User:Hollydapple

Hello, I'm user Hollydapple. I chose the part of my name -dapple after reading Leafdapple's name in Firestar's Quest, and "Holly" just because I think holly is pretty (well, so is rowan, but Rowandapple doesn't sound as nice as Hollydapple). I chose to become a medicine cat because I'm not a very good hunter, and Foxpelt (aka kittypet name Jack) kept making fun of me because of my tiny mice and his huge blackbirds. I don't like fighting, either, and I like the quiet life of a medicine cat. I'm not interested in love that much, which helps me as a medicine cat, though I am curious as to why medicine cats aren't allowed to have mates and kits. It must have something to do with the meeting StarClan thing. Anyway, aside from not being a good huntor or fighter, I have an excellent memory, so I can remember any herb. I have a blue-gray pelt with white paws, chest, and a silver-tinged muzzle.

RowanClan
RowanClan is my home clan. Mochastar (I know it sounds kittypet-ish) founded RowanClan and got us--Jack, Lucy, Albert, Miri, and myself--to join. We found a nice camp in the woods with a medicine cat's den, two burrows for the apprentices and warriors, a boulder that Mochastar stands on to call Clan meetings, and a nursery in another cave like mine. Let me tell you about my Clan. We currently have four apprentices, Creampaw, Rowanpaw, Badgerpaw, and Coalpaw. The whole Clan works together to train the apprentices. Silverfur and Foxpelt teach hunting. Cloudystripe and Grayfur teach fighting. My job is to teach the apprentices' basic herbal remedies, such as dock leaves for sore pawpads, and especially poisons. We found Badgerpaw, then Badger, a lost kit with his sister, Rowanpaw, then Rowan, about to eat deadly nightshade. It scared Mochastar so much she had all of us learn the basic poisons and herbal remedies. Rowanpaw and Creampaw will teach fighting when they're older. Coalpaw and Badgerpaw will teach hunting. If there are any developments in this Clan, I'll post them!

Mochastar
Mochastar is a black she-cat with green eyes with brown highlights that light up in the sun. Mochastar taught us about the Warrior code and chose the name RowanClan for her Clan because she thought the rowan plant was very beautiful. Her kittypet name is Zammes.

Grayfur
Grayfur is our loyal deputy and Cloudystripe (see below)'s father. Grayfur, whose kittypet name is Albert, is a fantastic deputy. He's a dark gray tabby with black tabby stripes. Grayfur is Silverfur's mate. Grayfur teaches fighting with his daughter, Cloudystripe. He'd make a good leader (Graystar!)--someday, though I'd miss Mochastar as leader.

Me, Hollydapple
Now me. I'm Hollydapple, a gray Russian Blue-Tuxedo cat mix. I was raised as humans as a kit named Bertie-Gertie. My mother is Ravenfur, a YewClan cat, and my father is Littlestep, the YewClan deputy, but I was born before there were Clans. I have a white chest patch, a few white spots on my tummy, and white paws. Let me have a quick rant about my mom and dad, Ravenfur and Littlestep. They abandoned me when I was a newborn kit, luckily found by Cloudystripe, then Lucy. Since then, Ravenfur and Littlestep have had six kits--SIX--that go by the names of Pumpkinkit, Mallowkit, Clawkit, Swallowkit, Splotchkit, and Fogkit. How come Ravenfur couldn't take care of me? I was the only kit in my litter (unless there's some rogue twit out there that I share kinship with)! There are SIX of these kits! They get me so mad! *Clears throat* Sorry, it's just every time I see or think about Ravenfur and Littlestep, I get VERY aggressive. Foxpelt says that's what makes me a good medicine cat; that I can fight too. Well, when I'm thinking about my crappy biological parents, anyway.

Foxpelt
Ah, Foxpelt. Famous for teasing me about my bad hunting/fighting abilities. Then again, when you're Foxpelt, anyone's hunting skills seem poor. Foxpelt is a ginger tabby with greenish-amber eyes. If you did a charart with Foxpelt with amber eyes, that'd work, but if you did one with green eyes, that'd work too. Foxpelt is a fantastic hunter! He teaches hunting training with Silverfur. Once Foxpelt caught a turkey. It was delicious. Foxpelt is a good fighter, too. I think his hunting skills are what makes him a good warrior; he can stalk very well, and he's a swift-killer. I mean killing prey, of course...

