Emily Rodda, please write an adult fantasy book set in this work, I beg of you.

I think I've enjoyed this one the most out of the books. It has really good story beats and a number of delightful tropes that I adore, namely the shop full of weird magic stuff. I wanna be a weird little guy selling weird stuff to bemused travelers who cross my threshold.

The bit with the three main characters spending the night fighting off wave after wave of rats was honestly brutal as hell for a children's fantasy book. I really quite enjoyed it.

My biggest issue with these books so far is that the big bad of each book is introduced and then defeated so quickly . Gorl gets a branch dropped on him, Thaegan gets pecked by a bird, and Reeah gets its throat slit all within the span of about a chapter. I think the best done one so far has been Thaegan as you felt her influence all throughout the second book, but I'd love for the villains to be more present.

Absolutely loved the entire subplot in the city of Noradz though, excellent world building. I'm honestly surprised I'm enjoying this series so much.