#id say flametail but hes got mind control

[yuridovewing]

Goosefeather’s Curse Diagnosis: B

This was a solid one! I hadn’t really felt attached to Goosefeather as a character before and didn’t get the hype around him, but this novella did a great job at endearing me to him! His powers are interesting and really well visualized- the concept of a person who can view the future but cannot change it, and any attempt to change it will only make things worse? That’s a fantastic idea for a character and it makes me wish they’d utilized him more. Or recycled the concept. The ghost vision was cool too, it was really cute to see the ghosts help Goosekit at hide and seek or with memorizing herbs. And the imagery of the ghosts surrounding the camp during the Great Hunter, constantly in vigil for the dying??? MMMWAH it’s great, amazing visual!

Goosefeather’s deteriorating relationship with his clanmates is also compelling and tragic. He’s been failed by the adults around him at every point and made so that his peers resent him for gaining a high rank so early, but at the same time I don’t fully resent Cloudberry, cause this kit DID need to be helped early. (Do blame Doestar though LOL)m but that’s fine it made for good conflict) It plants the seeds for Bluestar’s Prophecy very well, I can perfectly see why he’s this unpopular annoyance to the clan because that foundation was torn apart from childhood and because of his circumstances, he never really healed that rift.

It’s a good tragic book, they struck the tone perfectly and stuck the landing with it’s somber plotline and character arc.

Unfortunately though, obligatory point reduction for the Stormtail stuff. Because it presents what Stormtail is doing as normal and the reason Goosefeather doesnt like him is just because he’s a bully. Very frustrating very terrible I hate you Erin Hunter.

#also why was maple here. no really why. she added nothing. she added jack shit #i mean. yeah ig she helps drive a deeper wedge between goose and moon after she lashes out at him but anyone couldve done that #anyways tho. idk where goosey’s powers fit in razorverse but i wanna nab the future powers for a po3 cat. #id say flametail but hes got mind control #maybe one of the windclan kids? or minnowtail? #maybeee i could move mind control to someone else cause this is a fitting flametail power #ok NOW ill start darkest night