I love that post. I didn't leave a comment because I have nothing useful to say. Aly and the Trickster books in general bother me.

In general, I wish things, esp. on the political/international relations front, were more problematic in Tortall. I've (grudgingly) come to terms with the fact that even Pierce's ostensibly political works aren't really about politics, and I can totally understand it not really being her thing, but I wish they were anyway, especially because she does keep bringing politics/international relations up, only to discard or solve it simply.