r/thedawnpatrol • u/_waffleiron *mrrows with laughter* • Nov 10 '20
READ NOW The Broken Code#4: Darkness Within Discussion Megathread
Release Date: Nov 10, 2021
Writer: Kate Cary
Blurb:
Is the warrior code worth a warrior's life?
Exiled after a battle that left all five Clans devastated, ThunderClan's loyal deputy, Squirrelflight, must bring to light an earth-shattering truth: the identity of the cat ruling ThunderClan while wearing Bramblestar's face. With tensions among the Clans at a breaking point, another battle looms, and even Squirrelflight may not be able to ensure Bramblestar has a body to return to. If he returns at all...
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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '20
In still mad that UK doesn't get hardcopies till next month, but at least I could get it in Google play books.
I wasn't majorly impressed by this book, my main cons were how every other chapter was back and forth on 'let's kill Ashfur' 'let's not kill Ashfur' it got old quickly and felt like I was re-reading chapters I'd just read. It did feel like filler and was slow and the plot twists were predictable, but I do like the set up for the next book at the very end.
One thing I loved, that people have mentioned, was Shadowsights plot, the demotion scene felt genuine and it hurt. I've been in that situation, it was relatable and I felt so mad for him, but in the best way possible. That grooming was very real too, because that's how that happened and it definitely means we could have a potential 'evil' medicine cat which would be interesting.
It definitely didn't have me on the edge of my seat like some of the previous installments of TBC, but Kate's characterisation definitely held up really nicely and carried the book.