Darkness Within
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- Author：Erin Hunter
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Reviews
Andrea
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Very slow paced， made it sometimes hard to read。 The plot was going in circles due to this one questions and the ongoing debates on which they couldn’t find a solution to until the very end。Seemed like 300-ish pages of arguing about the same topic。
Eveline Schelle
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This book leaves off such a cliffhanger that I have to read the next one， not only is the writing format great， but the book as a whole， all the emotional sides of characters， love， power and just the Darkness Within。😁
Fallyn Blakely
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It moved along really slow and was pretty repetitive。 The ending was kind of expected but I can't wait to see what happens in the next book！ It moved along really slow and was pretty repetitive。 The ending was kind of expected but I can't wait to see what happens in the next book！ 。。。more
Jen
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Maybe 2。5 starsThere were some moments in this that I thought were a little dumb and this one really made me question if I'm even going to read any more Warriors books after this series。 I do plan to read the next two books。 I feel like I've come too far to bow out now， but afterward， once I'm officially caught up on all the modern warriors books （I haven't read Dawn of the Clans， nor do I plan to）， I don't know if I'll continue， especially since I'll have to wait for each and every release。 I w Maybe 2。5 starsThere were some moments in this that I thought were a little dumb and this one really made me question if I'm even going to read any more Warriors books after this series。 I do plan to read the next two books。 I feel like I've come too far to bow out now， but afterward， once I'm officially caught up on all the modern warriors books （I haven't read Dawn of the Clans， nor do I plan to）， I don't know if I'll continue， especially since I'll have to wait for each and every release。 I was a little annoyed with how Shadowsight was treated in this book by his clanmates。 I mean， I get that he is getting blamed for "killing" Bramblestar， but it felt kind of like no one could think of a better arc for him in this book， especially since he doesn't really do anything aside from brood about this clan not trusting him。 I do think （view spoiler）[Ashfur taking Squirrelflight into the moonpool was interesting （hide spoiler）] and am curious to see how that plays out。 It was also interesting to see （view spoiler）[Ashfur show Shadowsight that he has the spirits of other cats trapped in his body somehow （hide spoiler）]， but other than those couple of things， there wasn't a whole lot to this book in general， let alone things that I enjoyed。This book was bad， per se， but it's certainly near the bottom of the list of best to worst warriors books for me。 。。。more
Dragons*4 Ever
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🐾🐱👤🐈❄Darkness within（～￣▽￣）～Review for all the books will be on book 5 the place of no stars
Anna
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This book is great as it starts becoming more and more exciting after book 3。
Achillies Wiggins
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I liked the ending but like this series has me 🙄
Sydney
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Very interesting
Linda
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ThunderClan now knows the identity of the intruder who has taken over Bramblestar's body。 The question now is， what do they do with him？ Many cats want to kill the usurper， but if they do， what happens to the real Bramblestar's spirit？ ThunderClan now knows the identity of the intruder who has taken over Bramblestar's body。 The question now is， what do they do with him？ Many cats want to kill the usurper， but if they do， what happens to the real Bramblestar's spirit？ 。。。more
Lizzie
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ASHFUR I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE YOU SINCE BOOK 2 OF THIS ARC I AM SO VINDICATED。Seriously though， this book was AMAZING， and normally i would write a longer review but i just don't need to？ I loved everything about this。 No further comment。Also， Warriors has gone like super gothic？ Anyway I'm here for it。So so glad Warriors is back to it's former glory！！！Now please enjoy a selection of my disjointed thoughts on this masterpiece。 （view spoiler）[AH HA I WAS RIGHT IT WAS HIM I KNEW IT。What the heck M ASHFUR I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE YOU SINCE BOOK 2 OF THIS ARC I AM SO VINDICATED。Seriously though， this book was AMAZING， and normally i would write a longer review but i just don't need to？ I loved everything about this。 No further comment。