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Mysterious Fields #3
Elemental Truth
Six months ago, Thessaly thought she knew what her life would hold. Now, two deaths have changed that. She has a freedom she never thought she’d have, but that doesn’t mean that society’s pressures have gone away. Still pressured to marry well, Thessaly needs to navigate her family’s demands and everyone’s assumptions about what she ought to do.
Vitus has finally officially been recognised as a talisman maker, able to set up his own establishment and begin finding his own clients. He doesn’t dare unsettle things further, even though recent events have left him with many questions.
As Vitus and Thessaly continue to talk, it becomes clear that much more is going on than either of them are aware of. Someone is experimenting with dangerous magic - that’s likely already caused multiple deaths. It would be easy to ignore it, to get on with their own lives, but neither of them can ignore what’s right in front of them. Nor can they ignore their own desires for each other and a life together.
This final book in the Mysterious Fields trilogy brings Thessaly and Vitus’s romance to a happily ever after ending. Together, they figure out what matters, delight in their shared arts of magic and colour, and work together to solve a terrifying mystery that could change Albion’s history entirely. Set in 1889 and 1890, this book about the magical community of Victorian Britain should be read in order, after the first two books in the trilogy.
Vitus has finally officially been recognised as a talisman maker, able to set up his own establishment and begin finding his own clients. He doesn’t dare unsettle things further, even though recent events have left him with many questions.
As Vitus and Thessaly continue to talk, it becomes clear that much more is going on than either of them are aware of. Someone is experimenting with dangerous magic - that’s likely already caused multiple deaths. It would be easy to ignore it, to get on with their own lives, but neither of them can ignore what’s right in front of them. Nor can they ignore their own desires for each other and a life together.
This final book in the Mysterious Fields trilogy brings Thessaly and Vitus’s romance to a happily ever after ending. Together, they figure out what matters, delight in their shared arts of magic and colour, and work together to solve a terrifying mystery that could change Albion’s history entirely. Set in 1889 and 1890, this book about the magical community of Victorian Britain should be read in order, after the first two books in the trilogy.
370 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 13, 2024
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Celia Lake
47 books75 followersCelia Lake spends her days as a librarian in the Boston (MA) metro area, and her nights and weekends at home happily writing, reading, and researching.
Born and raised in Massachusetts to British parents, she naturally embraced British spelling, classic mysteries, and the Oxford comma before she learned there were any other options.
Born and raised in Massachusetts to British parents, she naturally embraced British spelling, classic mysteries, and the Oxford comma before she learned there were any other options.
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December 15, 2024
4.5 stars. Still pondering how to discuss without spoilers. It does leave some questions hanging (to be answered in a future book), but I knew that going in. The questions aren't deeply relevant to Thessaly and Vitus, but concern the Fortier family. On the other hand, I was delighted with the resolution to Thessaly and Vitus's relationship arc; they are joining the ranks of my favorite Albion couples. The care they take with and about one another and their emphasis on honesty and deference to each other's needs and desires offer a wonderful example of a healthy relationship in action. Full review to come.
March 22, 2025
I continue to find the world building here a joy to spend time with but the pacing on this one felt strange to me - things progressed slowly, a great deal happened quite quickly and then it was slow again without a true resolution to the central mystery of the series. I'm left with a sense of something missing.
As always, my reviews reflect my experience of reading the book and are not meant to be read as critique.
As always, my reviews reflect my experience of reading the book and are not meant to be read as critique.
December 18, 2024
Amazing conclusion to the trilogy! My only complaint is that I have to wait for Grown Wise to come out next year to get all the rest of the details on what happened with the Fortiers!
February 16, 2025
Disappointingly anticlimactic.
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