temporaryhouseplant's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
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
3.0
endaira91's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
4.0
bojangles's review against another edition
fast-paced
3.0
This was alright. I think the way we grapple with the moral dilemma here is exactly what I come to Animorphs for. But I think I just prefer when we're spending time whirling in the complicated moral issues of war, but I don't enjoy the actual battle scenes as much. Also, the ending felt really rushed and really confusing. Not entirely sure I tracked what or why the resolution worked, or what the explanation was.
hanahighway's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
4.5
atomicwizard's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.25
redchaosvoid's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-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? No
4.0
To be honest, I was very confused at first and was getting a vibe that this was going to be as bleak as Tobias's book... it borderlines, but only in the beginning.
This one is from Rachel's perspective (the model on the cover is not how I picture her). Her dad has accepted a promotion that will make him move out of state (a somewhat sudden revelation that her mother has full custody of her and her two siblings). This is where it borderlines on Tobias's book. She's rattled by her dad's announcement, and then he asks her to move with him. It would mean abandoning her friends and their joint quest to save the world from the Yeerks, who are aided by Hork-Bajir. This semi-bleak singluar-character-storyline takes up the first 47 pages before the main storyline continues.
In a somewhat random moment within Rachel's new drama, Marco dramatically announces they've found a way to into the yeerk pool (random fact: my phone to autocorrects yeerk to twerk. Dunno why.🤷🏻♂️). Meanwhile, Rachel feels powerless and wants to feel in control so she sneaks into a bear enclosure and takes some of his DNA by touching him (that's how Animorphs get to turn into other things.)
Kandrona rays are what keep the yeerk pools hydrated, so they need to destroy it. However, when they(all but Tobias, who is still stuck in a bird morph) go into one of the new entrances to the yeerk pool, their decision to morph into roach's goes awry when they're spotted by a Hork-Bajir who puts them in his mouth...
...until everything stops. Enter the Ellimist (no spoilers of future books, please!!! I'm only adding spoilers here because I'm hiding the review with that spoiler disclaimer) who has a proposition for them. Apparently, an Ellimist is ot easily explainable and describable. Honestly, I'd say they're more entities than physical beings, but that's just from this book alone. I've seen the cover to the Ellimist book, though.
Anyway, the proposition is that even though he/it can't interfere with other life, he/it is willing to save them and some of their family members by taking them to an Earth-like planet to naturally populate and live. So, first, Rachel has to figure out her answer to whether she's moving with her dad, and now she's discovered a new creature of some kind that she can't really see (he/it becomes this blue human: literally. He'd/it'd make an interesting addition to the Blue Man Group). They take a vote and the "no" answerers win.
Eventually, the Ellimist "takes them into the future" where Rachel sees her older self as a Controller (a human that's been taken over by a yeerk. I didn't really buy it. There was this vague hint that the Ellimist can't really see the future, and I picked up on it. The entire vision just seemed to be scripted by the Ellimist. It was.
Seriously a good installment. Bit predictable. Drags a bit at the beginning. A lot of it honestly feels like jumping from one thing to another without any It's another book I've read that feels like the publisher may have been rushing her. I see why the writer would like to/have to make the characters seem more human, so I dont knock her for that. Rachel's dilemma didn't really seem all that relevant to the plight until the Ellimist's proposition, though. Then it just slowly fits more and more. I really liked it. 4 stars.
This one is from Rachel's perspective (the model on the cover is not how I picture her). Her dad has accepted a promotion that will make him move out of state (a somewhat sudden revelation that her mother has full custody of her and her two siblings). This is where it borderlines on Tobias's book. She's rattled by her dad's announcement, and then he asks her to move with him. It would mean abandoning her friends and their joint quest to save the world from the Yeerks, who are aided by Hork-Bajir. This semi-bleak singluar-character-storyline takes up the first 47 pages before the main storyline continues.
In a somewhat random moment within Rachel's new drama, Marco dramatically announces they've found a way to into the yeerk pool (random fact: my phone to autocorrects yeerk to twerk. Dunno why.🤷🏻♂️). Meanwhile, Rachel feels powerless and wants to feel in control so she sneaks into a bear enclosure and takes some of his DNA by touching him (that's how Animorphs get to turn into other things.)
Kandrona rays are what keep the yeerk pools hydrated, so they need to destroy it. However, when they(all but Tobias, who is still stuck in a bird morph) go into one of the new entrances to the yeerk pool, their decision to morph into roach's goes awry when they're spotted by a Hork-Bajir who puts them in his mouth...
...until everything stops. Enter the Ellimist (no spoilers of future books, please!!! I'm only adding spoilers here because I'm hiding the review with that spoiler disclaimer) who has a proposition for them. Apparently, an Ellimist is ot easily explainable and describable. Honestly, I'd say they're more entities than physical beings, but that's just from this book alone. I've seen the cover to the Ellimist book, though.
Anyway, the proposition is that even though he/it can't interfere with other life, he/it is willing to save them and some of their family members by taking them to an Earth-like planet to naturally populate and live. So, first, Rachel has to figure out her answer to whether she's moving with her dad, and now she's discovered a new creature of some kind that she can't really see (he/it becomes this blue human: literally. He'd/it'd make an interesting addition to the Blue Man Group). They take a vote and the "no" answerers win.
Eventually, the Ellimist "takes them into the future" where Rachel sees her older self as a Controller (a human that's been taken over by a yeerk. I didn't really buy it. There was this vague hint that the Ellimist can't really see the future, and I picked up on it. The entire vision just seemed to be scripted by the Ellimist. It was.
Seriously a good installment. Bit predictable. Drags a bit at the beginning. A lot of it honestly feels like jumping from one thing to another without any It's another book I've read that feels like the publisher may have been rushing her. I see why the writer would like to/have to make the characters seem more human, so I dont knock her for that. Rachel's dilemma didn't really seem all that relevant to the plight until the Ellimist's proposition, though. Then it just slowly fits more and more. I really liked it. 4 stars.
graeae's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0