I will call Miss Coulter Senorita Sparkletits from this point forward. I love you forever.
And YES, on the exposition issues. I have (probably) read things by 14 year olds on ff.net (don't judge me) with less clumsy exposition. They also clearly dropped the ball, as my roommate had to ask me at one point about daemons and who could hear and touch whom.
Kids aren't stupid. Also, taking all the darkness out of stories to make them "safe" for kids is a whole 'nother rant, for which I have not the energy, quite frankly. Consider this a placeholder "Grrr", however.
Also, regarding the verbing of Serafina's noun? My goodness yes.
I loved the scenes set in Oxford - perfectly pastoral and academic all at once. But I really wanted grimy steampunk London, which we did not get.
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And YES, on the exposition issues. I have (probably) read things by 14 year olds on ff.net (don't judge me) with less clumsy exposition. They also clearly dropped the ball, as my roommate had to ask me at one point about daemons and who could hear and touch whom.
Kids aren't stupid. Also, taking all the darkness out of stories to make them "safe" for kids is a whole 'nother rant, for which I have not the energy, quite frankly. Consider this a placeholder "Grrr", however.
Also, regarding the verbing of Serafina's noun? My goodness yes.
I loved the scenes set in Oxford - perfectly pastoral and academic all at once. But I really wanted grimy steampunk London, which we did not get.