The Last Hope is the wrap up for the entire Warriors saga, not just the Omen of the Stars series. Considering how much time (and love) my 11 year old son and I have wrapped up in these characters, and considering some of the missteps in previous books, I was very concerned that this final chapter would be an epic disappointment. Epic, yes. Disappointment, absolutely not. This book is every bit as good as anything since the end of the first series, and very nearly as good as that.
Loose ends are tied up. There are only a couple of continuity lapses (one of my pet warriors peeves - and, let's face it, the Erin Hunter team has to keep track of a LOT of closely-related cats, so the mistakes are bound to happen). I counted only one thesaurus fail (where part of a cat's name is also used as a noun or a verb in the same sentence), which I believe is a new post-Midnight record. In other words, the Last Hope is a lovely book to read.
The characterizations moved forward nicely without any interference from unlikely plot devices or inexplicable failures to ask the easy questions or volunteer the necessary information. There was only one plot progression that seemed out of character to me, and even that one kind of made sense in terms of the histories of the clans. Sorry for being cryptic - the Erin Hunter team has worked hard to build the drama and suspense for this ending, and I'd hate to spoil it for the reader.
The ending felt emotionally satisfying to me, even though not everything turned out the way I wanted it. My son felt the same way. He's grown up with these cats. They taught him to read :)
The suggested ages for reading this book are accurate. Children as young as eight should be able to manage the vocabulary. However, there are some concepts, such as war, religion, family obligations, honesty, and fate vs. free will, that you may want to discuss with your child. This is one of the bloodier books since the first series, so you'll want to be aware of that. However, if you're thinking of reading this book, you probably already know how fighting and death are handled in the Warriors universe. Speaking of which, this is NOT the place to start your Warriors journey. Out of all the books in all the series, this one, more than any other, depends on information given in earlier books.
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