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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 37: The Weakness by K.A. Applegate

Jake is out of town and Rachel leads in his place. This book builds upon the differences between Rachel and Marco as leaders, highlighting Rachel's strength as a reactive tactical thinker and Marco's more careful planning.

I like the addition of the Garatron, it's nice to see more alien species. I don't remember if this one comes back, but I like the description of it.

The last chapter is so damn sad, I just... the feeling is building in these books that something has to give, something's going to break. The message that even if the Animorphs manage to win they'll never really be done is so unrelenting and heartbreaking.

A girl (Rachel) turns into a cheetah

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