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Series: The Orc Prince Trilogy by Lionel Hart

Greetings and welcome to Reviews That Burn: Series Reviews, part of Books That Burn. Series Reviews discuss at least three books in a series and cover the overarching themes and development of the story across several books. I'd like to thank longtime Patron Case Aiken, who receives a monthly shoutout. Full Audio Here   An elven prince. The son of an orc warlord. In two warring nations, their arranged marriage brings peace. They never expected to fall in love. Prince Taegan Glynzeiros has prepared since childhood to fight and lead armies against invading orc forces, the enemies of elves for hundreds of years. But after a successful peace treaty, the elven prince will not be fighting orcs, but marrying one. The first words he speaks to Zorvut are their wedding vows. Despite being considered the runt amongst the orc warlord’s children, Taegan finds him to be intelligent and thoughtful—everything the stereotypes about orcs say he shouldn’t be. He doesn’t want to fall in love, but Zorv...

Animorphs Book 32: The Separation by K. A. Applegate

Rachel has an accident in starfish morph and has to come to terms with herself. I like this exploration of Rachel's personality. It could have been cheesy, but it crafts a story where both parts of her have something she needs

The dynamics with the other Animorphs play out in several very interesting ways. Specifically I'm thinking of her approaches to Marco and Tobias (including their reactions), and how Cassie is the first to figure out what's going on. Erek's role is strange here, the plot needs him around but he seems more confused by humans than makes sense for someone his age.

A girl (Rachel) turns into a starfish

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