I gave the first one my usual test:

1. Read the first page

2. Read a couple from the first quarter of the book

3. Read a couple from just before the middle

4. Read a couple from just after the middle

5. Read a couple more from the last quarter of the book

She can't write — I mean, even allowing for the fact that it's a kids/YA story, it's stylistically simplistic to the point of insulting to anyone above two years of age ¹.

I didn't even make it past step 3.

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Sure,Pratchett's first couple were tediously clichéd pastiches of fantasy tabletop RPG tropes and I had no more intention of reading any others than I do of watching anything by National Lampoon, or starring Steve Martin or Will Ferrel ... but he could at least write.

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And the films did nothing to disabuse me of their lowbrow aspirations — it's just GoT without the incest.

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I will agree that anything that encourages people (especially children) to enjoy reading is a potentially a good thing.

But ... otoh ... there are people who enjoy reading Mein Kampf.

So ... you know ...

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Also, the warmed over nostalgia-by-proxy for an era that never was ... Enid Blyton in a threesome with Billy Bunter and J.C.T. Jennings ... resulted in a statistically significant number of young children declaring their desire to attend boarding school ² — and that seldom ends well for anyone.

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¹ See ̶S̶p̶o̶t̶ Harry ̶r̶u̶n̶ fly.

̶R̶u̶n̶ Fly, ̶S̶p̶o̶t̶ Harry, ̶r̶u̶n̶ fly!

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² And, no, most of them weren't hoping to escape domestic abuse as a result.