The Invasion by Katherine Applegate

The Invasion (Animorphs, #1)

by Katherine Applegate

Sometimes weird things happen to people. Ask Jake. He may tell you about the night he and his friends saw the strange light in the sky. He may even tell you about what happened when they realized the "light" was only a plane -- from another planet.

Reviewed by celinenyx on

4 of 5 stars

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No wonder I used to love these as a kid! They're still just as good.

Turns out I forgot almost anything about Animorphs - only the morphing part stuck in my brain. Even the science-fiction aspect completely went, despite it being the central theme of the books. I was surprised by how dark The Invasion is. It's pretty damn grim, and what I liked even better was that the story isn't resolved with a pretty bow. Some gains are made, but the five protagonists also deal with significant losses, which makes the story more interesting.

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