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A Restless Truth by Freya Marske
5.0

I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I loved A Marvellous Light very much so was extremely excited to get stuck into this, and it did not disappoint! Maud Blyth is a wonderful, layered protagonist. I am endlessly infatuated with characters who deliberately choose to be good and kind, and Maud is one of the best I've come across - especially as a nineteen year old ingenue who is trying VERY hard all the time. Violet is equally delightful and I love her chaotic neutral approach to life.

The mystery unfolded in a natural way and by the last few pages my heart was genuinely pounding trying to figure out whether it would all be okay in the end. The side characters enriched the world and I am particularly enamoured by Ross, the possibly-supernatural journalist with a sideline in pornography.

Highly recommended, especially if you like period romance, boats, and sapphic romance.