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dawn_chen's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
The first two stories in this Chinese historical sapphic mystics anthology are absolutely gold (with the second one being the best thing I've ever read which is a Chinese sapphic retelling/continuation of the original Legend of the Immortal White Snake which the legend in itself is already pretty gay but this retelling absolutely filled in all my favorite blanks and headcanons about the white and turquoise snakes but in an explicit gay storyline with a sad but also very thematic parallel ending). However. Overall the other short stories felt mediocre so balanced in the end as a 3 stars read.
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