Cloudystripe
Cloudystripe and I are as close as sisters! Cloudystripe is a fluffy gray she-cat with dark brown tabby stripes, white paws, and a white belly and throat. Cloudystripe is very beautiful. Her mate is Foxpelt, but they haven't had kits yet. They say that they want the Clan to be going strong and to have good strong foundations before they have their kits. Cloudystripe wants one of her kits to be MY apprentice! I want one of her kits as my apprentice too, but if they all want to become warriors, that's cool too. Cloudystripe is a FANTASTIC warrior. Remember how I said Foxpelt is a really fantastic hunter? Well, Cloudystripe is just as good at fighting. Cloudystripe is an example of the perfect warrior--she's not afraid to fight, and she's a great hunter. Foxpelt has a bright ginger pelt, so sometimes his prey spots him in open territory where there's no undergrowth. But Cloudystripe is best at hunting in open territory. She has a perfect stalk, just like Foxpelt. Cloudystripe teaches fighting with her father, Grayfur.

Silverfur
Silverfur, my adopted mother. Silverfur is Grayfur's mate and Cloudystripe's mother. Silverfur is a great hunter, but is a bit shy with her fighting. She has a strong maternal instinct that prevents her from fighting harder, so Silverfur teaches hunting with Foxpelt. Once I was attacked by a big mean crow, but Silverfur shot out of the briars and got into a catfight with the crow. They were moving so fast, I don't know what Silverfur did to that crow, but before I knew it, Silverfur had sunk her teeth into the crow's throat and it was dead. Silverfur lines her nest with the tail feathers. Yes, that story sounds inhumane, but Silverfur has always loved me like a daughter (unlike stupid Ravenfur), and the minute Cloudystripe brought me to her, I knew she was really my mother. In my heart, Silverfur will always be my real mother, not Ravenfur.

Apprentices of RowanClan
Here I will list the future warriors of RowanClan (rears up on hind legs and raises arms in ecstacy)!

Creampaw
Creampaw is a creamy tabby tom. One day Cloudystripe and Foxpelt were accompanying me over the ridge to get some catmint--and we all know how valuable catmint is. So Foxpelt was guarding the bush that I was behind getting the catmint when suddenly, this cream-colored kittypet rolled out of the grass. He was younger than I was, and he said his name was Berry. We could tell he was a kittypet from the scent on his pelt. Foxpelt told him a little about the Clans, and Berry immediately fell in love with the idea. We took him back to Mochastar, who made him an apprentice, but he requested his name to be Creampaw instead of Berrypaw because he didn't want his kittypet name lingering with him. Creampaw will become a hunting-trainer with Silverfur and Foxpelt when he's a warrior.

Badgerpaw
Badgerpaw is a large tom with a badger-patterened pelt. One sunny day, Mochastar was attacked by a vulture when Badgerpaw, Rowanpaw, and Coalpaw, then Badger, Rowan, and Coal, from a distant Tribe, killed the vulture. Apparently, Badger, Rowan, and Coal had abandoned the Tribe because they didn't think that the rules that Stoneteller was making were relevant to Tribe culture. I had to treat them for their travel scars, but when I had them healed, Mochastar made them the very first apprentices of RowanClan--Badgerpaw, Rowanpaw, and Coalpaw. They became apprentices a quarter moon before Creampaw became one, though Creampaw is at the same level of training as Badgerpaw.

