tricia reviewed A Restless Truth by Freya Marske
A worthy addition to the trilogy
5 stars
As delightful and as clever as the first book on the trilogy. Tightly plotted, lots of character development all around, and thoroughly enjoyable.
The most interesting things in Maud Blyth's life have happened to her brother Robin, but she's ready to join any cause, especially if it involves magical secrets that may threaten the whole of the British Isles. Bound for New York on the R.M.S. Lyric, she's ready for an adventure.
What she actually finds is a dead body, a disrespectful parrot, and a beautiful stranger in Violet Debenham, who is everything—a magician, an actress, a scandal—Maud has been trained to fear and has learned to desire. Surrounded by the open …
The most interesting things in Maud Blyth's life have happened to her brother Robin, but she's ready to join any cause, especially if it involves magical secrets that may threaten the whole of the British Isles. Bound for New York on the R.M.S. Lyric, she's ready for an adventure.
What she actually finds is a dead body, a disrespectful parrot, and a beautiful stranger in Violet Debenham, who is everything—a magician, an actress, a scandal—Maud has been trained to fear and has learned to desire. Surrounded by the open sea and a ship full of loathsome, aristocratic suspects, they must solve a murder and untangle a conspiracy that began generations before them.
Hardcover, 388 pages
English language
Published June 13, 2022 by Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom.
As delightful and as clever as the first book on the trilogy. Tightly plotted, lots of character development all around, and thoroughly enjoyable.