Daughter of Mystery

Jane Austen and Charlotte Brönte never wrote about 19th century German lesbians having adventures with swordfighting and religious magic, and we have been the poorer for it until Heather Rose Jones came along. At its core it takes the "marriage of convenience" trope into the constrictive world of up......more

First thoughts: 5 stars! Didn't think i would like this after the first couple of chapters almost put me to sleep. :) But once I got used to the prose and realized the import of what had initially seemed like pointless minutiae, it was just Wow! simply amazing writing and world building. Loved the in......more

Wonderful reading. Masterful universe creation and wrapping. Deep characters, a well matched couple, I really loved both, the reflective and sweet Margerit and the fiery, passionate Barbara. A dystopian universe with a hint of original, unusual magic. My only regret is that there's not more action. B......more

This is really fun, a quasi-period historical fantasy centering a lesbian romance. I see the genre romance readers saying this doesn’t quite meet expectations for a romance novel, but for the rest of us I think that’s what it is: while there is other stuff going on, the romance is the backbone of th......more

Sometimes I think about the great women of history, and how terrible it is that so many of them were cut down in their prime or prevented from acheiving more by poverty or family duties. How different would things be if those women had had the resources and freedom of men? In Daughter of Mystery, Ma......more