A review by actualresultsmayvary
Stormchaser by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

I am really running out of steam with this series but I am going to persevere until the end of Midnight over Sanctaphrax which is now at least only one book away.
The inconsistencies with the Quint saga continued to be regular and irritating, although I imagine a lot of the problem stems from the fact that the Twig saga was written first.
Twig is not particularly likeable and is needlessly rude and cruel to other creatures and there are still some strong classist vibes coming from the way the characters are divided into good and bad.
The later quarter of this book did improve with the way Screed and the stormphrax fitted together being quite interesting and the story from the Mire onwards being more compelling. The illustrations are lovely as always.