This book was difficult for me to get into, because it's the beginning of a new series and I felt disoriented by the time skip. I read "Bramblestar's Storm" and "Crowfeather's Trial" before beginning "The Apprentice's Quest," but even so, I was hit hard by the realization that very few characters from the original series remain. ThunderClan is filled with cats whose personalities I barely know, and apprentices from "Bramblestar's Storm" such as Snowpaw and Lilypaw are now parents themselves, which is a little too fast-paced for my liking.

Still, my reticence for change aside, there are many aspects of this book I enjoy.ed I like Alderpaw, for instance, and Needlepaw, especially considering we're getting main characters from ShadowClan as well as ThunderClan now. I'm also happy to see SkyClan making a reappearance in the plot, and I'm looking forward to how that plot-line develops in the rest of this series. I will do my best to keep an open mind and enjoy this series as I go!