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This is the first book I don't remember (also the first with a meaningful title). I wonder if/when I stopped reading, or if I just skipped this one because of the spider morph? Regardless: The dog aliens are pretty ridiculous, but that's balanced by the significant expansion to the worldbuilding and the combo attack of Z-space's role in morphing + the consequences of the spider morph + the incredibly violent ending. It's a lot for a kids's book and sincerely horrific, in engaging and awful ways. The investigation of pacifism/trauma/obligation is less robust than I'd like, especially after the nuance of Cassie's ethical debate in the previous book, but it dovetails nicely with the content so I appreciate its presence.