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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
Fun fluff series that gets less and less fluff over time.
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I recently revisited animorphs as part of a reading challenge, and loved it, so decided to pick up the next book in the series. Also, KA Applegate’s really positive and kind response to trans fans telling her that they related to the characters in her novels made me even more inclined to read more of her stuff. Tell me why I wept like 7 times while reading this. If you read this through the lens of Tobias being trans this will truly break your heart and also heal your inner child. This kid is so clearly trans and the ending is so beautiful. I’m obsessed.
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
reflective
sad
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
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
adventurous
sad
Animorphs was a good series that kept me reading. Enjoyed these as a kid.
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Disclaimer: I'm reading this series for the first time as an adult. (Unfortunately) I have no fond memories coloring my reading.
The few good Animorphs books are so good. The rest are so disappointing. I wish the ratio of good books to bad were a lot better.
The main plot in this one alternated between boring and bad. On the boring end, it was the same plot that has been used so many times: Just an action scene, for reasons the Animorphs have to break into the brain slug aliens' base to do whatever. On the bad end, the author completely changed one of the alien species, just because the plot needed it. In all books so far, the aliens are described as simple, very slow, "stupid" to the point of barely being able to talk. But the plot needed one that could talk and make decisions, so guess what! Now and then a "seer" is born in the species, an individual of human-normal intelligence!
The B plot was at least more interesting than the A plot. This was a Tobias POV book. (Tobias is the member who got trapped in a hawk body, then through plot devices regained the power to morph.) Supposedly his long lost family had found him and wanted him back. Oh plus he's all angsty about having to kill to eat as a hawk. Nevermind he's been doing it for the last many months.
The end of the book had a giant twist that apparently sent the fandom into a tizzy. Turns out Tobias is actually the son of the alien who gave the Animorphs the power to morph... I really, really did not like that though. It was way too convenient and unrealistic.
I'd say hopefully the next book will be better, but based on reviews, people are pretty negative about it. Oh well. Hopefully there will be another good one soon. Luckily these take only an hour or two to read.
Amazingly, this book had fewer sound effects than usual. I was more than halfway through the book before one was used. Can you guess what this is supposed to be?
HhhrrrEEEEE-uh! Hrrreee-YAH!
(Angry elephant)
The few good Animorphs books are so good. The rest are so disappointing. I wish the ratio of good books to bad were a lot better.
The main plot in this one alternated between boring and bad. On the boring end, it was the same plot that has been used so many times: Just an action scene, for reasons the Animorphs have to break into the brain slug aliens' base to do whatever. On the bad end, the author completely changed one of the alien species, just because the plot needed it. In all books so far, the aliens are described as simple, very slow, "stupid" to the point of barely being able to talk. But the plot needed one that could talk and make decisions, so guess what! Now and then a "seer" is born in the species, an individual of human-normal intelligence!
The B plot was at least more interesting than the A plot. This was a Tobias POV book. (Tobias is the member who got trapped in a hawk body, then through plot devices regained the power to morph.) Supposedly his long lost family had found him and wanted him back. Oh plus he's all angsty about having to kill to eat as a hawk. Nevermind he's been doing it for the last many months.
The end of the book had a giant twist that apparently sent the fandom into a tizzy. Turns out Tobias is actually the son of the alien who gave the Animorphs the power to morph... I really, really did not like that though. It was way too convenient and unrealistic.
I'd say hopefully the next book will be better, but based on reviews, people are pretty negative about it. Oh well. Hopefully there will be another good one soon. Luckily these take only an hour or two to read.
Amazingly, this book had fewer sound effects than usual. I was more than halfway through the book before one was used. Can you guess what this is supposed to be?
HhhrrrEEEEE-uh! Hrrreee-YAH!
(Angry elephant)
OH MY GOD ????
So much to unpack. Holy shit.
With more clarity on Tobias’ home life and family situation before he became a hawk, we also see this internal struggle to identify with his humanity. Tobias has no true home to go back to. No family to love him, but he’s developing one with the Animorphs (especially with Rachel).
However, in order to truly be accepted by them and be a human would mean to permanently morph and lose morphing entirely. He would need to let go of being a hawk- a state of being that almost feels more natural to him that existing physically as a human. He would need to step away from the Animorphs as a participant in this war.
He is trapped in a cycle of self loathing of knowing he will never truly be a hawk or a well-loved human boy. When there’s hope for a family life and to be loved in a way he never has been, we uncover the truth of Tobias’ parentage.
His ongoing battle with being fully in-line with any identity grows more complex and we finally get to hear verbal confirmation on what his relationship with Rachel is.
What a brutal soap-opera installment.
CW: war, slavery, violence, death, grief, parental abandonment
So much to unpack. Holy shit.
With more clarity on Tobias’ home life and family situation before he became a hawk, we also see this internal struggle to identify with his humanity. Tobias has no true home to go back to. No family to love him, but he’s developing one with the Animorphs (especially with Rachel).
However, in order to truly be accepted by them and be a human would mean to permanently morph and lose morphing entirely. He would need to let go of being a hawk- a state of being that almost feels more natural to him that existing physically as a human. He would need to step away from the Animorphs as a participant in this war.
He is trapped in a cycle of self loathing of knowing he will never truly be a hawk or a well-loved human boy. When there’s hope for a family life and to be loved in a way he never has been, we uncover the truth of Tobias’ parentage.
His ongoing battle with being fully in-line with any identity grows more complex and we finally get to hear verbal confirmation on what his relationship with Rachel is.
What a brutal soap-opera installment.
CW: war, slavery, violence, death, grief, parental abandonment