Also， Warriors has gone like super gothic？ Anyway I'm here for it。So so glad Warriors is back to it's former glory！！！Now please enjoy a selection of my disjointed thoughts on this masterpiece。 （view spoiler）[AH HA I WAS RIGHT IT WAS HIM I KNEW IT。What the heck Mistystar？？？NOBODY IS MAKING SOUND LIFE DESCISIONS。Mothwing omg stop being so grumpy Shadowsight is doing his best！What the frick Shadowsight？？？ you usually have a brain。 DON'T TRUST THE EVIL SPIRIT。Ok so Alderheart and Jayfeather are the only ones with brains。 Good to know。Well， i suppose Bristlefrost and Rootspring are making sound life descisions？Scratch that。 Oh Bristlefrost。 "I can totally hang out with Rootspring （whom i have a massive crush on） during this quest and NOT fall madly in love with him！" About seventy odd warriors books will prove you wrong on that front。Oh， yep。 You have fallen madly in love with him。 Make that seventy-one books。OMG LIONBLAZE YOU NINCOMPOOP WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR BRAIN。 YOU ARE THE FRICKING DEPUTY。 MAKE SOUND LIFE DESCISIONS。WHAT。 THE。 HECK。 IS。 HAPPENING。So I guess the clans are haunted now。 Ok。Oh this will not end well。I don't even know what to think about this。Did we ever find out what the heck that prophecy was that Firestar was talking about in Squirrelflight's Hope was？？？OMG SQUIRRELFLIGHT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSo i suppose the moonpool is a portal now。 Oh dear。WHAT。 NO。 COME ON DON'T LET THAT BE THE END A CLAN LEADER JUST GOT FRICKING DRAGGED TO THE UNDERWORLD BY HER CRAZY EX THERE HAS TO BE MORE。How long until next April？？？（hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Jessica
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This book is really good。 I must say， this series in the Warriors is definitely different from the others。 This book kept me really entertained and kept my heart pounding。 I recommend it for all adventure seekers and thrill lovers。
Jessica Fan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 2。5/5I was going to give it two stars and was almost sure that I was going to quit reading the series。。。but the ending sort of save it？So many complicated feelings toward this book。 I think the topic and issue in The Broken Code is really promising and well-illustrated， but sometimes I felt like the characters were acting stupid （out of character） just to emphasize the point in this story。 I was like， yeah yeah I GOT IT， you don't have to keep reminding me of it by making the characters I love d 2。5/5I was going to give it two stars and was almost sure that I was going to quit reading the series。。。but the ending sort of save it？So many complicated feelings toward this book。 I think the topic and issue in The Broken Code is really promising and well-illustrated， but sometimes I felt like the characters were acting stupid （out of character） just to emphasize the point in this story。 I was like， yeah yeah I GOT IT， you don't have to keep reminding me of it by making the characters I love do stupid things。As much as I love the three main characters in The Broken Code， I suffered a lot reading Shadowsight's viewpoint。 It simply hurt so much watching him trying to do the right thing but being blamed for it。And Mothwing。 Seriously？ I didn't recall you being this harsh and unforgiving。 What the heck happened to you？ And Puddleshine， I THOUGHT I could trust you to be wise and supportive。 Guess I was wrong all along。I was relieved to see Tigerstar being a good leader still （we seriously need some cats with their wits in this book）。 However， while he was mainly making the right decision as a leader， his command put Shadowsight in an awkward position。 I know that in real life， people don't usually get praises for doing their job， but Shadowsight is just a cute little medicine cat， how could you hurt him like this？Shadowsight aside， I really enjoyed reading Rootspring's and Bristlefrost's chapters， especially Rootspring's。He has grown into a great cat。 I am soooooo proud of him。 He is wise， reasonable， reliable， responsible， strong， determined， and open-minded。 Tree must be so proud that his son has become such a great cat。And I like the trip they had！ It took me back to the time when their used to be a lot of travelling and adventures in the story。 I miss those times。The Sister are also very interesting。 Though I kind of find their ability too convenient， but since this is a middle-grade book， I will let it go。 I guess the main reasons why I can't love this book are as follows:1） I love Shadowsight too much。2） Some plots were still kind of dragging。 A lot of words and worries， but nothing really happened or changed。3） Cats I used to know not acting like themselves in this book for the sake of making a point clear or stirring up conflicts。4） I wish the Clans could all be more rational and reasonable。 It's wishful thinking I know， but they really needn't be so stubborn and jumping to conclusion like they have no brain。 I could hardly see trust between clanmates and it hurt。 I almost want to flee from the Clans just to be free。I would probably continue reading the next book。。。but regarding the ending in this one， I am very sure things wouldn't get any better in the next one， so。。。。。。。 Let's all go to hell together。 。。。more
willow ☽
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okay， this took me FOREVER to get through because i listen to it through an audio book and i keep listening to podcasts ahaha。 anyways， i wasn’t a hugeee fan of this book。 although i actually do enjoy this arc because it is something new and exciting， it is getting sooo repetitive。 but hey， given the targeted age range for the book， it is great。 but i think i might DIE if there is another star-crossed lovers from different clans pair ugh
Jay Raffo
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When I first began The Broken Code series， I felt like it was trying and failing to come up with something original for Warriors。 But the books have gotten better and better， and Darkness Within is the best of the series （although not as good as prior Warriors books）。The story centered around an ethical problem: Is it okay to kill a defensless cat for their evil deeds？ What if killing them might also kill a good cat？ What if killing them might save hundreds of good cats？ What if you don't know？T When I first began The Broken Code series， I felt like it was trying and failing to come up with something original for Warriors。 But the books have gotten better and better， and Darkness Within is the best of the series （although not as good as prior Warriors books）。The story centered around an ethical problem: Is it okay to kill a defensless cat for their evil deeds？ What if killing them might also kill a good cat？ What if killing them might save hundreds of good cats？ What if you don't know？The Sisters also returned in Darkness Within， which was nice。 ThunderClan was finally the struggling clan， torn apart by the loss of Bramblestar and their conflicting views on Squirrelflight's leadership。 The impostor's identity was revealed （and it was who I thought it was）， and he was a great villain。I like what they did with Shadowsight and his dilemma， but I think it's unrealistic。 Like， I don't think anyone actually blamed him for his visions。 At least， I didn't （and still don't）。 The ending was very dramatic。 I'm looking forward to the next book！ 。。。more
Rachael Witt
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As a long time reader of this series， I am seriously impressed that the collective Erin Hunters can keep this series going。 Engaging and great！
GRAYCLAW156
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i loved it。 I must get place of no stars
JuJo
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Another riveting warrior book
Alyssa
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 My one thought through the back half of this book is why didn't Shadowsight attempt to enter the Dark Forest again。 I mean I know he poisoned himself to get there， but that was the last contact any cat had with the real Bramblestar。 Wouldn't it be worth trying one more time to find out if Bramblestar got trapped again or wasn't able to make it out after Shadowsight found him the first time？ My one thought through the back half of this book is why didn't Shadowsight attempt to enter the Dark Forest again。 I mean I know he poisoned himself to get there， but that was the last contact any cat had with the real Bramblestar。 Wouldn't it be worth trying one more time to find out if Bramblestar got trapped again or wasn't able to make it out after Shadowsight found him the first time？ 。。。more
Emma
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It’s really good and suspenseful
Kaitlynn
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I read this book earlier in the year。 I am not enjoying the newer Warriors books as much as I love the old ones。 The covers are really pretty， but the cats just get repetitive。 They have lost StarClan and I wouldn't be surprised if some cats just left and never returned。 I am going to continue on with the series because there are still some cats I care about。 I have high hops for the next one because it has a beautiful cover。 I read this book earlier in the year。 I am not enjoying the newer Warriors books as much as I love the old ones。 The covers are really pretty， but the cats just get repetitive。 They have lost StarClan and I wouldn't be surprised if some cats just left and never returned。 I am going to continue on with the series because there are still some cats I care about。 I have high hops for the next one because it has a beautiful cover。 。。。more
Marisa Rose