Rowanpaw
You know how Rowanpaw came to RowanClan from Badgerpaw's story, but I can tell you Rowanpaw's own story that's entirely her own. Rowanpaw is an attractive tortoiseshell she-cat with white--a lot like Spottedleaf. One day Rowanpaw, Foxpelt, and Cloudystripe were out on a patrol when they saw a band of five rogues crossing into RowanClan territory. They confronted the rogues, whose names were Adder, Nook, Glass, Coyote, and Nighty, but the rogues refused to leave RowanClan territory; they were dead-set on making RowanClan territory their territory. Without an order, Rowanpaw ran back to camp, but Adder chased her down. Rowanpaw was in a vicious battle with Adder and eventually sent him running into the woods. Rowanpaw ran back to camp and brought Grayfur, Silverfur, Badgerpaw, and Coalpaw to help drive out the rogues. We chased them into the woods where they wound up making their own little Clan, though they wouldn't make it SomethingClan. They're just a band of rogues living under a rock in an old badger burrow. We call them RogueClan, though we never fight them anymore. We all thank Rowanpaw for what she did, because if she hadn't gone back for help, Foxpelt and Cloudystripe might've been killed. Rowanpaw also risked her life in the fight with Adder. Rowanpaw will become a fighting trainer.

Coalpaw
Coalpaw is a white she-cat with black splotches all over her. Coalpaw is considered very beautiful, and it's a constant fight between Badgerpaw and Creampaw about who will get her as a mate when they're warriors. They spend so much time squaling over Coalpaw, they don't notice poor Rowanpaw. She's beautiful too! But anyway, Coalpaw is still a great apprentice. One day Coalpaw was out hunting by herself near the YewClan border. She caught a mouse on RowanClan territory, though YewClan wants us to think otherwise. Cloudnight jumped over the border and said Coalpaw had killed a YewClan mouse. Coalpaw tried to explain that it was a RowanClan mouse, but Cloudnight was itching for an easy fight, so he attacked Coalpaw. Coalpaw says at first she was losing the battle, but that's when she got real mad. She defeated Cloudnight swiftly after that and sent him back to Goldspots across the YewClan border. Since then, no one messes with Coalpaw.

YewClan
YewClan are our arch nemisises. Smokestar founded it because he found out about the warrior code too and wanted his own Clan. He chose my stupid father, Littlestep, as deputy. He made a couple warriors, Ravenfur, Cloudnight, and Whitecloud, and a medicine cat, Goldspots. We'll cover them in a minute. He also got Tribe apprentices, like us. YewClan follows the same stuff as we do--Littlestep and Cloudnight teach hunting, and Ravenfur and Whitecloud teach fighting. That is, until Ravenfur moved into the nursery. Smokestar is temporarily filling in for Ravenfur. YewClan isn't as strong as us; they currently only have a few warriors. Let's find out about YewClan so you can see how easily RowanClan can defeat them. I'll post updates on this Clan too.

Smokestar
Smokestar is a HUGE smoky black tom with a patchy pelt. He has creepy amber eyes like Tigerstar. He reminds me of Clawface. Once, when he was a rogue named Smoke, attacked Silverfur, then Miri. Let's just say Grayfur gave Smokestar a couple scars to remember him by. Smokestar was one of the rogues who used to invade Grayfur's territory. This was before Foxpelt when Grayfur was our only tom. Grayfur proved himself a good deputy unknowingly to Mochastar. Anyway, Smokestar is in love with the idea of Clanborn kits. He can't ever stop staring at his deputy's kits, knowing they're the first true YewClan cats. The only reason he took in the Tribe apprentices was 'cause he was desperate.

Deputy: Littlestep
Littlestep is my father. He looks exactly like me, minus the white markings. They come from Ravenfur. Littlestep is long with short legs. He often runs with his fat tail tucked under his legs. Littlestep is a decent deputy for YewClan, though Grayfur is a much better deputy, and maybe someday an OK YewClan leader (Littlestar?). There's not much to say about Littlestep. He doesn't have any intrepid stories to tell yet, though if some occur, I'll post 'em. Oh, he was one of the rogues ("Little") who invaded Grayfur's territory with Smokestar. Twit.

Med. Cat: Goldspots
Goldspots is an obsessive white tom with gold splotches. If a kit bangs his head, he has to know exactly what happened so he can treat it. You're a medicine cat! You should know what's wrong! I know I sound biased because he's RowanClan, but he is obsessive, though he is a pretty good medicine cat. He was a rogue once, named Scratchy. He invaded Grayfur's territory. Do you think I like him?

