Because I'm usually so excited about the Abhorsen series, here are things that I don't like about it
1. the whole "it's in your blood" thing, come on, this is a magical world, you can do better
2. that (ok i haven't finished Goldenhand but so far) is no mention of any queer relationship, even though the Clayr who live in the ice and see the future are almost exclusively women, and there is mention of them hooking up with men who visit the glacier
3. that Lirael isn't depressed anymore as soon as she knows that she has some kind of mission – one the one hand I love that because, you know, the way society interacts with mental health, but on the other hand, things being caused by social expectations doesn't mean that they go away as soon as you find out that you can be considered worthy by the standards of that society after all.
4. that they never stop calling the refugees "southerlings", that sounds kind of slur-ish doesn't it?
5. the way Sabriel's and Touchstone's relationship is portrayed in Lirael, omfg I hate Touchstone there
6. that there are so many love stories
7. that there is one Abhorsen who is headconend as aromantic a lot, because not very love story-y, but yeah you know what happens
And Goldenhand is not too disappointing so far? I might not love it as much as Lirael (which is clearly the best), but I definitely like it a lot. And, mighty charter, it is so whumpy, this is not subtle, I am slightly embarassed by all the whump for whump's sake (but I'm not complaining).
(I feel like I have to quote this discovery into my "things that I don't like about the Abhorsen series" thread, because finally, in book 5, the Clayr are no longer straight https://computerfairi.es/@maunzikation/159875)
I imagine that Garth Nix was probably asked regularly whether he was reeeaally suuure that the Clayr only take men to their chambers, when they live in a glacier full of marvelous women, and he thought about it and was like, no, actually I'm not that sure, let me correct my mistakes. :3
@maunzikation number 7 is Clariel right? I heard about that book. Ugh... decided not to read it.
@Shutsumon yes, that's Clariel :/ I didn't even hate the book, i think it's just… not as good as the other ones, and not as good as it had the potential to be by far
I think that's it though, I really love these books