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A review by ezwolf
A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
In honor of receiving a copy of A Restless Truth from NetGalley: my review of A Marvellous Light!
I thought this was a fun and compelling magical historical mystery. Robin is thrust head first into a magical world he didn’t know existed in a race against time to find out why he was cursed and what happened to the man who had his job before him. His partner (both in solving the mystery and romantically) Edwin is at first, annoyingly the only one who can help.
The magical system was incredibly interesting to me, especially since I’d just read another book with a similar idea on magic and would love to know if it’s based on something or I had coincidentally read them so close together.
The progression of Robin and Edwin’s relationship was also lovely to read about and I think what I enjoyed the most about the book. Edwin, probably being my favorite character of the book.
I thought this was a fun and compelling magical historical mystery. Robin is thrust head first into a magical world he didn’t know existed in a race against time to find out why he was cursed and what happened to the man who had his job before him. His partner (both in solving the mystery and romantically) Edwin is at first, annoyingly the only one who can help.
The magical system was incredibly interesting to me, especially since I’d just read another book with a similar idea on magic and would love to know if it’s based on something or I had coincidentally read them so close together.
The progression of Robin and Edwin’s relationship was also lovely to read about and I think what I enjoyed the most about the book. Edwin, probably being my favorite character of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Chronic illness and Homophobia