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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I loved this as much as the first book if not more. I liked the mystery, the new characters, and the setting on the cruise ship. I liked the more theatrical/performance flair of this one. It had a more lighthearted feel even though there are serious things happening.
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ohhh my gosh this was an excellent sequel
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Another delightful historical fantasy romance. I liked seeing tidbits of Robin and Edwin, and getting to know Maud better. Some hilarious bits sprinkled in, plus Freya Marske proves again that she writes the best couple fights.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not nearly as good as the first. I’ll probably still finish out the trilogy.
A Marvelous Light was a great book! I wanted to continue the story. This book, I gave 3 stars, but it’s more like 2.5. I hope book 3 is better.
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
plot wise good but the prose imitating 1900s vocabularies and discussing lesbian sex was a lil cringe to me.
Oh, I loved this!
It's a compelling mystery aboard a ship, with twists and turns aplenty. It's an erotic romance between a music-hall magician who's the lady equivalent of a rake and a fine and stubborn young heroine who is very excited to absolutely defy every propriety she's ever had in her life. It's a comedy and a drama and it's got a lot of heart to it.
I loved how the characters grew and changed throughout the story, and really appreciated the magic system this world set up. And I especially loved how despite being a magical adventure on the high seas, the narrative absolutely refused to look away from the frustration of women (in the Victorian times specifically, but obviously in general) in a world that always wants them to be lesser. It was just really well done. Violet and Maud were both dream protagonists in every way. I did find the pacing kind of back and forth, mostly due to the (very well written) sex scenes, which tended to have a different, more dreamy pace from the rest of the narrative so they could interrupt the flow now and then, but that was my only quibble and it was a very minor one.
It was a LOT of fun.
I'm also very much looking forward to Hawthorne and Ross's story, which I'm going to guess is next!
It's a compelling mystery aboard a ship, with twists and turns aplenty. It's an erotic romance between a music-hall magician who's the lady equivalent of a rake and a fine and stubborn young heroine who is very excited to absolutely defy every propriety she's ever had in her life. It's a comedy and a drama and it's got a lot of heart to it.
I loved how the characters grew and changed throughout the story, and really appreciated the magic system this world set up. And I especially loved how despite being a magical adventure on the high seas, the narrative absolutely refused to look away from the frustration of women (in the Victorian times specifically, but obviously in general) in a world that always wants them to be lesser. It was just really well done. Violet and Maud were both dream protagonists in every way. I did find the pacing kind of back and forth, mostly due to the (very well written) sex scenes, which tended to have a different, more dreamy pace from the rest of the narrative so they could interrupt the flow now and then, but that was my only quibble and it was a very minor one.
It was a LOT of fun.
I'm also very much looking forward to Hawthorne and Ross's story, which I'm going to guess is next!