Warriors Series

The Warriors series is good for early teenagers, especially cat fanatics. It has fantasy elements, and something interesting happens each arc. HOWEVER, it's not good for little kids and those who are sensitive to blood, animal death, and violence. The Warriors series contains battle scenes and bloodshed, sometimes detailed deaths even.

I think it’s great book! It can get very dark at times though. Maybe a mature tween could read it? I do think I shouldn’t have read this when I was 8 tho…

My daughter has high-functioning autism, so she struggles with words and reading comprehension and was not very interested in long form stories. She also did not easily empathize with human characters. The Warriors books have opened up longer stories for her, raised her vocabulary, and illustrated complex social interactions. I read them to her (she still can't handle large chunks of text) and I define the larger words as we go. I have to go slowly and sometimes check that she's followed some of the implied social interactions. But she is still very very into the story, and it challenges her abilities in a great way. Also it's fun! I'm as into the story as she is, so it's great that we can share that. The violence is definitely there. The cats are in the wild, and they live harsh lives. There are very evil deeds done by the bad cats, and terrible tragedies. One series we had to stop because she was triggered by the death of a pregnant cat. That one wasn't explicitly described, as she was carried off by an eagle. But others have been somewhat. When one of the bad guys was killed, the injury and the (long) process of his death was described, though an intense visual description was not given. But it was bad enough that I had to skip over it. I do like that the violence has emotional impact. While it is more intense than some of the simplistic media she watches, it also shows the consequences of violence for the people that care. I'd much rather have that kind of input in her life. If your child is triggered by a specific kind of violence, check doesthedogdie.com to see which books to avoid. It really helps. The story is intensely dramatic, so for kids that have trouble paying attention there is always something to keep them stimulated. And the visual descriptions and creative use of language is great! Also there is a continued reinforcement of a code of honor, though I think loyalty as a virtue is too much emphasized. But even then characters are shown having to struggle between blind loyalty and their own conscience. I would say these books are intensely moral without being preachy.

I think these books were an excellent addition for my 8 year old daughter. We were reading these longer chapter books together and then suddenly she just took off and wanted to read them on her own. She finishes about one a week and kept going until she has hit the third series now.

Honestly? I bought the first twelve books when I was a child. I got bored easily but I was still in the fandom, I loved the animatics and fanarts the people did… you know why? BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T TAKE SO LONG TO INTRODUCE SOME LAME BACKGROUND CHARACTERS. Not only that, they had lots of inconsistencies and plot-holes even an 8 yo could spot. It all went downhill after Firestar died… they messed up the plot and made their stories as boring as possible. Sure, Mapleshade is a great story an all... but heck, you can write a series of books without it being a cash grab for kids, you know? You can’t write the same characters and plots over and over again and expect everyone not to see them… It’s disappointing, if the Erins were just one person who wrote 1 book per year, maybe it would be a fantastic 20-book-series with a great story for both children and adults. I would rather my kids being Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans than they consooming all of the Warrior series books.

Amazing! Would recommend to a 9 year old. A bit of blood but other thank that should be fine for 9 year olds.

Oh I love the Warriors series and it’s so exciting and interesting and I love all of the names of the cats. Erin Hunter is such a creative writer and I think a lot of people love her books.

I couldn't put it down. Great cats, nice educational parts about human destruction. 100% good for animal lovers

I think they should try it

I would definitely say a 5+ on these series. The only reason I didn't put it up there is because parts will be boring for them. So, i suggest +8 if you really want ur child to get into it. There is DEATH, and sometimes it is really SAD. Scenes with dog-clawed cats and evil badgers. But this is a great series. I SAY THE SAME for the new prophecy, omen of the stars, power of three, and the other ones. It is just AMAZING AND NOTHING ELSE. The reason i say it may bore some is during some GREAT role model scenes that are actually kind of my FAVORITE. They are when the warriors are calm at camp, with scenes like Fireheart (now Firestar) when he is a deputy, going through clan life; checking on newborn kits, announcing new warriors, assigning patrols. There are also exciting battles and sad deaths, but its not bad. In conclusion, its A GREAT SERIES WITH A BIT OF VIOlENCE, BUT IT DEFINITLY MAKES UP FOR IT WITH GOOD ROLE MODELS, EDUCATIONAL VALUE AND GREAT MESSAGES, and more. Now here are some of the worst scenes, in order of books in series one. *When Lionheart dies, it is sad. *When the rats attack and Bluestar loses a life. *When Tigerclaw is standing over Fireheart in the finale of book 1. *When Fireheart finds out about his friends affair with Silverstream. *When Cinderpaw gets injured by a car When Fireheart goes against his leader and deputy to help feed RiverClan. *When Silverstream dies bearing her kits. *When Graystripe, Silverstream's mate, goes to RiverClan with the kits. *When Tigerclaw betrays the clan and tries to kill Bluestar. *When Bluestar gets mentally injured and begins to lose faith in all and even the warrior code after Tigerclaw betrays her. *When Bluestar declares battle of WindClan and Fireheart decides to help WindClan. *When Tigerclaw becomes leader of ShadowClan *When the dogs attack *When Brightpaw is mauled by dogs. *When an eagle carries away a deaf kit. *When Bluestar dies falling off a cliff with the dogs. *When Bluestar meets her kits for the first time. *When Spottedleaf dies (this was in book 1, it shouldve been before this) *When the fire destroys the camp and Yellowfang dies. *When Fireheart becomes leader, newly named Firestar. *When Tigerclaw creates TigerClan with RiverClans help *When Scourge attacks Tigerclaw *When Scourge leads his warriors on ThunderClan This is in series 1 only. But you get the idea. its violent, but not very gory (usually) and it has good role models and messages.