I'm half way through Stormlord Rising, so am a bit confused about which incidents occurred in which book. The Last Stormlord started off slow, as is common with most first fantasy novels considering they all require world building. Albeit slow, the world building was very smooth; Glenda neither threw random facts at us nor did she obscure anything leaving us clueless. I enjoyed getting to know the Quartern's inhabitants, we were mainly introduced to the Scarpen and the Gibber, while The Red Quarter and the White quarter remained shrouded in mystery. Which I thought was a good tactic as it spurred me on to the next book. 
 The characters are very black and white. I didn't wonder about any of them, it was pretty obvious which ones were the bad guys and which ones the good guys right from the start. Their behavior was very typical. Furthermore, the dialogue, I felt, veered towards the juvenile. Most of the characters were approaching their 30's, yet their conversations felt like dialogues between preschooler at time. This was pretty much my only issue with the book. Other then that I really enjoyed it. Terelle's story line was of particular interest to me, as well as watching Shale grow up. I wish Larke explored Terelle's and Shale's relationship deeper to avoid the unbelievable feelings that develop later on. 
 I'm loving Stormlord Rising even more and am excited to finish the series. Definitely recommended.