Delirium's Mistress

As much as I love this series, I have to dock it points for rampant colorism— I'm sorry, one of the few brown-skinned women in this book is compared to a CAMEL, and Lee's preference for blond and pale skinned heroes and heroines becomes very uncomfortable when you remember how heavily inspired the series is by Persian and Middle Eastern aesthetics. Also, the book barely passes the Bechdel test and,,, would it kill her to have a FEW magical women who aren't either evil or dead?

Aside from that, it is tightly plotted with Tanith Lee's usual deft hand with gorgeously gothic description, so it still evened out for a generally enjoyable reading experience.