The resistance ; The return

Rachel suffers through an ordeal of psychological torment and has to re-make a decision she thought was settled. Through it she has a realization about her place within the Animorphs.

I appreciate Rachel's journey in this one. I think it's something that needed to be addressed before the end of the series. While the plot resolution is ambiguous, the realization she has and the character growth it belies is really important.

The Animorphs and the free Hork-Bajir fight to protect the valley. The narration alternates between Jake and the journal of his great-uncle in the Civil War. The parallels are a bit too on the nose, but overall the narrative works. ‬

This one is okay, but it’s not my favorite. It’s important to set up what’s to come, but it wasn’t as memorable for me, despite the changes in the status quo which it brings.