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Loading... An Enchantment of Ravens (original 2017; edition 2018)by Margaret Rogerson (Author)
Work InformationAn Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson (2017)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Isobel lives on the edge of Faerie, and the Fae crave the portraits she can paint of them. She bargains carefully for enchantments that will protect and provide for her family, carefully worded to avoid ill effects. When Rook, the Autumn Prince, arrives for a portrait session, things are somehow different. There's something about his eyes -- sorrow, she finally realizes, an emotion that the Fae aren't supposed to be able to feel. Isobel is drawn to the faerie prince, but she knows that they cannot break the Good Law, which forbids faerie/human relationships. When the portrait, with its telling revelation of Rook's sorrow is unveiled before the court, a furious Rook returns, dragging Isobel to his court to stand trial. Surrounded by the Fae court, who can Isobel trust? I enjoyed this story, though it has some flaws. I liked the setting and descriptions, and the conceit that the Fae can't make art (Craft, as the book calls it, which can include things like Isobel's paintings, but also food, clothing, furniture, etc.) and therefore bargain with their human neighbors to obtain it. I thought there were some pacing issues, and I wasn't entirely convinced at the insta-love that characterizes the romantic plot. I listened to the audiobook, and I always enjoy Julia Whelan's narration, which may be part of the reason the book's shortcomings didn't bother me until after I finished listening. All in all, if you enjoy stories of humans in the faerie court, you might like this one, if the things I mentioned aren't deal-breakers for you. Flawed at points, but on the whole this was a lavishly written fairy tale that was nothing less than enchanting. Think “Spiderwick Chronicles” meets “A Court of Mist and Fury”. Full review can be found here on my blog: https://thedeborahembury.wordpress.com/2017/10/18/an-enchantment-of-ravens-by-ma... Okay, new rule - I am no longer allowed to read young adult fantasy novels written in first-person POV. It never works out for me. Except, damn, Seraphina was written in first-person and I really liked it. I suppose I shall have to invent a complicated flowchart with questions like "is the love interest an otherworldly creature who can't be trusted" and "is the cover too pretty for its own good." (To the author's credit, the writing is quite good; it just happens to feature the sort of trope-y YA romance to which I am regrettably allergic.) ETA: I may give her next book a try, it's about a magical library foundling and folks seem to like it. My tastes are nothing if not predictable. no reviews | add a review
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Young Adult Literature.
HTML: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 No library descriptions found. |
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some kissing that gets intense
a bit of language that really jarred the narrative considering that it's a fantasy world. ( )