A review by dosxhime
The Encounter by K.A. Applegate

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I have to say that the Animorphs series goes dark and hard and it really showed in this book. We got attempted s*icide atte*mpts, we got war, child soldiers, conflicting moralities. It was geniunely jarring to read Tobias' thought process and now I understand his thought processes. The scenes with Tobias' human and hawk minds conflicting was so heartbreaking and dear God, this boy needs a break. The consequences of morphing was thorougly explored over the course of the series with its body horror and mind-alternations. 

Man, when Marco said that he wanted to quit the Animorphs, I felt that in my bones. I would have quit on Day 1 lmao 

3.9 / 5 C+ 
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