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spikehype's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death
vickylovesreading's review against another edition
5.0
Finished this earlier in the week and loved every moment! The water bear
charlmax's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
kirstysbookishworld's review against another edition
4.0
I love these kids. Their ability to handle themselves during adventure is so fun. Plus I cried at the end and any book that makes me cry is a good book in the end.
I love this crew. This adventure, this whimsical world. I just love pretty much everything about it! I cannot wait to see if there is more!
I love this crew. This adventure, this whimsical world. I just love pretty much everything about it! I cannot wait to see if there is more!
leandrathetbrzero's review
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
An Environmentalist Middle Grade Fantasy!
↓ Similar Reads ↓
1. Vashti Hardy’s Brightstorm (book 1)
2. BB Alston’s Amari and the Night Brothers (on my TBR!)
3. Jennifer Bell’s Wonderscape
Twins Arthur and Maudie Brightstorm continue their adventures on the Aurora, a sky-ship captained by the brave, brilliant explorer Captain Harriet Culpepper. When Ermitage Wrigglesworth, a well-known explorer and scholar, is reported missing, Lontown’s most famous explorer families board their sky-ships in a group effort to find him. As the mystery thickens, and the twins get closer to discovering what exactly happened to the missing scholar, they realize there are far greater mysteries in the world, some to uncover and others best left unanswered.
It has been a long-time coming for me to finally write a review for this book! I finished it a few months back, and I am still obsessed with just how brilliant the storyline, themes, and character development are. This was a gripping sequel to the already amazing first book in the series, Brightstorm. The cast of characters are unique, loveable, and so heartwarming. This series features themes of found family, environmentalism, preserving indigenous flora and fauna, and Hardy criticizes destructive exploration in a way that all can appreciate.
I cannot express enough how important this book is to help conceptualize crucial topical issues that society has experienced throughout history and still today. Hardy does all of this while transporting us to an entirely different, vibrant world with Arthur and Maudie–two dynamic, brilliant young protagonists–to guide us.
I am desperate to read book 3, Firesong, and then proceed to reread this series over and over again.
↓ Similar Reads ↓
1. Vashti Hardy’s Brightstorm (book 1)
2. BB Alston’s Amari and the Night Brothers (on my TBR!)
3. Jennifer Bell’s Wonderscape
Twins Arthur and Maudie Brightstorm continue their adventures on the Aurora, a sky-ship captained by the brave, brilliant explorer Captain Harriet Culpepper. When Ermitage Wrigglesworth, a well-known explorer and scholar, is reported missing, Lontown’s most famous explorer families board their sky-ships in a group effort to find him. As the mystery thickens, and the twins get closer to discovering what exactly happened to the missing scholar, they realize there are far greater mysteries in the world, some to uncover and others best left unanswered.
It has been a long-time coming for me to finally write a review for this book! I finished it a few months back, and I am still obsessed with just how brilliant the storyline, themes, and character development are. This was a gripping sequel to the already amazing first book in the series, Brightstorm. The cast of characters are unique, loveable, and so heartwarming. This series features themes of found family, environmentalism, preserving indigenous flora and fauna, and Hardy criticizes destructive exploration in a way that all can appreciate.
I cannot express enough how important this book is to help conceptualize crucial topical issues that society has experienced throughout history and still today. Hardy does all of this while transporting us to an entirely different, vibrant world with Arthur and Maudie–two dynamic, brilliant young protagonists–to guide us.
I am desperate to read book 3, Firesong, and then proceed to reread this series over and over again.
chrstn's review against another edition
DNF @ page 209/432 (Chapter 17)
This was the second chance given for this series and for Vashti Hardy’s writing. Both are just not for me.
The characters were handled much better than the first one, but I find the writing to be uninteresting and as a result, the story doesn’t hold my (admittedly adult) attention like other middle grade books have.
This was the second chance given for this series and for Vashti Hardy’s writing. Both are just not for me.
The characters were handled much better than the first one, but I find the writing to be uninteresting and as a result, the story doesn’t hold my (admittedly adult) attention like other middle grade books have.
np930's review
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-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
4.5
katieelise's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0