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Midnight Over Sanctaphrax by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

cirubaska's review against another edition

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5.0

no one talk to me I'm going through it, I loved this series so much

corpsesoldier's review against another edition

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4.0

This one was always my favorite as a kid. I still like it a lot, but reading after reading the Twig trilogy again, I think Stormchaser is probably the strongest of the three.

sanjastajdohar's review against another edition

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4.0

It was entertaining and suspenseful, but maybe my least favorite of the Twig trilogy. Still, a great read.

derekrm's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

princessmeg's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

necrabelle's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

crafty_nivette's review against another edition

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4.0

I'm so glad there are 10+ in this series!

hamletsuckdick's review against another edition

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4.0

I thought this was a reread but I don't recognise it at alll
Now I know!
No surprise to me that sanctaphrax had to be cut free it's been annoying me anyways
But as always a slay

yonpoponyo's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

frombethanysbookshelf's review against another edition

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4.0

I just re-read this after reading it as a child, and I can definitely say it's quite dark and heavy considering it's a children's book - but it was still quite enjoyable even now.

I read this book before the first one in the series, which still works because whilst they're all interlinked, each book works perfectly as a standalone as well.

The illustrations are amazing, and the universe the story takes place in is full of danger and wonder. I think the setting is my favourite part of this book. Twig, the sky pirate, is thrown from this ship in a storm and robbed of his memories, including the memory that the storm is headed for the floating city of Sanctaphrax.

It's well written, with a quick pace. And whilst it has a fun, quirky style it's also got a dark edge to it that makes it a good read.