It takes place over only three days, but it somehow felt much longer to me. The only thing I have to criticise about this book: a whole book taking place in one single setting simply isn’t too gripping for me. He made this book the most fun and I am crossing my fingers the next book will be about him! I also loved the side characters, especially Ross. I also loved Violet, the amount of independent, strong willed woman in this series is everything we need from historical fiction. I loved Maud, she was very stubborn and stood up for herself against anyone and anything! She was a great protagonist and always up for a surprise. Oh, there’s also our beloved dickhead Hawthorn, who I somehow came to like?! This whole books takes place on the ship back to England, including magical combat, a whole zoo, hot bisexual singers and not only one murder. But she’s not the only one looking for her… So she heads to America to find one of the other woman involved. Maud wants to help too, since Robin did so much for her. I was hoping a little that this book would be following Miss Morrissy, because she was a fierce queen in book 1 and I fell head over heels in love with her.īut Maud was a great protagonist too and it made a lot of sense to pick her for the next part of the story!Īfter finding (and loosing) the first part of the contract, our little group of misfits is set out to find the other parts to keep them away from the bad guys. Switching MCs in the middle of an ongoing story is always a risky business.īut I need not have feared, because this book was amazing!

So I was extremely sad when I saw that this next book wouldn’t be following them. And my sweet himbo Robin, he’s like a labrador, you can’t not love him.

Instant 5 star read, already read it twice and absolutely loved it.Ī mix of historical fiction / queer romance / magical murder mystery was the combination I didn’t know I needed, but 100% did.Įdwin is my son and needs to be protected at all costs. So, A marvellous light has been one of my top 10 books of last year.

A Restless Truth by Freya Marske