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The Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean

Each generation, a competition is held to find the next empress of Honoku. The rules are simple. Survive the palace's enchanted seasonal rooms. Conquer Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Marry the prince. All are eligible to compete--all except yokai, supernatural monsters and spirits whom the human emperor is determined to enslave and destroy. Mari has spent a lifetime training to become empress. Winning should be easy. And it would be, if she weren't hiding a dangerous secret. Mari is a yokai with the ability to transform into a terrifying monster. If discovered, her life will be forfeit. As she struggles to keep her true identity hidden, Mari's fate collides with that of Taro, the prince who has no desire to inherit the imperial throne, and Akira, a half-human, half-yokai outcast. Torn between duty and love, loyalty and betrayal, vengeance and forgiveness, the choices of Mari, Taro, and Akira will decide the fate of Honoku in this beautifully written, edge-of-your-seat YA...
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Animorphs Book 27: The Exposed by K. A. Applegate

A force interferes with the Chee and the #Animorphs must race the clock to find the Pemalite ship. Meeting Drode, we learn how much Crayak hates Jake & is fascinated by Rachel. Rachel's claustrophobia is more pronounced, Tobias braves the water.

I'm appreciating how much more complex Rachel is, much earlier than I appreciated previously. If you had asked me when Rachel's character became more complex I would have named a book we haven't reached yet. I'm excited, because I liked the later parts of her storyline from previous readings, so it's nice that I'm appreciating the earlier sections this time through. Tobias and Rachel's friendship/relationship moves along a little, but they haven't reached an equilibrium yet and it's still uncertain where things will end up.

A girl (Rachel) turns into a giant squid

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