But I was happy to see my original favorite warrior cat (Graystripe) get an entire adventure dedicated to him! I believe I read this story back in middle school, but I forgot most of the details.Ī couple of things bothered me about the plot, which struck me as inconsistent with the rest of the series. I'm not the biggest fan of the character designs, mostly because the cats look too human at times (due to their eyes, face shape, and hair), and their poses often look stiff and generic, in my opinion. This made it easier to appreciate the art and understand what was happening in every panel. I borrowed a digital copy of these books from my library, and I enjoyed reading them in this format, because every page was fully colored. Lovely book and an engaging and satisfying story. Barry's artwork is excellent, and the vivid use of color brings the story to life in ways that weren't possible in the black-and-white manga version. This is an excellent heroic journey with character who experience many stumbles, but find a way to follow their quest to its end. This conflict takes center stage as he is forced to decide whether he can possibly compromise his beliefs that all contact with anything to do with humans must be avoided. The real strength of the story is Graystripe's internal conflict as he battles his doubts and fears that his time living with humans has somehow altered him so much that he may not be able to regain his warrior nature. There are plenty of encounters and dangers along the way, and the romantic elements between Millie and Graystripe are handled with only the occasional slip too deep into romantic trope territory. Originally published as three b/w manga volumes, this full-color collection tells the complete story of Graystripe's capture by the "twolegs", his life as a "kittypet", and his romance with Millie, who makes the decision to join in his attempt to escape back to his beloved Thunderclan.Įrin Hunter's world of feral cats is fun, and it has a an interesting level of depth, especially around the mythology the cats have developed, and those mythological elements play an important role in this epic journey.
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