The Edge Chronicles: Twig #1: Beyond the Deepwoods by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell --> Starting April 18th 2020

[Maddie]

Abandoned at birth in the perilous Deepwoods, Twig Verginix is brought up by a family of woodtrolls. One cold night, Twig does what no woodtroll has ever done before – he strays from the path.

So begins a heart-stopping adventure that will take Twig through a nightmare world of fearsome goblins, bloodthirsty beasts and flesh-eating trees. Can he discover the truth about his past?

Beyond the Deepwoods is the first book of the Twig Saga – second trilogy in The Edge Chronicles. Each book is a stand-alone adventure, so you can read The Edge Chronicles in any order you choose.

[Maddie]

Sorry that the spoiler's so far through XD Just from where I'm up to now.

77% (view spoiler)[These Deepwoods seem super intense! And huge if there are creatures in them that Twig's never heard of and he lives there!

I'm so excited for him to meet these sky pirates!

Really sad about banderbear :( (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Finished!

Gloamglozer (view spoiler)[How terrifying does that thing look! He looks like how I imagine the Devil to look tbh. And I never even suspected anything was up with those few different creatures who helped him. Strange! I don't remember a thing about this. (hide spoiler)]

Quintinius (view spoiler)[It's hard to believe that even after he abandoned Twig for the second time he won't do it again. Typical daddy issues there, that trust and never the follow-through. And I can't believe he made that ultimatum to Maris! I really hate him! 'Child or me' and it's him that bloody gave her the child in the first place! And all that saying about how a child on a sky pirate ship is too much, and now look where he ended up anyway. (hide spoiler)]

Plot (view spoiler)[Well this book was completely full-on throughout! Awesome! So fast-paced, never a dull moment. So much happened. And the same moment stand out to me every time. (hide spoiler)]

Review: Well this book was completely full-on throughout! Awesome! So fast-paced, never a dull moment. So much happened. And the same moments stand out to me every time. It's been years since I read it the first few times, and I'm extremely lucky to have met one of the authors and the illustrator, Chris Riddell :D He's so charismatic and I can totally see him imagining and creating this world with Paul Stewart.
The little illustrations definitely helped with the speed I read it XD But they're essential to the story! Honestly, without them I have no idea how these fantastical creatures would be imagined in my head. Everyone would have completely different pictures, and also the length it would take to describe them would make the book twice as long. So I'm very grateful for these incredible illustrations. So lucky to have seen him sketch in person. Can't wait to see what new treasures Stormchaser has for me :D

[Maddie]

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Date changed. Restarting April 18th 2020. Happy Reading ☺

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[Ashleigh]

Chapter 1 - (view spoiler)[Ahhh so Twig isnt a wood troll. I'm guessing he's a human? And obviously as he grows older the woodtrolls will realise. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashleigh]

Chapters 2-3

(view spoiler)[This book is so strange hahaha, and I think I like it. I'm so confused by what's happening but it's whimsical and so bloody cheerful.

I love that there's a breed of people called Slaughterers and they've got gross names like Gristle and Sinew. So great. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashleigh]

Chapters 4-7

(view spoiler)[Umm... What the fuck? Hahaha. So the Gyle goblins are kinda weird and so is their Gross mother. Those whole couple of chapters were disgusting and weird man!

I can't even imagine how sticky Twig is now from all that honey. Yuck!!! (hide spoiler)]

[Ashleigh]

Chapters 8-9

(view spoiler)[Oh wow thanks for breaking my heart like that author!!! Making me feel this deep connection between Twig and the Banderbear then brutally murdering the Banderbear. Heartbroken 3

(hide spoiler)]

[Ashleigh]

Chapters 10-12

(view spoiler)[WHAT A PLOT TWIST! THE SKY CAPTAIN IS TWIG'S DAD?!?!? Wasn't expecting that! (hide spoiler)]

[Ashleigh]

Finished

(view spoiler)[Oh yeah, he's abandoned his kid twice, but now he wants him on the crew? Great father.

But yayyy, Twig has a happy ending. He's off to be a sky pirate! Good for him! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Ashleigh wrote: "Chapter 1 - [spoilers removed]"

Yeah, it's (view spoiler)[weird how he didn't figure it out himself.. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Ashleigh wrote: "Chapters 2-3

This book is so strange hahaha, and I think I like it. I'm so confused by what's happening but it's whimsical and so bloody cheerful.

I love that there's a breed of people called Sla..."

Haha yeah it is such a weird book. Super high fantasy but middle-grade :D

[Maddie]

Ashleigh wrote: "Chapters 4-7

(view spoiler)[Umm... What the fuck? Hahaha. So the Gyle goblins are kinda weird and so is their Gross mother. Those whole couple of chapters were disgusting and weird man!

I can't even imagine how..." (hide spoiler)]

Your reacts are so greeat XD

[Maddie]

Ashleigh wrote: "Chapters 8-9

(view spoiler)[Oh wow thanks for breaking my heart like that author!!! Making me feel this deep connection between Twig and the Banderbear then brutally murdering the Banderbear. Heartbroken 3

" (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[Yeah it's so sad :( But it's realistic, how he meets all of these people for such short bursts of time. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Ashleigh wrote: "Chapters 10-12

[spoilers removed]"

Yeaaaaah!

[Maddie]

Ashleigh wrote: "Finished

(view spoiler)[Oh yeah, he's abandoned his kid twice, but now he wants him on the crew? Great father.

But yayyy, Twig has a happy ending. He's off to be a sky pirate! Good for him!" (hide spoiler)]

Remember it's a children's book Ash XD