I feel safe filing this under 'fluff.' It's a cute story despite the horribly tragic opening, with little character or world development, but a very good balance between over-explaining and under-explaining things.
The world seemed so interesting yet was explored so little, but I'm not sure if that's because Briggs' other books take place in the same universe or not, and therefore gets explored more by the reader. The Hob's Bargain is a standalone novel, or at least that's what I gather from the author's book list in the beginning pages, but some of the other books might take place in the same world, I don't know.
I will probably pick up another Briggs book at some point and see if it's any better. She was recommended to readers who like Seanan McGuire, but I didn't really see any similarities in their work besides a 'strong female protagonist.' So we shall see.
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