Whitecloud
Whitecloud is a decent cat who used to be a loner. He hadn't ever been a rogue, like Smokestar, Goldspots, Littlestep, or even Ravenfur. One day on patrol with Cloudnight and Wrenpaw, they found an abandoned kittypet called Honey expecting kits. Whitecloud took care of her and lead her back to camp behind Cloudnight and Wrenpaw. Honey gave birth to Stonekit, Rabbitkit, Shrewkit, and Brackenkit a bit later. In the nursery, Smokestar made Honey a warrior, Honeydrop, a bit later. Whitecloud was the lead of the patrol sent to find Oakey, the father of Stonekit, Shrewkit, Rabbitkit, and Brackenkit. While hunting, Whitecloud found Oakey as a scrawny rogue. I'll tell you more about Oakey later, but they took him back to camp and Smokestar made Oakey a warrior too, Oakface. I know it sounds like Smokestar will make just about any cat a warrior, but that's only because he's desperate for warriors. Smokestar won't admit that his Clan is struggling, but anyways, Whitecloud became Honeydrop's mate (Oakface hadn't ever cared for Honeydrop like Whitecloud does) and at some point, when Stonekit, Rabbitkit, Shrewkit, and Brackenkit become apprentices, will have their very own litter.

Ravenfur
Ravenfur is a black she-cat with white feet and a white chest patch. Currently, Ravenfur is a queen taking care of her SIX kits (she couldn't handle one kit, ME, but can handle six, wha-a-tever). Ravenfur was already nursing her baby kits when she was made a warrior, Ravenfur. Ravenfur used to be a rogue who lived in the hills, where Creampaw came from. When twolegs started to come around the territory more and more, Ravenfur, then a rogue named Raven, knew she'd have to leave. She had already had abandoned me to Cloudystripe, Grayfur, and Silverfur. Ravenfur traveled for a few days the long way around so she wouldn't have to run into us. Ravenfur grew to be a muscular cat, a good fighter and hunter through those days of trekking. She moved in with Littlestep and got pregnant again. Six months later, when I was six months, she gave birth to her six kits. They were a quarter moon old when YewClan was created.

Cloudnight
Every Clan cat has a story to tell about how they became a warrior, and Cloudnight's story is one of my favorites, though I don't care for Cloudnight. Cloudnight is a fluffy black tom, a former kittypet and rogue. Cloudnight used to live in the twolegplace far away from where the Clans are, and when his twolegs abandoned him, Cloudnight began his journey as a wild cat. Cloudnight, then a kittypet named Nighty, became a rogue and adopted the name Midnight. Cloudnight transformed from a soft kittypet to a strong rogue. Cloudnight discovered a place where twolegs brought chopped down trees, cuttreeplace. Huge rats thrived there, so Cloudnight lived there, hunting rats. The rats soon came to fear Cloudnight, and Cloudnight became such a good hunter that soon the rats scattered away. Cloudnight's life at the cuttreeplace was falling apart. It was newleaf, and the twolegs were bringing more cut trees there. Cloudnight was lucky to catch a single rat a day, and he began to starve. At risk for becoming a kittypet again, Cloudnight left cuttreeplace, knowing he could never return. Cloudnight traveled for three days along a small thunderpath, what you humans call a freeway. Cloudnight knew that the thunderpath was rarely used because the thunderpath was only a touch acrid-smelling and was gray. He had to travel through a twolegplace, resting in sewer pipes and hunting oily fish in a river. Cloudnight didn't like fish at all, but he couldn't cross the river to continue his journey. He wouldn't dare put a paw on the thunderpath, but Cloudnight was clever. He ate many fish for five days to make his pelt glossy and thick and waited for a day when the river was quiet. Cloudnight swam across the river! Yes, he swam across the river! Two days later, he found Littlestep, and lived with him until YewClan was founded and Smokestar made him Cloudnight.

Apprentices of YewClan
Ah, here are the kids who will fuel the needy YewClan. Good luck, kiddies. RowanClan's stronger. Right now, I'm only posting a list of the YewClan apprentices with their descriptions for now, but I'll add longer articles about them later.
 * Bearpaw - Brown tom with long claws.
 * Eaglepaw - Longhaired brown tom with a white head and neck.
 * Wrenpaw - Pretty tawny she-cat.
 * Foxpaw- Beautiful ginger she-cat with a white muzzle, chest, belly, and white-tipped tail.

