This is the first of this series that I don't remember reading, which may mean this is my first read. My shelfari page suggests otherwise.
Oh well.
I liked this one and I thought the characters were well done and the way wizardry is evolving was interesting. The series is evolving even as the encounters remain somewhat similar. The different ways in which the world gets to be just a little bit better are varied enough, and Nita and Kit are compelling enough, that I keep reading.
I am torn regarding her portrayal of autism in this book, even as I acknowledge it's over a decade old and, obviously, has some things that are not strictly current. Though she is very sympathetic and does a really good job trying not to stigmatize or pathologize, I find her resolution problematic. She did really well for a while, but I would have wished for a bit more nuance. Perhaps the characters themselves lacked the nuance, but I just felt it was a little too...not pat, per se, but something along those lines. Lacking in complexity.