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Although I enjoyed this book （for the most part）， it lost a star because of the unnecessary focus on romance。 I don’t care for romance in the Warriors series at all， and I really liked Bristlefrost and Rootspring’s relationship before they became convinced they’re in love with each other。 Still， even though they were overwhelmingly sappy， I like the direction they’re heading in more than other forbidden couples—they seem to be mutually heading toward a place of acceptance that they can’t be toge Although I enjoyed this book （for the most part）， it lost a star because of the unnecessary focus on romance。 I don’t care for romance in the Warriors series at all， and I really liked Bristlefrost and Rootspring’s relationship before they became convinced they’re in love with each other。 Still， even though they were overwhelmingly sappy， I like the direction they’re heading in more than other forbidden couples—they seem to be mutually heading toward a place of acceptance that they can’t be together， making it clear that they’re mature enough to realize where their hearts really are （their Clans）， and I appreciate that character development。I felt TERRIBLE for Shadowsight through this entire book。 And oh god， Mothwing—I’m so sorry honey， you didn’t deserve to have the Erins treat you like that。 I cannot believe they thought it would be within reason for her to act so skeptical and outright rude of Shadowsight all the time。 Mothwing would NEVER do that， even if she was upset she couldn’t go back to RiverClan。 I can excuse Puddleshine， because he’s much younger and I’d expect him to defer to an older medicine cat， but Mothwing has literally no excuse。 I understand why it was done （for plot reasons）， but it still made me sad。 Though， I appreciated the fact it made Shadowsight more susceptible to being manipulated by Ashfur， which played into the ending quite a bit。I wasn’t super impressed by the leaders jumping the gun through the entire book trying to kill Ashfur。 Did they forget Shadowsight literally saw Bramblestar in the Dark Forest？ How come this was brushed aside？ There’s a ton of characters still alive who trained in the Dark Forest—why aren’t they saying shit about how it works？ And why didn’t Shadowsight try again to appear in the Dark Forest to find Bramblestar again？ This just seemed like a very obvious plot point that was overlooked， maybe because the Erins really needed the Clans to be ready to kill Ashfur， but still。 It annoyed me。I am still loving the pacing in these books， and that ending！！ Holy moly。 Cant wait to get my hands on the next book！ And after over a year of reading this series， I will finally be caught up！ 。。。more
Leona Jasmin
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This has been my least favourite book of the Broken Code thus far， but it wasn't terrible。 There were just quite a few good things and quite a few bad。 The drama at the end was good， but everything up until then was a little slow。 The relationship in this book felt forced， I didn't like how （view spoiler）[Bristlefrost treated Spotfur's pregnancy （hide spoiler）] and Shadowsight's chapters in this one were a little duller than usual （although I still really enjoy his relatable personality）。 Meanwh This has been my least favourite book of the Broken Code thus far， but it wasn't terrible。 There were just quite a few good things and quite a few bad。 The drama at the end was good， but everything up until then was a little slow。 The relationship in this book felt forced， I didn't like how （view spoiler）[Bristlefrost treated Spotfur's pregnancy （hide spoiler）] and Shadowsight's chapters in this one were a little duller than usual （although I still really enjoy his relatable personality）。 Meanwhile， the villain has to be one of my favourites in Warriors for a while and the travelling in this book was one of the best the Erin's have done since most people in the fandom seem to dislike travelling books。 I really like how this arc is bringing together a lot of the protagonists from older arcs; it's giving me vibes that this could be the final arc of the Warriors main series？ Probably not though， since this series keeps going and going。Why have so many characters suddenly become mean though？ 。。。more
Emily
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Likes:Root & Bristle’s cute romance Cloverfoot is a GREAT deputyDark forest is back！！ WooHoo！Crowfeather is so sassy 😂 Shadowclan perspective is a blessing Dislikes:Bristlefrost in generalAll the weird new namesCats leaving Thunderclan- this made no sense to me， especially ThornclawBerrynose’s death was so anticlimactic！ After hating him for 3 full series’s he just died randomly and it’s never discussedThe rebellion felt like it had a lot of unused potential which was a bit disappointing Mothwin Likes:Root & Bristle’s cute romance Cloverfoot is a GREAT deputyDark forest is back！！ WooHoo！Crowfeather is so sassy 😂 Shadowclan perspective is a blessing Dislikes:Bristlefrost in generalAll the weird new namesCats leaving Thunderclan- this made no sense to me， especially ThornclawBerrynose’s death was so anticlimactic！ After hating him for 3 full series’s he just died randomly and it’s never discussedThe rebellion felt like it had a lot of unused potential which was a bit disappointing Mothwing’s character development did not land with me Lionblaze seems unnecessarily violent throughout this seriesI miss Blackstar’s ShadowclanAlso I have mixed feelings about Spotfur。 Her single mom storyline will be interesting to see play out， and I loved her relationship with the sisters。 However， I thought her potential was somewhat wasted and she just felt like a side character。 I hope she’s treated better and gets some good character development in the next two books。Review continued under Place of No Stars 。。。more
Alyce
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5/5。This book is one of the best the Erins have written yet， with the Broken Code matching up to my other favorite Warrior Arc， Dawn of the Clans。 The Erins keep you at the edge of your seat， making the reader constantly question their definition of the Warrior Code and grimacing with the division of the Clans over the imposter。 （view spoiler）[ What I liked most about this book is the complexities between Bristlefrost and Rootspring's relationship， as well as Shadowsight's struggle to find his o 5/5。This book is one of the best the Erins have written yet， with the Broken Code matching up to my other favorite Warrior Arc， Dawn of the Clans。 The Erins keep you at the edge of your seat， making the reader constantly question their definition of the Warrior Code and grimacing with the division of the Clans over the imposter。 （view spoiler）[ What I liked most about this book is the complexities between Bristlefrost and Rootspring's relationship， as well as Shadowsight's struggle to find his own place in ShadowClan。 Ashfur's sassy but demeaning attitude also was done so well， making me chuckle at times and chilling me to the bone with how confident he was in his own power。 （hide spoiler）] I definitely recommend checking this arc out even if you didn't like the previous arcs， as its dark tone and complex themes are what makes it so captivating。 。。。more
Cheri Schaefer
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My favorite combination -- cats and the paranormal！This was such a great story line！ Sure kept meup way past my bedtime。 I know the Warriorsseries is meant for the younger generation， butever since I read the very first book I've beentotally addicted to it。 And I'm almost 70 yearsold。 It's a PHENOMENAL series！！！ My favorite combination -- cats and the paranormal！This was such a great story line！ Sure kept meup way past my bedtime。 I know the Warriorsseries is meant for the younger generation， butever since I read the very first book I've beentotally addicted to it。 And I'm almost 70 yearsold。 It's a PHENOMENAL series！！！ 。。。more
Taco
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ah yes， Darkness Within。 A。K。A the Shadowsight Emotional Abuse Book or the Squirrelflight's Stupidity Book。My boy Shadowsight didn't deserve to be isolated and stripped of everything just because Mothwing sat her fat ass in ShadowClan camp。 Also， while I'm shocked to find out that Bramblestar is still technically in his own body， it is true that he isn't more important than all five Clans。 Squirrelflight was idiotic for caring more about her mate's body than her own Clan suffering， which would a Ah yes， Darkness Within。 A。K。A the Shadowsight Emotional Abuse Book or the Squirrelflight's Stupidity Book。My boy Shadowsight didn't deserve to be isolated and stripped of everything just because Mothwing sat her fat ass in ShadowClan camp。 Also， while I'm shocked to find out that Bramblestar is still technically in his own body， it is true that he isn't more important than all five Clans。 Squirrelflight was idiotic for caring more about her mate's body than her own Clan suffering， which would arguably make her worse than any code-breaker before her。 She deserved to be literally dragged to hell by Ashfur， if only to learn just what price she'll pay for trying to choose her own mate over ThunderClan。I love Rootspring and Bristlefrost dearly， but in the next book， they better either find new mates or have Bristlefrost be expecting his kits。 The angsty will-they-won't-they is starting to get a little repetitive。 。。。more
Laura Hill
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It's all kicking off。 It's all kicking off。 。。。more
Cara10
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It's a great book and there is lots of twists in it。 I would definitely recommend this book（ in a good way！）👌😜 It's a great book and there is lots of twists in it。 I would definitely recommend this book（ in a good way！）👌😜 。。。more
Junlarue
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The ending gave me phantom of the opera vibes
Vayla
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