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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Did I get a little weepy over the whales…maybe so! I really like Cassie getting a bit more spiritual with it and being able to communicate with other animals. Plus her discomfort with what the morph actually is — are they creating just new animals in order to mind control them? Plus her being kind to Marco 🫶
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I don't know how many times I've read the print versions of these books, but now, listening to the audio editions, I'm noticing things I never had before. Cassie has a very distinctive "voice" from the other POV characters. She almost comes off as hippie-esque in her use of "like" and "whoa" and "cool". The narrator for this book hasn't been my favorite so far (listening to her try to recreate yelling was hilarious), but as a book, this is one of the better entries into the series. We finally get to meet the sixth Animorph! You know... the real sixth Animorph, not .
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adventurous
fast-paced
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Actual story progression in the Animorphs? Say it isn’t so!
Granted, what we make up for in plot we lose a bit in character development. However, the bits of character that we’re able to build here feel genuinely consequential. Arcs are beginning to happen, themes of nature fighting for its place in the world are connecting, and the overarching plot seems to have taken a huge step forward. There are tropes aplenty littering this installment, but is that such a bad thing considering the audience that the story is catering to?
Will Animorphs Book 4 convince people to read the whole series? Remains to be seen. But this is the progress towards narrative momentum I’ve been waiting for.
Granted, what we make up for in plot we lose a bit in character development. However, the bits of character that we’re able to build here feel genuinely consequential. Arcs are beginning to happen, themes of nature fighting for its place in the world are connecting, and the overarching plot seems to have taken a huge step forward. There are tropes aplenty littering this installment, but is that such a bad thing considering the audience that the story is catering to?
Will Animorphs Book 4 convince people to read the whole series? Remains to be seen. But this is the progress towards narrative momentum I’ve been waiting for.
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes