Title: Servicable but thinly stretched
Product review: For someone who has never read the folk and fairy tales on which Ms. Marillier's books are based, I guess it would not be impossible to enjoy these books. As someone who loves the lore from which they are derived, however, I think Ms. Marillier is doing a terrible disservice to it.The insular narrative is annoying and somewhat tedious to read. I get the feeling that this material was not really enough to be a book on its own, but as we know in fantasy everything seems to come in threes.This really is a very green author, new to the field and therefore I guess we can give her some slack while she works out her professional chops. But I will be sure to do so in papaerback.
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