147 reviews for:

The Andalite's Gift

K.A. Applegate

3.6 AVERAGE

amy_bda's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

da_thirst's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bookseller's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

buriedinsatin's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dbg_was_here's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

giannidamaia's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Is it overlong? Yes. Does the beginning drag as it attempts to give a glimpse of what a ‘regular day’ for our recurring cast would look like? Definitely. But The Andalite’s Gift is surprisingly cinematic as it hops between perspectives in unique succession. Structurally, it is far in a way Appelgate’s most successful entry thus far as it careens through moments at exactly the right pace, never lingering on plans or downtime for a moment longer than it has to. The set pieces are exciting! The contrived new villain element feels like another major misfire that demonstrates yet again just how poorly the characterization for the antagonists has come across. But overall, this remains a consistent series to this point in giving its target audience exactly the level of intensity and entertainment it wants. 

br00k3a133n's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous tense fast-paced

rosered_reading's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

hatetowin's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

trin's review against another edition

2.0

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This is the first book in this series that I haven't thoroughly enjoyed. All the POV shifts just result in a lot of chapters where nothing happens, and Rachel's amnesia is pointless and so obviously a way to pad out the page count. Cassie and the whale (that sounds like a hipster band) at the end was cool, but otherwise, snore. I think this one is mostly filler, etc.