I absolutely loved the first two books in Eliot Schrefer's Ape Quartet but this one, set in the US, feels different. First, because we know that John shouldn't be raised with an orangutan as a "brother" and that causes discomfort. Then the story moves around a bit, from when (mild spoiler) John's finger is bitten off by Raja the orangutan, then we get fast forwarded to the future with teenage John reuniting with Raja before the orangutan is sold to a zoo. Sure, there are interesting moral and ethical dilemmas like in the rest of the Ape Quartet. There always will be when you write about the fascinating interactions between apes and humans. But in this book, the dialogue was a little clunky and the outcome was far too positive to be believed. I wish all captive apes could experience what Raja did, but I know the outcomes are usually far worse.