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Ivypool's Heart

Ivypool's Heart is one of the stranger Super Editions. It takes place concurrent to A Starless Clan which means it's, unfortunately, a traveling book. The pacing is so slow, and the actual plot beats ranges from incredibly boring to head scratching. Fading from the afterlife is reintroduced, and utilized to explain a mysterious missing clan connected to wildcats that everyone just conveniently forgot about. The rules governing remembrance and fading are convoluted at best. I am not enthused about a view retconned clan, but I'm willing to see where it goes.

Good character interactions kept me from losing my focus entirely. Ivypool’s grief over losing Bristlefrost is really well developed, and leads to a lot of great moments between her, Dovewing, Rootspring, and even Icewing. I like that she has a healthy relationship with her mate, Fernsong, and cats she cares about. There also cute moments between the cast as they proceed through their quest, and there is a surprising amount of continiuty. That said, like almost all Warriors books, the character dynamics never went as deep as I hoped.