Reviews

A Restless Truth by Freya Marske

kissmelicia's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

spacephilosopher's review against another edition

• 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

4.5

girlinf1eld's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this more than the previous book in the series. this is partly because I find historical fiction (and perhaps all literature?) more interesting and compelling when it's told from a feminine perspective, and partly because it was more interesting and compelling. it was certainly more action-filled. the only thing that bothered me was the same as in the previous book; the slippery and slightly confusing way the author went about describing the character's emotions. purple prose is all good and lovely for almost everything else, but I feel as an author your readers must be able to have a clear understanding of the characters' emotions, or else what's the point? either that or I just didn't get it lol

I do hope something improves in the next book.

sillylily88's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.75

just as good as the first, if not better bc  wlw :)) 

LOVED hawthorns character growth bc he actually fr sucks in the first book LMAO 

also i absolutely love books that have fake (real ?) seances in them lmao, very niche trope but they’re always so funny 

patri_23's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

annalise113's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

bamamelereads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

I had loved A Marvelous Light, so was excited to read this. Unfortunately it fell a bit flat for me. Maude was a great lead, but I never warmed up to Violet, and their relationship didn’t have the same sparkle that Robin and Edwin’s did. 

The plot itself was a bit oddly paced. There’s a murder to kick us off, but then there’s no urgency to solve it, and it feels a bit bogged down in the middle. The stakes SHOULD feel high, but they don’t. For goodness sakes, they have dinner and play badminton with the person they KNOW is the murderer. 

I am still very interested in the final book. Hawthorne is an intriguing character, so I can’t wait to see what happens with him. 

amh007's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense

4.5

rkstumblingbear's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

katiechasingchapters's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood