Fading Echoes (Warriors: Omen of the Stars Series #2) Book

Wow, that was really exciting. There was so much doubt and so many secrets, and I really think that that had to do with the author's message. Dovepaw and Ivypaw, who used to tell each other everything, have lost so much trust! They each have an important secret to keep, and their secrets are really tearing them apart from each other.

I love my sister, and it's hard for me to keep even a small secret from her. I can't imagine what it would be like to have to hide everything from her. When it comes down to it, I really think I'd rather tell her everything. Having a close sibling is like having a best friend. They're always there for fun and support. But best friends also fight. Siblings can't always get along, and they don't.

Family is complicated, and Dovepaw and Ivypaw aren't the only example of that in this book. Jayfeather and Lionblaze feel so much hatred towards Leafpool and Squirrelflight, their mother and aunt. Jayfeather is disgusted with the idea of a medicine cat going against the rules and having babies. because of that he hates his mother, and tries to avoid her as much as possible. But in the time that he does spend with her, I can tell that not only does she love and miss him, but he loves her to.

Sometimes loving someone makes them easier to hate. I'm sure that I'm not the first one to realize that, but it's absolutely true. When you really have strong feelings for someone, it's easier for those feelings to turn negative than to just disappear.

Jayfeather also finds out that Yellowfang had a son who she killed. Killing your own child seems crazy and inexcusable, but I can kind of understand it. Being Brokenstar's mother, Yellowfang obviously cared for him. Even though she loved him at first, he was a mistake. She wasn't supposed to have children. So when he turned evil, it was easy for her to misinterpret that love as hate. It was easier to kill him than to live with him, so that's what she did.

Although it worked out for Yellowfang, I'm not saying that you should kill your family members, even if they do bug you. What I'm really trying to say, and what I think the author was trying to say, is that family may be complicated, but hurting eachother doesn't help anything. The more you push your family away, the harder it will be to deal with them. There are no rules when it comes to love, but it's even harder when it's with your family. There's no escape, so you ultimately just have to learn to deal with them.

Even when your family feels impossible, the best way to deal with them is just to express what you're feeling. As shown by Dovepaw and Ivypaw, even when you feel really far from them, they'll always be there for you when you need them. Secrets don't help anything, and they really only make family more complicated.