Sunrise

Yes, as you all know, Sunrise hit shelves on the 21st, and I picked it up the next day, and MAN what a book.

Now, before I begin, let me just say that if you haven't read this book, or you are behind in the series, DO NOT CONTINUE READING THIS POST. This post contains MAJOR spoilers, and well, will just ruin the experience for you. If you have read the book, or you don't care, then read on, mah friend!

First of all, the cover looks awesome. I love that picture of Hollyleaf on the front, so... fluffy! And that cool orange color... gasp. Then when you remove the jacket, there's a cool maroon color cover. Neat. Anway, the book itself is written by Cherith, so you just know its going to be one of those books that has you screaming/crying/gaping in awe/gaping in shock, etc. Also, as the wrapup of an entire series, wow... Towards the end, it really began to feel like a spinning kick; things happening so fast it was hard to keep up. I had to put the book down and take a a breather a few times. So, lets go over the list of gasps in the book, shall we?

1. Jayfeather discovers who his mother is. Even though we all knew it was coming, it was still a breathtaking confrontation with Leafpool. 

3. Hollyleaf is Ashfur's muderer! WOW. In awe-inspiring bit with Leafpool, the truth comes out.

2. Jayfeather reads Leafpool's thoughts to find out who their father is. Even more interesting, he doesn't believe them!

3. Hollyleaf reveals all at the Gathering(Save for the prophecy, and her murdering secret), forcing Crowfeather to accept the fact that he has three other children!

4. Hollyleaf forces Leafpool to eat deathberries because she knows about Ashfur's death. Leafpool says, "Which do you think would be easier for me? To go on living, or to die?" and leaves ThunderClan.

5. Hollyleaf... dies. In a tunnel collapse following a mad dash through the forest, she reveals her secret to Jay & Lion, and then she dies.

6. Whitewing & Birchfall's kit is now the new third(i.e. TFA) in the prophecy. It lives on!

And there you go. What I think is funny was I was sitting in my room doing homework, right after I had bought the book, and my brother walks in and we start talking about the book. He said, "Who doya think will be the murderer?" 

And I said, "I don't know... Hollyleaf?" And he laughed, and we decided that it would be someone totally out of the blue, but I couldn't be Hollyleaf, because we had already seen her perspective in the book. Guess not, huh?

I still think that Lionblaze is actually Squirrelflight's kit, but maybe that theory is dead... I don't know. Also, we spent all this time going on about what Holly's power was, and she didn't have one! It was a spectacular book, so be expecting a book review on it soon.

Until next time,

Ember

OUTCAST!!!!

Hey 'yall i just got outcast and am more than halfway through! It is an amazing book, so expect a book review soon
See ya-Storm

VIcky Newsletter... and a new release date!?!?!? Read on!

The day before yesterday, Vicky released a new email newsletter(Authortracker) concerning her spring tour and the release date of Sunrise! If seems to me that the date has changed, but I may be wrong about that.

I was under the assumption that it was in May, I believe the 12th, but now it's the 21st of this month. If it hasn't changed, you can point fingers at me... ;)

The spring tour will be starting soon, so if you live in NY, NJ, IL, CO, OR, TX, FL, VA, and DC, you can see Vicky! If anyone goes to see her, please please please email me at ekaj.texas@gmail.com, and tell me all about it! She went on to talk about the Seekers books, which I have no interest in AT ALL, but if you want to read those for yourself, you can check it out at warriorcats.com! 

In other, site-related news, we are working on the podcast! I have bought some recording equipment and software, and Storm is going to download Skype soon, and then all I need is hosting, and BAM. You've got Episode 1 of StarClan Speaks! If you know a good cheap/free hosting service, let me know.

Until next time,

Ember

Roleplay

The new roleplay is almost finished, I'm almost done transferring the chars over and I'm working on the layout a bit. Now is the time to join! Choice spots for NightClan are open, so join up! I'd like to thank Earthfire, who was the first to join. I know this is a short post, but I've been busy, and will post more soon. 

Until next time,

Ember

I'M BAAACCKK!!!!(new discovery)

Hey guys! Miss me? From the title, you can see that I found something out! There is a Warriors game coming out soon! It is called "Secrets of StarClan". It will have a real-time battle system and a plot that revolves around the first series. It will be available for PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, and the Wii. Save Your Money!

Mmmm... I love the smell of Warriors in the morning

It has been released today that Target will be making Warriors-themed coffee mugs, and will be selling them in stores April 20th, as a promotional items for the upcoming Sunrise book. These mugs will be featuring main characters from the series, such as Firestar, Graystripe, Jayfeather, Bluestar, Lionblaze, Hollyleaf, and Leafpool. The images will be originals from Wayne McLoughin. I, for one, think it is kind of weird that they would be doing coffee mugs and not stuffed animals or something. But, I will be keeping my eye out for these mugs!

Until next time,

Ember