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Marvellous Light
Marvellous Light | Freya Marske
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Robin Blyth has more than enough bother in his life. He's struggling to be a good older brother, a responsible employer, and the harried baronet of a seat gutted by his late parents' excesses. When an administrative mistake sees him named the civil service liaison to a hidden magical society, he discovers what's been operating beneath the unextraordinary reality he's always known. Now Robin must contend with the beauty and danger of magic, an excruciating deadly curse, and the alarming visions of the future that come with it--not to mention Edwin Courcey, his cold and prickly counterpart in the magical bureaucracy, who clearly wishes Robin were anyone and anywhere else. Robin's predecessor has disappeared, and the mystery of what happened to him reveals unsettling truths about the very oldest stories they've been told about the land they live on and what binds it. Thrown together and facing unexpected dangers, Robin and Edwin discover a plot that threatens every magician in the British Isles--and a secret that more than one person has already died to keep.
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MrT
Marvellous Light | Freya Marske
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Panpan

Am I the only one on here who just didn't get on with this. Someone compared this with RW&RB Edwardian style? WHAT? NOPE!

Was slow, the writing style made the reading of it feel even slower, the main characters weren't very likeable or endearing, the sex scenes made my think they were written for another book, seemed awkward.

I did like the premise and the period setting but not enough to want to read A Restless Truth.

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julesG
Marvellous Light | Freya Marske
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Some #audioknitting. This pair of socks needs to be finished by the end of the month for a Secret Santa parcel.

For those interested, I'm trying an after-thought heel and am looking at a chart for a "Kelim style" sock, because that's easier than doing the decrease-maths myself. ?

#NovelNovember @Andrew65

Andrew65 Looks complex. 2y
rabbitprincess Gorgeous yarn! 2y
ravenlee I should have read before staring at the picture trying to figure it out - are you doing 2-at-a-time socks? Nope, read the caption! Looks good, now that I know what I‘m looking at! 😆 2y
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julesG @ravenlee They were 2-at-a-time and missing heels. 😬😬😬 2y
julesG @Andrew65 It is, and it's not. 😁 2y
wanderinglynn Love the colors! 2y
PhyllisH The after-thought heel is my favorite sock heel.😁 2y
Cathythoughts Fabulous 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2y
Lindy Sweet choice of yarn! 😍 2y
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TracyReadsBooks
Marvellous Light | Freya Marske
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😍 Look at this absolutely exquisite cover! Was I at all surprised to find it‘s designed by my favorite (yes I have a favorite) book jacket artist/designer Will Staehle?!? Nope, not at all. On sale in November, the story is billed as historical fantasy. Danger, bureaucracy, magic and more. Definitely looking forward to this one!

(Image from Twitter. More information on Tor.com)

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