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A review by gavgav7
Darkwhispers: A Brightstorm Adventure by Vashti Hardy
5.0
This is the last book I had to read by Vashti Hardy and I'm so sad I have to wait for another one!
Twins Arthur and Maudie have already had quite the adventure in 'Brightstorm', but everything they've been through will be nothing compared to what they're about to face in the sequel, 'Darkwhispers'. There is a search for a missing explorer in the Eastern Isles, and the villainous Eudora Vane is leading the mission. Arthur and Maudie are determined to find out what she's up to, but it's not an easy journey for the Brightstorm twins at all!
If you want a series dripping with adventure, look no further than the Brightstorm series, and I loved Darkwhispers more than Brightstorm if you can believe it. The main characters are the most well-developed main characters I have read in middle grade, their relationship with one another and what they've been through and how it bonds them still is beautifully portrayed. So it goes without saying that Hardy is a warrior with her pen (or keyboard), the writing is perfect.
Eudora Vane is such a character too. As a villain, I loved reading her scenes. She's complex and not at all a pantomime villain; she read like a real person, and I love that in my villains. There is a wealth of characters in this that makes this a fantastic sequel, a blend of personalities that work so well together, but also are developed further when they're apart.
A simply sublime adventure sequel that manages to surpass the original.
Twins Arthur and Maudie have already had quite the adventure in 'Brightstorm', but everything they've been through will be nothing compared to what they're about to face in the sequel, 'Darkwhispers'. There is a search for a missing explorer in the Eastern Isles, and the villainous Eudora Vane is leading the mission. Arthur and Maudie are determined to find out what she's up to, but it's not an easy journey for the Brightstorm twins at all!
If you want a series dripping with adventure, look no further than the Brightstorm series, and I loved Darkwhispers more than Brightstorm if you can believe it. The main characters are the most well-developed main characters I have read in middle grade, their relationship with one another and what they've been through and how it bonds them still is beautifully portrayed. So it goes without saying that Hardy is a warrior with her pen (or keyboard), the writing is perfect.
Eudora Vane is such a character too. As a villain, I loved reading her scenes. She's complex and not at all a pantomime villain; she read like a real person, and I love that in my villains. There is a wealth of characters in this that makes this a fantastic sequel, a blend of personalities that work so well together, but also are developed further when they're apart.
A simply sublime adventure sequel that manages to surpass the original.