A review by meggiemine
A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

adventurous mysterious relaxing medium-paced

4.0

I was hesitant to pick up another romance novel so soon after finishing Emily Henry’s Book Lovers, which sadly did not meet my expectations. But, A Marvellous Light was great! I was so engrossed I read it in 3 days. The magical world Marske has created was really immersive in a way reminiscent of the wizarding world of Harry Potter. There were many similarities between the two, but it wasn’t so similar that it felt like a copy-cat. I enjoyed all the characters, and am looking forward to the second book in the series being released later this year.
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Series: The Last Binding β„– 1
Genre: Fantasy Historical Romance
Setting: September 1908 (Edwardian era) in London, England
Hero: Sir Robert "Robin" Blythe, brown hair and eyes, baronet, athletic, extrovert
Hero: Mr. Edwin Courcey, fair haired, blue eyes, tall and thin, bookish
Point-of-View: 3rd person, past tense, alternating between Robin and Edwin
Tropes/Themes: opposites attract, forced proximity, teaming up to solve a mystery, hero in peril, fish out of water
Format/Edition: Kindle ebook (borrowed from BPL via Libby), published in November 2021
Length: 451 pages, 122k words
Read Date: June 26, 2022

Heat Rating: Medium
Flames: 3πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯
Density: 2.3πŸ“‘πŸ“‘
Intensity: 3πŸ’“πŸ’“πŸ’“
Burn Speed: 3πŸ’¨πŸ’¨πŸ’¨
Overall: 2.8 (↑3) 🌑️🌑️🌑️

Sex Scene Details:
πŸ”₯Ch 15, 50%, HJs, then a BJ that fades-to-black.  πŸ”₯Ch 18, 61%, erotic massage using some kind of tingly finger spell, anal sex.  πŸ”₯Ch 27, 92%, anal sex.

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