My Favorite Warrior Cats
Even though I'm a medicine cat, in real life, I'm a huge Warriors fan. Here's a list of my favorite kitties--er, Clan and Tribe cats!

Note: This list is in no particular order (other than alphabetical).

Berrykit - As a kit, Berrynose was very cute. I would have liked to have seen him as an apprentice. But now as Berrynose? Not as much, though he'll make a good father for Molekit and Cherrykit.

Bluestar - I loved Bluestar's Prophecy! I loved Bluekit/paw/fur's personality! She was the perfect leader--before stupid Tigerclaw made her insane, anyway. I miss her.

Brambleclaw - It's not your fault you believed in Hawkfrost; he was your family, and you were trying to see the best in him. But you know you belong with Squirrelflight--StarClan sent Leafpool a sign that you were supposed to be together, for StarClan's sake! You were so sweet together, too!

Brackenfur - I hope either you or Graystripe become leader, since Brambleclaw won't be leader.

Briarlight - What a brave cat! Imagine having your spine broken and not being able to walk! I hope Briarlight has a good life ahead of her, and I wonder what'll happen to her in Night Whispers.

Brook Where Small Fish Swim - You and Stormfur are one of my favorite couples! I can't wait to see your kits, though I miss you in the Clans.

Cinderpelt - I wish you had lived longer, but atleast through your reincarnation as Cinderheart, you can be a warrior. You were the best medicine cat.

Cloudtail - As Cloudpaw, you were really eye-rolling, but now you're a great senior warrior. I felt so bad when Brindleface died for you. Then you had to leave Princess, so you sort of lost your mother twice.

Crookedstar - Have you seen his charart? That's one handsome tom (see link to see what I mean). He was a great leader, too, and whenever I read about him in the original series, I miss him a bit.

Crowfeather - I feel bad for you (losing Feathertail AND Leafpool), but two things--you KNOW you're supposed to be with Leafpool, not Nightcloud, and you could be a little nicer to Breezepelt! The reason he's such a twit is because of you, you realize? You're a great cat, but you should love your son a bit more.

Dovepaw - I know your warrior name will probably be Dovewing, though I'd probably name you Dovefeather, but you're still a very cute cat and I like you. Sometimes I wish I had your power. And I also wish you could tell Ivypaw about your power.

Feathertail - I wish you were still alive. You were so beautiful, and I also miss you because you're Graystripe's daughter. Though I'm sure you're happy in The Tribe of Endless Hunting and StarClan.

Ferncloud - I know a lot of people hate you, but I think you're kind of funny--all the kits you've had. Any more kits, and you can form FernClan!

Firestar - You've always been my FAVORITE, and I hope you didn't die in Fading Echoes! I love you and Sandstorm together, and you pick the best warrior names (Foxleap, Rosepetal)!

Flametail - I'll be interested to hear what you have to say, though you look all mucky on the cover of Night Whispers! You look just like Rowanclaw, which isn't a bad thing.

Graystripe - I hope one of your daughters winds up with Lionblaze! Wouldn't it be cool to have a Graystripe/Firestar litter? My favorite line of yours was in Into The Wild when you said, "now Darkstripe, is neither young, nor pretty..."

Heathertail - Tell Breezepelt to move on, Heathertail! I'm still hoping for you and Lionblaze, though I'm hoping for Cinderheart (see Lionblaze below).

Hollypaw - I want everyone to understand I mean HollyPAW here, not Hollyleaf. As much as I love the name Hollyleaf, I liked you better as an apprentice, and apprentice-Hollyleaf would have made a good Clan leader someday--Hollystar--but not anymore!

Ivypaw - I pity you because you don't understand what's happened with Dovepaw and you don't realize Hawkfrost is evil! I like the name Ivypool.

Jayfeather - You're so funny to read! I liked it when Poppyfrost was telling you about how she thought Berrynose didn't love her, and you thought "I don't have time for this!" But be a little nicer to Willowshine, will you? There's no reason NOT to like Willowshine. And you need to be friends with Squirrelflight and Leafpool again. As much as I think you're a decent medicine cat, I think you still need Leafpool (no offense to any pro-Jayfeather, anti-Leafpool fans).

