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A Restless Truth
by Freya Marske
This story is told in third person. It is the second book in The Last Binding series and while I adored book 1, A Marvellous Light, I was a bit disappointed in this one. It read excruciatingly slow for me. Too much time was spent talking, planning and strategizing without moving the story along. There is an overall story arc which I assume will take place over at least three books so while you could read this as a stand-alone sapphic romance, you would be missing some of the magical information and world-building previously mentioned that contribute to the larger picture.
I enjoyed most of the characters, their backgrounds and reactions to others and the events that occurred. The romance between Maud and Violet was a bit steamier this time around and I enjoyed the main protagonists dance around each other and their differences in life and experience. We moved along a little bit in the overall storyline arc finding the Forsythia members and more details on their plans to hide The Contract.
Overall, I had the feeling that this book was suffering from middle book syndrome. I am looking forward to the next book which I believe will feature Hawthorne and Ross and hope that some of the excitement of the series will revisit me then.
Thank you to Netgalley and Tordotcom for a copy provided for an honest review.
I enjoyed most of the characters, their backgrounds and reactions to others and the events that occurred. The romance between Maud and Violet was a bit steamier this time around and I enjoyed the main protagonists dance around each other and their differences in life and experience. We moved along a little bit in the overall storyline arc finding the Forsythia members and more details on their plans to hide The Contract.
Overall, I had the feeling that this book was suffering from middle book syndrome. I am looking forward to the next book which I believe will feature Hawthorne and Ross and hope that some of the excitement of the series will revisit me then.
Thank you to Netgalley and Tordotcom for a copy provided for an honest review.