Series Re-Read #33 The Illusion

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The anti-morphing ray is still in development, and still has to be stopped. So the group comes up with a plan. Tobias will morph Ax and get himself captured. When he demorphs to hawk, the Yeerks will hit him with the ray and think it doesn't work.

I have a hard time re-reading this one because of all the angst.

Do you think they did adequate follow-up with this book, handled Tobias's aftermath well enough? I'm not sure what I think.

Taylor's an interesting character, the whole Yeerk/host merging thingy that we find out about her. And of course she comes back in The Test.

Also interesting that Tobias didn't want to kill her in the end...I suppose he didn't want Rachel to kill her if she wasn't a direct threat anymore...if they weren't defending themselves or something like that.

Comments

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About the follow-up with the book on Tobias' aftermath, I think all that happened were a few episodes where Cassie briefly mentions Tobias had gone through some dark period, or something along those lines... (and only Cassie mentioned it... not sure if Rachel did) and of course, #43. But I think there wasn't sufficient development on the part of Tobias' character, like it didn't come across as being such an ordeal in #43, and it didn't seem to show a lot how it impacted the way he did things, other than him becoming more subdued.

Totally agree about the angst and violence that made twelve-year-old me freak out a little. Liked the character insight when Tobias' memories come pouring back.

And of course. T/R MOMENTS! I thought the dance bit was a bit awkward, like how Rachel tried to put on an act and stall Tobias. It felt totally out of place imo. But the last chapter was lovely (: