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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...
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Animorphs Book 43: The Test by K. A. Applegate

Tobias battles his fear of his tormentor and the hunger of a Taxxon. This book deals with the aftereffects and continuing psychological damage caused by torture, specifically in a scenario where (due to morphing) no physical marks remain.

I really like the way that Tobias’s mental struggle over the Taxxon morph works to help him figure out how to deal with Taylor. I don’t remember if there is a lasting change in him after this book, but I hope there is, and I hope it’s positive.

A hawk (Tobias) turns into a multi-legged alien (a Taxxon)

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