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Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai
5.0
adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Paranormal romance like I've never seen before. Both MCs over 100 years old. Both trying to protect the object of their affection from their "dark" past. Somehow ~kind of grumpy/sunshine without any assholeishness or too much brooding. 

Also, the diversity of folklore and history drawn from for its magical citizen is astounding. The best friend is a queer, Black, ghost/spirit hybrid descended from the Black Doctor of the Pines with ties to the Norse and Lenape. Like. This is amazing. 

It was so good. Very satisfying. Medium spice, high intimacy.