Oops, I didn't mean to go off-topic. I've been thinking about this a lot recently, and I mistakenly thought you were too. :)

I tried the first of the Scholomance novels - I love her Temeraire series - but it was just dark for me, I'm afraid. I tend to be seeking out lighter fare these days, thank you pandemic. ("Lighter," of course, being a relative term for a hurt/comfort reader.)