenwitch!!

It was already so obvious that the dog and the pack were the same thing - a pack of dogs. I was surprised to see that Tigerstar is feeding them, though. Also it's so sad that Lostface has to be reminded of her injuries every time she talks to anyone. Like it wasn't bad enough already.

My only issue with this book: at first I thought the dogs in the prologue were really different and cool (and I still think it's really interesting to have an unusual threat), but now I kind of wish we didn't know about it in advance. It's SO obvious that "I smell a dog" and "pack, pack! kill, kill!" means there is more than one dog! How do they not know what this looming darkness/creature is? It's more than one dog!

There's never a dull moment. I just want to keep reading! There's been so much suspense with Fireheart preventing the battle with WindClan, them trying to figure out what's going on with the dog, and Bluestar's downfall. More and more cats are finding out how bad she's gotten. It's written so well that, even though her personality has changed completely, it doesn't feel out of character. She has dementia.