The Diversion (Animorphs #49)

The Yeerks are gathering DNA. Since the Yeerks are not only collecting DNA of animals but of people too, they realize the Yeerks must have finally figured out that the Animorphs are not Andalites but humans. So the Animorphs are very much in trouble. They need to get their families to a safe place q......more

In what might be one of the most efficient stories in the series, The Diversion delivers an emotionally intense blow to the Animorphs as Applegate hammers home to her readers that nothing will ever be the same. In Tobias’ last solo turn as narrator, we learn that the Yeerks have finally clued into th......more

Ghostwriter: Lisa Harkrader. These next few reviews are going to be a blurry mess, because I blazed through them in a flurry of feelings and "oh my god what happens next WHAT HAPPENS NEXT", and am only just now backtracking to fill them in. Since things leapt into high gear back in #45, we've entered......more

As much as I wished these things would never end, I wanted to see how it ends up. Things are changing that never changed before--the Yeerks know who the Animorphs are, and are ready to use their humanity against them by going after their families. Finally drastic measures must be taken. This one doe......more

The parents are involved and we’re on the verge if the war’s climax. With the central focus being a soap opera-esque installment on Tobias’ long lost mother, we also face an increase in close calls. I do, however, deeply resent the use of the Magical Healing Trope in this and so i can’t rate it very......more