Another book from my summer reading list. My original intention was to read the entire series. I had an ambitious idea of jumping in and reading a book every 1 to 2 days. Didn’t quite pan out that way.
The basic story follows Rusty – whose name changes 2 more times in this book, and even more in later volumes. He is a house cat who journeys into the woods and joins the warring clans of cats in the wild.
The book is book 1 of a 6 book series, which is part one of what is currently a 4 series set, and there are spin off one-off novels. There are a lot of cats to write about!
The writing is not the core here. This is a plot and character driven story. The writing is function and since this is a young adult/teen book is more what I excepted. The book series is actually written by a group of people all under the pseudonym of Erin Hunter.
Overall, the book takes itself a little seriously but a fun adventure story. Almost a gateway drug to big epic fantasy with lots of characters and swinging allegiances and organization. Keeping track of all the cats was a bit much and I am sure the series only adds more. Heck, their names change! I can see why my son liked them so much. He is currently on book 3 of the second series. He has not been as excited about that series; the main character is different.