Kestrelflight - I wish we knew more about who you are. You're name is very nice, and I like your optomism!

Leafpool - I know it's a little strange to have Feathertail and Leafpool on the same favorite cat list, but I love 'em both! Leafpool is one of my favorites, after Firestar, Graystripe, and Bluestar. You need to be a medicine cat, though!

Lionblaze - Why were you upset about killing Russetfur? I've wanted Russetfur to die since A LONG TIME AGO--thanks! As much as I want you and Heathertail or you and Blossomfall, I sort of want you with Cinderheart, though, because in a way, Cinderpelt will get to be with Firestar--her being a reincarnation of Cinderpelt and you Firestar's grandson.

Mistystar - Yay! Leader of RiverClan! You're following in Bluestar's footsteps! May you have a long and noble leadership, Mistystar.

Mosskit - You shouldn't have died. Since you're Bluestar's kit, it's hard not to love you. I wonder what your life would have been like if you had lived. If you had lived, I would have named you Mosstail or Mosscloud.

Mothwing - Despite your disbelief in StarClan, I love you. I feel bad for you because of Hawkfrost. I wish more people liked you.

Oakheart - Ah, the first cat to die in the Warriors series--even before Redtail. It must have taken Bluestar A LOT of self control not to scream when she heard the news that you had died. I thought you were very sweet in Bluestar's Prophecy aswell.

Sandstorm - I first fell in love with her character when she fell in love with Firestar. She's still a true warrior, even though she's a senior warrior.

Stonefur - I hate Blackstar because he killed you. I also hate Blackstar because he killed Rosetail, but that's another story.

Whitestorm - Oh, why did you have to die? When Bluefur had to tell you that Snowfur had died, that was too sad! *sniff*

Deceased Warriors Apprentices/Kits
Sadly, too many warrior apprentices/kits have died before coming warriors. In their memoriam, I've created a list of some of the deceased apprentices/kits and what I would have chosen their warrior names as.

Sweetpaw - "Sweetcloud"

Molepaw - "Molepelt"

Gorsepaw (from original series, killed by Tigerstar) - "Gorsefoot"

Spottedpaw (From Code Of The Clans)- "Spottedfeather"

Larchkit - "Larchleaf"

Hollykit (NP) - "Hollycloud"

Mosskit "Mosscloud" or "Mosstail"

Ravenpaw:

Even though Ravenpaw isn't dead, sometimes I wish he could have gotten his Warrior name. I would have chosen Ravenclaw, Ravenfeather, or Ravenpelt.

Cats I Pity
The cats on this list are most of the cats most people have on their hate list. I have a hard time hating characters. Anyway, here are the cats I feel sorry for.

Tigerstar - Pinestar, I'm looking at you! Poor Tigerstar; I wonder if Pinestar hadn't left if Tigerstar would have turned out differently.

Hawkfrost - I don't know why I feel bad for Hawkfrost.

Stoneteller - Okay, I know this one is a bit odd, but think--most people hate Stoneteller because he banished Stormfur and Brook. Why did he banish them? Because so many cats had died in battle. Stoneteller hadn't ever seen anything like that before, brought on by Stormfur. See what I'm saying? I also think Stoneteller is Brook's father...compare the images...

Cats I Don't Like More
Breezepelt - Breezepelt is a touch crazy, isn't he? He attacked Jayfeather and almost killed Poppyfrost! Then again, maybe Breezepelt would have turned out differently if it hadn't been for Crowfeather not caring for him. Just because Crowfeather didn't love Nightcloud doesn't give him an excuse for not complimenting Breezepelt on killing some prey (as in Outcast).

Nightcloud - I've never liked Nightcloud--well, honestly, I didn't notice her until she turned up as Crowfeather's new mate. but when I read Starlight again while waiting for Fading Echoes, I found out Nightcloud was one of the Mudclaw supporters. Love her name, don't like the character. But I feel bad for her because Crowfeather did only take her as a mate to prove his loyalty...

Dawnpelt - I know she's Tawnypelt's daughter, and she was sweeter as Dawnkit (aren't all cats sweeter as kits?), but somehow I just knew I didn't like her in Fading Echoes.

