A review by danreadsitall
A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

adventurous emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 Freya Marske's "A Marvellous Light" starts the Last Binding series (sequel in November). Set in England, the story follows Robin Blyth, new scion of his family and responsible employee who has a job he didn't expect, and Edwin Courcey, book lover who doesn't have a lot of magic power as they figure out what happen to the person Robin replaced at work. Oh wait magic is real Robin, surprise! The story deals with some aspects of history I hadn't considered and handles situations that would normally result in blasting smartly. As the conspiracy unfurl these two men have to trust in each other to find what is fact and what is fable in Britain's magical history.

Read by David Thorpe, I found the sudden tone changes to the next chapter hilarious. Must have been a hoot to record.

Published by Macmillan Audio.

Reasons to read:
-Be gay, do magic bureaucracy
-Miss Morrissey!
-I too want to survive a murder attempt and get a manor
-Spice that starts exactly when you go into a grocery store but don't have signal enough to put on something else so you just let it rock
-Wow character X really needs to be struck about the face
-Sequel in November

Cons:
-OK a little blasting of folks that deserve it would have been nice 
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