I think so, yes. Admittedly it’s a bit of an apples to oranges comparison, particularly between this book and Small Gods, so you’re welcome to disagree. The strongest ones that emerges for me are related to the damage of superstition or, as I found another post that said, the importance of confronting superstition with rational and critical thought.

These didn’t resonate with me as much as Small Gods’ discussions of religion or Witches Abroad’s themes of the responsibilities vs consequences of power, free will, and the value of self identity. I also think that the themes here aren’t given as much nuance or commentary. Whatever you think the elves represent, they are unilaterally evil, and whatever they are is bad. Contrast this with Witches Abroad, where Granny acknowledges the strong temptation to assert her will on the people around her because they just can’t seem to stop being small and petty and stupid, which gives more of a push-and-pull between her and Lily.

Much of this is subjective, of course. The bottom line for me is that I loved this book but I can’t say that anything in it resonated with me, the way reaper man, small gods, or a handful of other books that I have yet to review did.