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Ah, back to The Broken Code after so long. I was really looking forward to reading these for a while.
Last week I was saying how I recently received the fourth book in the series. I remember getting the second and third book and was looking forward to reading these too.
I decided to read them this time because the last release was reasonably recent, compared to when the other two books came. After they'd been out for a while, I ordered them, but I thought you guys would like to see some new stuff.
That's not to say that I haven't been enjoying rereading my other books. There's just something so exhilarating about something new though. Something you don't yet know.
I can tell you where I was listening to CatCast 8 (which no longer exists on YouTube) for the first time. I can tell you all about the first night I read Into The Wild.
I'm sure you know the feeling I'm talking about, where something impacts you, makes you laugh, feel, or think. And it's so powerful you remember just what you were doing.
This is the first time in a while I've read something new from Warriors since I've been concentrating on those short stories. And any long-time readers of this blog know how I feel about this series. You know how powerful it is to me.
It took me a while to put pen to paper this time to write the summary essay. It also took me a while to put fingers to keyboard and type this up. But in actuality, I finished the book in around two days.
As soon as I hit post on my last blog entry, I picked up this book and read the first chapter. It was pretty late, so I didn't get any further. The following day I spent all day and a lot of the night reading. And I finished the last six chapters or so the next morning.
I know that's three days, but from 11:45pm one night to just before 12pm two days following. So, two days by the amount of time passed.
It rained a bit one of those days, and I was so annoyed that I couldn't go outside and read.
Usually, when I'm reading, I go outside somewhere quiet and walk in circles. Why circles? I don't know. I just tend to walk in circles when I think (and have to sit down to stop making who I'm talking to dizzy!).
A rainy day meant everyone was inside, and my sister's down at the moment too. There was no quiet inside.
Just so you know, I haven't been ignoring my sister. We went to the beach and took the dog for a walk couple of times. I haven't spent all my time locked in my room while she's visiting,
Oh, how I wanted to read. As long as it wasn't raining, I was outside reading for as long as it was light. I was staying out till 7:30 pm or 8 the day I was reading late. Whichever time the mosquitoes started biting.
And after everyone went to bed, I read for a few more hours.
Opening that book, I was plunged straight back into the closing scene of Lost Stars. And I vividly remembered the Epilogue before getting to the first chapter. I managed to hold off on seeing what happened next because it was some time until I got the next book. Enough to forget.
Feeling that scene again, though. There was no way I could spend time doing much else. I had to keep reading this book. And I can't wait to pick up the next! Speaking of which, I'm not going to waste any more time. Let's get on with the summary essay.
The central theme in The Silent Thaw is voicing concerns. Many things that happen in your life might cause you anxiety. Talking about them with others can help put them in perspective. Other people can also help you deal with large concerns and work towards a solution when you voice them. Shadowsight feels guilty and responsible when he keeps the prophecy about the codebreakers, and then the knowledge that it wasn't StarClan talking from others. When Rootpaw voices his concern about seeing a ghost to his father, he can help it. Squirrelflight and Bristlefrost voicing their concerns about Bramblestar reinforce the validity of the spirit.
There are three main protagonists in the book. The reader follows each of their point of views in the story. The first is Shadowsight, who is manipulated by the imposter until he learns the truth about his visions and speaks out. The second is Rootpaw who can see Bramblestar ghost, and the final is Bristlefrost, who the imposter is close to. This means she gives the reader and other characters insight into his plans. The Silent Thaw's main antagonist is the imposter, who uses others to help him manipulate the Clans.
The main situations in the book follow. Bramblestar sees his body being taken over by someone else. The medicine cats still can't contact StarClan. Rootpaw starts seeing Bramblestar's ghost, while the imposter tries to win Bristlefrost's support. Shadowsight reveals the codebreaker prophecy, which the imposter uses to press his cause. Several cats meet to discuss Bramblestar's strange behaviour. Shadowsight learns he was manipulated. Rootpaw shows Bramblestar's ghost to ShadowClan and he and Squirrelflight convince them about the imposter. They start to come up with a way to gather information while deciding how to get rid of the imposter.
Thank you so much for reading.
I'd love to hear what you thought about this book, or if you don't have the time right now, please give me a like. Right now, though, I want to get to reading the next book. I hope to provide all of you the blog post for it soon!
Alice B Hutley
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