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A review by cosyqueer
A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
4.0
Agghh this book was so lovely.
The characters were very vivid and tangible, even the ones we only briefly encountered. I did have to draw out Edwin's family tree at one point because they all had very similar posh names (remarked upon in the story), but I do this with almost every book I read.
The romance was very sweet; Edwin and Robin had great chemistry and I found their interactions witty and electric.
The magic system was extremely well developed from its lore and rules to the captivating imagery of the spells themselves. Magic was entwined seamlessly into this Edwardian setting, a great vehicle for cutting conversations around class, privilege and power in the English upper class.
If you love period dramas but crave the spice of fantasy romance, this book is a delicious combination of the two.
Thank you ever so much to Macmillan and Netgalley for this advance audiobook.
The characters were very vivid and tangible, even the ones we only briefly encountered. I did have to draw out Edwin's family tree at one point because they all had very similar posh names (remarked upon in the story), but I do this with almost every book I read.
The romance was very sweet; Edwin and Robin had great chemistry and I found their interactions witty and electric.
The magic system was extremely well developed from its lore and rules to the captivating imagery of the spells themselves. Magic was entwined seamlessly into this Edwardian setting, a great vehicle for cutting conversations around class, privilege and power in the English upper class.
If you love period dramas but crave the spice of fantasy romance, this book is a delicious combination of the two.
Thank you ever so much to Macmillan and Netgalley for this advance audiobook.