I don't think I'd realized Pullman's world had fairies.
Which I think was my problem - not necessarily inconsistent (there's a river giant as well, and a country house full of people who are forgetting things), but it felt unexpected and as if it should have been signalled earlier. I was thinking of Susan Cooper, actually, and although Pullman is good his strengths are not in that sense of countryside as myth/history that I think he was going for.
I really liked "The Governess Affair."
This one might have suffered a bit because of my reading order; I loved the set-up, with Serena's protest and the guy's dilemma, but as a romance I would have actually been quite happy if they'd ended up really good friends.
(and yes, do let me know if any likely dolls occur to you!)
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Date: 2018-06-21 01:44 am (UTC)Which I think was my problem - not necessarily inconsistent (there's a river giant as well, and a country house full of people who are forgetting things), but it felt unexpected and as if it should have been signalled earlier. I was thinking of Susan Cooper, actually, and although Pullman is good his strengths are not in that sense of countryside as myth/history that I think he was going for.
I really liked "The Governess Affair."
This one might have suffered a bit because of my reading order; I loved the set-up, with Serena's protest and the guy's dilemma, but as a romance I would have actually been quite happy if they'd ended up really good friends.
(and yes, do let me know if any likely dolls occur to you!)