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A review by leandrathetbrzero
Darkwhispers: A Brightstorm Adventure by Vashti Hardy
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.