The Bartered Brides

I picked up this book out of curiosity, not having read the others in the series but familiar with Mercedes Lackey's fantasy. I found it a little hard, as an incoming reader, to suss out exactly how the magic works; but the characters were all distinct and easy enough to follow.

In the end I had the same problem that I had with Lackey's fantasy, which is that she gets too graphic/dark for me. That's a personal preference, though. Aside from that any fans of Sherlock and magic might find this series an interesting one!

Rereading! Because everything with Sarah and Nan is delightful. Also, the canonical trans character who gets gender reassignment and has their pronouns recognized is just. My favorite.