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Curse of Souls by Niranjan - BBNYA 2024 - 15th Place Finalist

Curse of Souls by Niranjan Curse of Souls was the 15th place finalist in BBNYA 2024! Queer Rep Summary: Gay/Achillean Main Character(s). *I received a free review copy in exchange for an honest review of this book.  About BBNYA BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 15 finalists (16 in 2024) and one overall winner. If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website  https://www.bbnya.com/  or take a peek over on Twitter  @BBNYA_Official . BBNYA is brought to you in association with the book blogger support group  @The_WriteReads . Book Details LENGTH: 158 Pages GENRE: Fantasy, Romance AGE CATEGORY: Adult DATE PUBLISHED: January 19, 2024 RECOMMENDED: Highly Bookshop (Affiliate):   https://bookshop.org/a/12882/9798224037568 Indie Story Geek:   https://indiestorygeek.com/story/8624 Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/fML4oX2 (Canada) ht...

Animorphs Book 10: The Android by K. A. Applegate

The Animorphs meet the Chee and discover that they aren't alone against the Yeerks on Earth. There's a very well-done interplay between pacifism and practical immortality, exploring the consequences of violence for beings who cannot forget.

Only 10 books in there are a lot of ptsd-type nightmares going on in this series and this book paints a horrifying picture of how much worse it would be for the Animorphs if they couldn't forget, if the memories wouldn't become dull with time.

Something I don't want these reviews to lose sight of is just how...dark... this whole series is. At this point they're canonically in middle school and they have the weight of the planet on their shoulders. I know series for kids can feel overblown because they're trying to capture how big everything feels when you're younger and don't have the tools to solve problems, but Animorphs really does a good job of keeping alive the idea that just being a kid is hard enough while still keeping all the planet-defending stuff in proportion.

This series can be easy to dismiss with all the goofy book covers, but they're dark, darker than I can easily convey while staying away from spoilers.

(This book also raises the nerve-wracking answer as to where the extra mass goes during small morphs, I just wish it answered where the extra mass came from when doing large morphs.)

A boy (Marco) turns into a spider

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