The Encounter (Animorphs #3)

I never cared as a kid, but as an adult, wow; this book is bleak. Well, I shouldn't say "bleak," because ultimately, the book does have a relatively uplifting ending, and I tend to associate bleakness with a lack of hope or optimism, which isn't this series at all, no matter how dark it goes. But I......more

"Be happy for me, and for all who fly free." ~~ Spoilers for the ending of Book 1~~ (view spoiler)[This book actually made me feel sad for a literal bird that we barely knew. Damn. (hide spoiler)] I used to pick up Animorphs books at random from garage sales as a kid (I probably read a total of 15 of them as a kid), but I don't thin......more

(Read in March 2015, January 2020, and April 2025.) FIRST REVIEW / MAR 5, 2015 Tobias book! Cheer up, emo bird. I was really into him in the show (who wasn’t?), and of course I was deeply into the OTP – it gets gutting later, and there are already hints of it right here at the start, I forgot how earl......more

One of the most important parts of designing a magic system, or a set of superpowers, or anything that allows characters to defy the ordinary laws and assumptions of our universe, is deciding what the costs will be. You can’t get something for nothing, and if you break the rules, you have to pay a p......more

It’s only book three out of fifty-four and already these kids are traumatized beyond belief. Is no one going to acknowledge that Tobias literally attempted suicide multiple times in the span of minutes? Or that he was going to deliberately get himself killed at one point to save his friends? This po......more