The Mystic Marriage

Another delightful book about lesbians in a mythical 19th century European country called Alpennia. In the first book, Daughter of Mystery, the focus was on Barbara and Margerit and a mystical magic system. This time, the focus is on two minor characters from the first book, Jeanne and Antuniet, and the magic explored is alchemy. There are more subplots in this book, as Margerit and Barbara are still very much present and the court intrigue is a little more intense. However, I felt this book suffered from the sophomore slump, with the primary plot getting lost in the middle to the subplots, as well as the introduction of too many characters. But it is still quite a good book, a pleasure to read. It just didn't have the same excitement that the first book had.

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