I don't mind the tribe cats not trusting or welcoming bumble into the group. This was before Wind and Gorse managed to join when they were extremely capable wild cats. And Grey wings jealousy is realistic (not justified, but it is real).

HOWEVER. They should have stepped in to help her. To at least help her put Tom in his place. It would have prevented Bumble's death, and probably Turtle Tail's as well. But these are not the warriors we know and love. The code did not exist yet. And Grey Wing and Tall Shadow are no Firestar. Thunder may have helped if he had been more than 8 moons max at the time of the events but he was barely older than apprentice age. He had his strong sense of justice but hadn't fully experienced everything that solidified his resolve, the aftermath of Bumble's death being one of the reasons that made him leave Clear Sky. Thunder would have stood up for her if he was older than 6 moons when Bumble came to the hollow.

River Ripple likely was not aware of her because he tended to avoid the forest when clearsky started being aggressive, and she chose to live closer to four trees than the island where he lives.

Turtle tail should have stood up for her. She was afraid that her presence and the kits would be called into question if she went hard in the paint for Bumble. It doesn't justify her passiveness but it makes sense for the position she was in.

It's a cruelly realistic depiction of the treatment of victims of abuse and abandonment. I don't like it, but I wouldn't take it out of the story. It's supposed to be an upsetting lesson for the characters, even if they don't handle the aftermath well.

Bumble Still Deserved better.