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Review of An Enchantment of Ravens



Rating: 4.5/5 stars

 As a standalone, this met my expectations. I was going in with the expectation that it would be an okay read since I've heard only a few people talk about it, all having great things to say about it. It had actually exceeded my expectations and I'm so glad that I have read it! I think Margaret Rogerson might be a new favorite to add to my list :)

 I really enjoyed the romance. It was very well done and I honestly found it to be realistic in the emotion department. It is how most people her age would approach it.

 The book was unpredictable for me. I was only able to predict one thing and that was after I had been given enough information and so it didn't spoil the book for me in any way. 

 All of the characters are enjoyable. I like each and every one of them, which doesn't happen often for me. They were each unique, yet the fair folk stuck within the boundaries that they had been given and I think that was really cool to see. That characters that are so strange and cannot grasp or feel human emotions are still different. I hadn't read any characters that were the way these ones were represented, including fae from different books. 

 I do wish that the magic system was explored more. I want to know the limits of their powers and just how far they are willing to go. I also wish that the fair lands were explored more and I want to know more about how and why her paintings allow the fair ones to feel human emotions. But seeing that this is a standalone, I understand why Rogerson didn't, and it is perfectly fine. The book is still great without it.
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Synopsis:
An instant New York Times bestseller!
An Indie Next Top 10 Pick
A Parents’ Choice Silver Honor Winner

“A funny, action-packed, and sweet romance.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
“A phenomenal read.” —RT Book Reviews

A skilled painter must stand up to the ancient power of the faerie courts—even as she falls in love with a faerie prince—in this gorgeous bestseller that’s “an ideal pick for fans of Holly Black, Maggie Stiefvater, and Laini Taylor” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

Isobel is an artistic prodigy with a dangerous set of clients: the sinister fair folk, immortal creatures who cannot bake bread or put a pen to paper without crumbling to dust. They crave human Craft with a terrible thirst, and Isobel’s paintings are highly prized. But when she receives her first royal patron—Rook, the autumn prince—she makes a terrible mistake. She paints mortal sorrow in his eyes—a weakness that could cost him his life.

Furious, Rook spirits her away to his kingdom to stand trial for her crime. But something is seriously wrong in his world, and they are attacked from every side. With Isobel and Rook depending on each other for survival, their alliance blossoms into trust, then love—and that love violates the fair folks’ ruthless laws. Now both of their lives are forfeit, unless Isobel can use her skill as an artist to fight the fairy courts. Because secretly, her Craft represents a threat the fair folk have never faced in all the millennia of their unchanging lives: for the first time, her portraits have the power to make them feel.
Reading log: Mar. 29, 2020 to Mar. 30, 2020
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