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A review by sammys_shelves
The Curse of the Gloamglozer by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
5.0
This series came highly recommended to me by several people. I've been putting it off because it's such a big series that it's a little intimidating! But I finally got started and it turns out, if they're all like this one then I would speed through the whole series in just a few weeks!
I really enjoyed the world building, greatly helped by the illustrations. There was always something going on, it reminded me a little of the vibes in the Discworld series, a little chaotic, a little bizarre and lots of fun characters.
I liked the fact that the children were just that, children. It's seems so normal these days for 13 and 14 year old to act twice their age and be easily mistaken for being older. Quint and Maris act like children, they bicker and snipe and even when circumstance forces them to grow up a little they still are very much the young teens they should be.
Really strong start to a new series for me!
I really enjoyed the world building, greatly helped by the illustrations. There was always something going on, it reminded me a little of the vibes in the Discworld series, a little chaotic, a little bizarre and lots of fun characters.
I liked the fact that the children were just that, children. It's seems so normal these days for 13 and 14 year old to act twice their age and be easily mistaken for being older. Quint and Maris act like children, they bicker and snipe and even when circumstance forces them to grow up a little they still are very much the young teens they should be.
Really strong start to a new series for me!