Favorite Books
Into The Wild: The story of how I first read Into The Wild starts when I was at the library a few years ago when I first saw a copy of it on the shelf. I checked it out, finally glad that I found a novel about cats, but I never really dove into the story. I checked it out again a few months (or a year) later. Didn't delve into the story then either. Then last Christmas while at a small bookstore, I saw a copy of it on the shelf. I almost bought it there, but I didn't. Then we went to another bookshop. Into The Wild was there, along with Fire and Ice, Forest of Secrets, and Rising Storm. I didn't know The Darkest Hour existed until a while later, but anyway, I bought it then. I promised myself I'd read it, and I did. I fell in love with it and was soon desperate for ''Fire and Ice. I didn't get it until January, but that got me a chance to read Into The Wild ''several times.

Fire and Ice: I don't know why I like Fire and Ice so much. Maybe it's because I had to wait such a long time to get my hands on it. I sort of like the feel of the plot too.

The Darkest Hour: That book was AWESOME! If you've read it, you know what I mean. It had the coolest battle scene in the history of the Warriors series!

Moonrise: Believe it or not, I read that one in a few hours. The ironic thing about Moonrise was that I, as a writer, had been writing about one of my characters reading a book so interesting that she could hardly get away from it, earlier that day. Well, that would be Moonrise!

Sunset: I don't know why I love this one either. It's a great story, period.

Dark River: At first, I was a bit bored by the plot, admittedly, but then I got to the part where they're in the tunnels. It really paid off!

Fading Echoes: I fell in love with it when I first read the prologue. The plot was so easy to slip into and so comfortable to read. Though would someone tell me whether or not Firestar is dead or not? Yipee about Russetfur dying, though. It's about time!

Favorite Names

 * Squirrelflight: The name suits Squirrelflight perfectly.


 * Leafpool: Perfect for the character.


 * Fireheart: Again, perfect for the cat.


 * Sandstorm: The name says it all about Sandstorm, doesn't it?


 * Spottedleaf: How poetic.


 * Sweetbriar: That's a cute name.


 * Robinwing: Very sweet. I love the names from the past generations of cats--"Fuzzypelt", "Sweetbriar", "Leopardfoot"...


 * Honeyfern: Honeyfern was the first name I saw the name -fern to end a Warrior's name. It was one of those names that slid into place for me.


 * Poppyfrost: I don't know, it's just a cool name.


 * Mothwing: Nice.


 * Ivypool: I really like that name, though I hope Ivypaw won't be evil!


 * Tigerheart: I like the name Tigerheart, though I hope Tigerheart won't follow in Tigerstar's steps...


 * Flametail: I like how vivid and simple it is. A flame tail. A nice blatant name.


 * Sorreltail: Well, for starters, Sorreltail has always been one of my favorites. And I also love sorrel. A beautiful name for a beautiful cat.


 * Heathertail: Simple, classic.


 * Nightcloud: I don't know, there's something so graceful about a cloud in the night. But I don't like the Nightcloud character.


 * Foxheart: Though I've heard the term "fox-hearted" used in not-so flattering ways, I think it's a cool name, especially for a ShadowClan cat.


 * Fuzzypelt: Hee hee! That's a funny little name.


 * Pinestar: Though I disagree with Pinestar's choice to leave Tigerclaw when he was so young, The name Pinestar is a great name, especially for that era of Clan cats. I wish we knew his warrior name.


 * Foxleap: Though I feel bad about no "Foxcatcher", Foxleap is another blatant name like Flametail's. A fox leaping...


 * Ferncloud: I've always liked that name for some reason. Maybe I have a thinkg for -cloud names...


 * Graystripe: Some names just slide into place for their character, and Graystripe was one of those names for Graystripe.


 * Lionheart: Ah, he truly did have a lion heart!


 * Hawkfrost: Describes the character, doesn't it?


 * Cinderheart: That's a good name. I wish Firestar would make more -heart cats.


 * Brindleface: That's a funny little name.


 * Whitestorm: I've always liked that one.

Book Userboxes
Note: I also own Into The Wild, but I couldn't get the userbox code to work.