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v_neptune's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Genocide, Slavery, Violence, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury
eleanorjmca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I was never able to read the whole series as a child due to the unavailability (and price) of the books, so I’m excited to see how this series develops!
Moderate: Slavery and Cannibalism
Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Gore, and Death of parent
booksthatburn's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Death of parent
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood and Fire/Fire injury
booitsnathalie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Our first POV, Jake, is fully the likeable leader boy archetype, but the character voice is so strong it hardly matters. Particular highlight is dog brain, which is exactly what you'd expect but even more charming. Under the YA nonchalance is a surprisingly affecting tragedy, particularly Jake's distant relationship with his brother (I imagine we'll see even more devastating scenes from the other POVs whose family life seems even more complicated).
Great start to this series. I am sure it goes off the rails over the next 50 (!!) books, but I'm fully bought in right now.
Moderate: Body horror and Confinement
emmsiej95's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I'm 27 and I am traumatised by the body horror and psychological horror in this book.
I loved it.
The kids become Animorphs and need to found out about their new parasitic foes.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Slavery, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Confinement, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Vomit
jessthanthree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Confinement, Violence, and War
kstericker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Vomit, and Abandonment
zombiezami's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, and Kidnapping
Minor: Death, Violence, and Blood
ramiel's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This book carries you along, and while it's a quick read it slowly and carefully reveals the story at hand. While Elfangor's death was an incredible tragedy that shook the kids to the point of being something that they carried with them constantly, while the story starts out with his anguished cries, while detailed and despairing it still doesn't completely reveal everything about to come. That's saved for the yeerk pool.
No glory in battle, only tragedy and hope for a day when all is well.
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Child abuse
This is a series about war, and this is a series about child soldiers. It doesn't pull any punches on those themes or anything related to them. This will go for all 62 books in the series.