The Secret (Animorphs #9)

So we begin the Second Age—dare I say, the Silver Age?—of Animorphs with The Secret. Applegate combines one of the ongoing themes of environmentalism with a personal look at the tolls this secret war takes on Cassie, the most empathetic of the Animorphs. See what I did there? These titles, simplistic......more

FIRST REVIEW / MAR 13, 2015 The struggle of Cassie books for me: even just a few days later, I actually can't easily remember what this one was about. The termites and baby skunks and grape juice lodged best in my memory, while the actual "mission" fades into the background, because it seemed so low-......more

*** 3.65 *** Cassie is still my favorite human character of the series. A lot of growing pains for her this go around.........more

I question some of Cassie's choices in this book. I seriously, seriously question them. I mean, if you're going to try morphing your lab rat because you can't figure out why she doesn't seem interested in your maze, fine, but is there any good reason for making Rachel morph along with you because yo......more

The Yeerks are cutting down trees. The Animorphs stop them. There’s really not much in terms of plot that stands out here to be honest. There’s also a subplot that doesn’t really gel all that well with the main plot, though it does fit perfectly with the character of Cassie. It shows the effects thi......more