We have read Seraphina and Shadow Scale, and enjoyed them, but with much the same reservations as you.
adaese has read (and recently bought and re-read) The Dark Lord of Derkholm; it is one of the DWJs I haven't read yet, having been rather put off by my abortive attempt at Year of the Griffin.
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Date: 2016-11-11 05:36 pm (UTC)