haha that's weird, because plot-wise I think it might be the most important book in that whole decade of books. I mean, what else has as far-reaching consequences as Tobias getting the ability to morph back? And that whole trick, giving him the ability but forcing him to stay as a hawk, was some of the greatest narrative sleight-of-hand angst-fuel that the series ever offered. Making him a more integrated part of the team without undoing his whole character arc...idk, it was minor genius imo