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A Restless Truth by Freya Marske

24 reviews

howeonearth's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Grief, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Homophobia and Racism

ultravioletrae's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A fun and campy mystery with some very steamy interludes throughout

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence and Abandonment

Minor: Gun violence and Classism

ct7567_lit's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I read this book as a standalone, without any prior knowledge of the first in the series, and I was pleasantly surprised. The author did a great job providing enough background and context to make the world and characters accessible. I particularly enjoyed the chaotic, whodunnit aspect of the mystery. Maud’s direct, no-nonsense communication style added a layer of realism to both the romance and the overall plot. The ending

especially Violet’s personal revelation

left me hoping for more closure. Now that I know it's part of a trilogy, it makes perfect sense why questions were left unanswered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, and Torture

findleydunn's review

adventurous funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

plantacj's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse and Classism

memeraryfiction's review

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

This is a very fun follow-up to A Marvellous Light. It expands both the story and the series' universe in really enjoyable ways. It also incorporates fun new bits of period history (music halls! luxury ocean liners!). Marske's characters are, as always, complex and deeply likeable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Racism, Torture, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

alexmegami's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Car accident, and Classism

joensign's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

katte's review

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very much enjoyed this continuation of Marske’s trilogy. The plot pacing was good, the side characters were very entertaining, and there were twists I saw coming and were pleased by, and twists that I did not see coming and was delighted by. 

I did feel like the romantic tone between

Maud and Violet

was lower-key than

Edwin and Robin

of the previous book, and even

Jack and Alan

in the next book. On the other hand, Violet’s complicated past was revealed with more depth than Edwin and Robin’s of the previous book.

I felt - and perhaps am totally wrong, I did not actually count - that there were fewer intimate scenes in this book than the previous, and certainly the next. They were also of a lower quality, with less description, and overall awkward acts. A little disappointing for a bi woman to read! 

I understand that the timeline of this book was shorter than perhaps the first or third, but it felt like the intimate scenes and the exploration of romance itself felt like being shortchanged; like the author didn’t know what a sexual romance between two women is actually like, and wrote it as best she could with as little embellishment as she could. 

Perhaps other queer folks will find this totally off-base, but that’s the feeling I got about the book after finishing the trilogy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Vomit, and Alcohol

therainbowshelf's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Another enjoyable entry in this series. I was delighted to meet Ross and Violet and get to know Maud and Hawthorn more in this volume. I enjoyed the first book a bit more, because the pacing was better, but I felt the character connections just as strongly and laughed out loud just as often with this. Super excited for the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia