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A review by aotora
Hawkwing's Journey by Erin Hunter
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I liked this book, but it still wasn't as good as Tallstar's revenge in my opinion.
I loved Hawkwing as a protagonist and I so wish that he becomes a leader one day, because he deserves it. The journey part was okay though it did get a little bit repetitive here and there.
My main problem with this book is that it has so many death - and not just greencaugh or whitecaugh deaths- it has pretty violent deaths too. And most of the cats seem to just skim over them - maybe remember them once or twice but the dead are barely even mentioned. Duskpaw is the only one that gets anything really, because the book starts with his death and it affecting Hawkwing and Sharpclaw and their relationship. Then Billystorm dies and Leafstar is sad for a while and mentioning his name is a sore spot, but then he is never mentioned again for the rest of the book - aside from Hawkwing thinking about his death once - which is a shame because he was such an important character in Skyclan's destiny. Then Bouncefire dies a pretty violent way and nobody is even remotely upset or mentions him again aside from Hawkwing being horrified when he sees him die and that's that. Same with Patchfoot- another bellowed old character- same with any Sharpclaw, he dies in a battle, Hawkwing and Cherrytail are a bit upset but then he is never mentioned again - it's like these deaths are here just to show that Starclan is testing the clan cats and just because of a shock value and so that not all of them make it to the new camp. They don't seem to have any meaning whatsoever aside from Duskpaw.
I also hated that Hawkwing never made up with his father before he died- they have this extremely rocky and shaky relationship throughout the beginning of the book but it never gets resolved because Sharpclaw dies and the ending is just …. lacking. I wish that the book ended with them finally reaching their new home.
I did love Darktail as a villain though- he wasn't just evil - I loved that we are led to believe that he is a good character for so long, it made the revelation that he is the bad guy so satisfying, and I loved the relationship between Pebbleshine and Hawkwing so much, and I loved how great of a foster father he was to Plumwillow's kits. He is a good character and I can't wait to see more of him. And I still hope that he gets to become a leader one day, because he'd be a great one.
I loved Hawkwing as a protagonist and I so wish that he becomes a leader one day, because he deserves it. The journey part was okay though it did get a little bit repetitive here and there.
My main problem with this book is that it has so many death - and not just greencaugh or whitecaugh deaths- it has pretty violent deaths too. And most of the cats seem to just skim over them - maybe remember them once or twice but the dead are barely even mentioned. Duskpaw is the only one that gets anything really, because the book starts with his death and it affecting Hawkwing and Sharpclaw and their relationship. Then Billystorm dies and Leafstar is sad for a while and mentioning his name is a sore spot, but then he is never mentioned again for the rest of the book - aside from Hawkwing thinking about his death once - which is a shame because he was such an important character in Skyclan's destiny. Then Bouncefire dies a pretty violent way and nobody is even remotely upset or mentions him again aside from Hawkwing being horrified when he sees him die and that's that. Same with Patchfoot- another bellowed old character- same with any Sharpclaw, he dies in a battle, Hawkwing and Cherrytail are a bit upset but then he is never mentioned again - it's like these deaths are here just to show that Starclan is testing the clan cats and just because of a shock value and so that not all of them make it to the new camp. They don't seem to have any meaning whatsoever aside from Duskpaw.
I also hated that Hawkwing never made up with his father before he died- they have this extremely rocky and shaky relationship throughout the beginning of the book but it never gets resolved because Sharpclaw dies and the ending is just …. lacking. I wish that the book ended with them finally reaching their new home.
I did love Darktail as a villain though- he wasn't just evil - I loved that we are led to believe that he is a good character for so long, it made the revelation that he is the bad guy so satisfying, and I loved the relationship between Pebbleshine and Hawkwing so much, and I loved how great of a foster father he was to Plumwillow's kits. He is a good character and I can't wait to see more of him. And I still hope that he gets to become a leader one day, because he'd be a great one.