Morphing is certainly more fun than Sega -- you can soar as an eagle and walk as a cat. But being an ANIMORPH is by no means just fun and games. Rachel knew better than anyone. One of her best friends, Melissa, is acting very strange. And it looks like Melissa's dad, who is also the school's Assistant Principal, may be connected to evil aliens. Rachel can't tell Melissa what the ANIMORPHS have learned, but Melissa doesn't seem interested in talking to Rachel these days anyway. Could Melissa be one of "them?"
I wasn't planning on reading The Visitor. I actually only wanted to put it on my ereader, and check whether it was the right one in the series, when I turned the page and accidentally read the entire book. Oops.
To be honest though, time well spent! The Visitor builds on the first Animorphs book, but this time from Rachel's perspective, Jake's cousin. I especially enjoyed the human themes of love and friendship, and how interpersonal relationships can be difficult despite best intentions. At the same time, The Visitor has a solid adventure plot, that kept me turning the pages until it was over. As the books are quite dark, and they don't necessarily end well, the stakes felt significant, and I was invested in seeing how it would work out for the secondary characters. The Visitor did not disappoint.
