A Marvellous Light

More of a 3.5 probably.

I have been very excited for this book for a while, so I couldn't resist immediately reading it after receiving my advance copy. But maybe my expectations were too high, because I ended up not feeling too delighted by it.

The world building is this one is definitely cool and I feel like I'm enjoying the historical fantasy set in England subgenre. The whole magic system with moving hands like weaving strings was very very fascinating and I kept trying to picture it in my head. The mystery was also interesting enough, but ultimately it's the characters who kinda let me down. They aren't bad per se, just not very engaging and I didn't feel myself attached to any of them. The main characters Edwin and Robin's developing relationship is nice but I didn't feel that chemistry between them which I was looking for. And the side characters were mostly annoying or boring except Mrs. Morrisey.

So, while I can say that my overall enjoyment of this book was fine and I wasn't too bored, I also wasn't eagerly waiting to pick it back up whenever I took a break. Maybe go in with lower expectations and you'll love it more.