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A Restless Truth
by Freya Marske
Finalllllllly. I thought I’d never get through this one.
I absolutely loved “A Marvellous Light,” which was the first installment of The Last Binding trilogy. Edwin and Robin were characters I really cared about and sympathized with the personal struggles they had to overcome.
Maud and Violet, the heroines in this story, ….not so much. After reading just under 400 pages, I feel I still can’t really tell you much about Violet and most of Maud’s backstory is in the first book (which isn’t much to go on). The girls don’t seem to have much chemistry at all beyond the I’m experienced in life/I’m inexperienced and want you to show me all the things vibe. I didn’t really care what happened to either of them or if their relationship survived beyond the ship voyage.
As for the mystery plot line- it’s reaaaaaallly slow moving. Not much happens and it’s a lot of sitting around in rooms talking in circles without making any progress towards uncovering the truth. Then a locket comes in to play to serve as a convenient plot device and adds even more boring exposition.
It’s bad when I feel like I can describe the whole plot of a book in a couple minutes. When I love a book I remember so many details about it and want to share everything. There wasn’t anything memorable about this one, so I will likely see how reviews are for the final trilogy installment before diving straight into it.
I absolutely loved “A Marvellous Light,” which was the first installment of The Last Binding trilogy. Edwin and Robin were characters I really cared about and sympathized with the personal struggles they had to overcome.
Maud and Violet, the heroines in this story, ….not so much. After reading just under 400 pages, I feel I still can’t really tell you much about Violet and most of Maud’s backstory is in the first book (which isn’t much to go on). The girls don’t seem to have much chemistry at all beyond the I’m experienced in life/I’m inexperienced and want you to show me all the things vibe. I didn’t really care what happened to either of them or if their relationship survived beyond the ship voyage.
As for the mystery plot line- it’s reaaaaaallly slow moving. Not much happens and it’s a lot of sitting around in rooms talking in circles without making any progress towards uncovering the truth. Then a locket comes in to play to serve as a convenient plot device and adds even more boring exposition.
It’s bad when I feel like I can describe the whole plot of a book in a couple minutes. When I love a book I remember so many details about it and want to share everything. There wasn’t anything memorable about this one, so I will likely see how reviews are for the final trilogy installment before diving straight into it.