A review by dawn_chen
双卿 by 魏辽, 青州从事, 修竹, 贺兰邪, 四百岁, 迟中二南, 温裘, 南方赤火, 檐中, 梦小叶

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.