Still poking Foxglove Summer

[openidwouldwork]

Hello again! *no worries, you'll be rid of me again once I can move my wrist and am back at work ;)*

Ok, finished my re-listen of Foxglove Summer (taking notes), it makes more sense now. Still have questions, talking about those later, cause...

... managed to get a hold of the next books/comics, yay!

The comic, Night Witch, looks great, can hardly wait, but 'What Abigail did that summer' is supposed to come before, being set at the same time Peter is having his out-of-London adventure? So I guess I should read that first.
It's just, I've got the German version, and that looks very much like a YA thing? It's called 'Die Füchse von Hampstead Heath: Eine Abigail-Kamara-Story' - 'The foxes of Hampsted Heath: a Abigail-Kamara-Story', where Peter Grant's magically highly gifted cousin [...]. And it's supposed to use 'youth language'? And... I'm not that fond of Abigail, being stuck with plenty of annoying cousins myself...

So I guess my question is: is it a nice piece of worldbuilding, with more insights into Nightingale, the Rivers-of-London magic and the demi-monde?

And I am somewhat spoilered, it features her disabled brother? As I'm caring for a severely disabled person at home as well, who will not get 'better' again, I suppose I'm even more wary.

Happy about any tips/comments!

Comments

[derien]

They are all quite independent stories, no need to read in order. I enjoyed WADTS very much, but also it's dense, trippy, and confusing, so YMMV. Abigail's brother doesn't feature, really. He's off screen. Her love for and sorrow over him are important contributions to her personality and inform her choices. Basically, if you have read the book of short stories, and you liked hers, it's more of that sort of thing.

[openidwouldwork]

Thank you for the tips!
WADTS is What Abigail did this Summer, I think, which one is YMMV?
I have read some of the short stories (haven't noticed Abi as anything other than Peter's annoying teeny cousin), but right now I'm reading/listening in 'chronological order', should I switch to 'order written'? I know there are series where 'written' order makes a lot more sense for the character development.

[derien]

YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary. It's just an acronym usually used online, short for "it worked this way for me, it might not for you." I liked it, for me it was mostly just fun, but I'm not in your particular life circumstance so I don't know how it will hit you.

The short story where Abigail is asked by her classmate to research this weird 'uncle' of hers who shows up for Christmas - I don't remember the name of the story - I felt like you got a better sense for the strong bonds of affection in her family, even though they don't have time or money.

[openidwouldwork]

Ah, right, I'm not a native speaker, didn't know the abbreviation!