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mintyperez's review against another edition
4.0
3.5* had a great time reading it but couldn’t get past the many questions i had about the world, and the ending was not to my liking. It felt too easy.
dulchee412's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
damniellee's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
seventhchariot's review against another edition
3.0
The first time I read this, I was probably about 14 years old and I thought this was one of the best books ever. I had given it 5 stars and was constantly recommending it to people.
Upon rereading it, I question why anyone would ever trust my recommendations.
I did not enjoy my reread of this book at all. I slogged through it and was underwhelmed by everything. The fantasy aspects were poorly developed and the romance was rushed and lacked feeling.
Bottom line: don't trust young me. I had terrible taste.
Reread in 2022: 2 stars
Original 2018 rating: 5 stars
Averaged out rating: 3.5/5 stars
Upon rereading it, I question why anyone would ever trust my recommendations.
I did not enjoy my reread of this book at all. I slogged through it and was underwhelmed by everything. The fantasy aspects were poorly developed and the romance was rushed and lacked feeling.
Bottom line: don't trust young me. I had terrible taste.
Reread in 2022: 2 stars
Original 2018 rating: 5 stars
Averaged out rating: 3.5/5 stars
tinyteacuphelper's review against another edition
2.0
It's alright for what it is but it didn't particularly surprise me at any point. Loved her sisters though. That concept is just awesome and adorable.
northheart's review against another edition
2.0
Reviewed by Liz at North Heart Hub
Rating: 6/10
Format: Audio-book - Library
Isobel is a portrait artist in a place called Whimsy, a land bathed in perpetual summer, where Fae visit to buy Crafted items in exchange for magic. She's a scrupulously careful young lady, or so she says 100 times while making sketchy choices. When the Autumn Prince, Rook, shows up wanting his handsome (glamoured) face painted, Isobel does-- and believes they become friends in the process. But just as she's putting the finishing touches on the painting, she adds a little something: a human feeling.
Bad idea, Isobel. Bad idea. So, Rook does what every other completely sane creature anywhere would do-- he kidnaps her from Whimsy and brings her into the Fairy realms so she can stand trial for maligning his honor. It's likely she'll be put to death. No big. Isobel responds in kind by putting up a perfunctory fight, and then falling in love with him. Because yes, it is that kind of book.
Did I mention that love between Fae folk and humans is suuuuuuper illegal? Yeeeah. Like, way illegal. For no reason that I can really discern. It's all sort of hand-wavey? It honestly felt like a deux ex machina, like these characters needed to have a reason not to be together to make it a forbidden romance. Of course, there's nothing more tempting than a forbidden romance, so their tragic love blossoms in the forest, like a flower on fast forward in a nature show.
The fae folk find out about their love, and the punishment is death! DEATH! The only way Isobel can stay with Rook now is to drink from the magical spring that will make her a Fae herself. She will be immortal and cold; unable to paint or feel.
Here's where she (and this book) redeems herself-- she doesn't, and I'm so proud of her. It would be so easy for her to just drink from the well and become a Fae-- a beautiful immortal creature barely capable of feelings. No one likes feelings! I have at times even championed the idea of a "feelingsectomy." But Isobel likes being herself.
Instead of undergoing a drastic, irreversible change to stay with her brand new boyfriend, she decides to decimate the well! Destruction instead of ridiculous self-sacrifice! What a champ! I'm just *sniffle* so proud of her.
This is an adorable, romantic romp through fairyland. It's definitely not high literature, but I enjoyed it all the same, and Isobel's independence won me over in the end.
Subjective Hearts: ♥♥♥ 3/5
Objective Hearts: ♥♥♥ 3/5
samanthacpearce's review against another edition
4.0
⭐⭐⭐⭐
An Enchantment of Ravens
Margaret Rogerson
Stand-Alone
YA - Romantic Fantasy
300 Pages
Mini non-spoiler Review:
This book is a relatively short stand-alone that centres around a young human girl and a fae Prince. Of course being a romance they fall in love and then have to battle with the consequences of a long made law stating it is forbidden for fae/human love to exist and so those caught must be put to death.
The writing was easy to follow, the world not very complicated and therefore a perfect fit for a newer fantasy reader. It did reminded me in places of other (in my opinion better written) fantasy books and with the idea of 'feeling love' the plot did get a little contradictory but overall a light read full of romantic fluff, magic, danger and all that other fae goodness.
I particularly enjoyed how Rogerson wrote her Fae. Unlike many other ramantic/fantasy stories the fae in this world are unfeeling of human emotion, skinny, dark eyed and pale under their glamorous and very very vain. Which for me was a lovely change of pace and one I enjoyed reading about.
An Enchantment of Ravens
Margaret Rogerson
Stand-Alone
YA - Romantic Fantasy
300 Pages
Mini non-spoiler Review:
This book is a relatively short stand-alone that centres around a young human girl and a fae Prince. Of course being a romance they fall in love and then have to battle with the consequences of a long made law stating it is forbidden for fae/human love to exist and so those caught must be put to death.
The writing was easy to follow, the world not very complicated and therefore a perfect fit for a newer fantasy reader. It did reminded me in places of other (in my opinion better written) fantasy books and with the idea of 'feeling love' the plot did get a little contradictory but overall a light read full of romantic fluff, magic, danger and all that other fae goodness.
I particularly enjoyed how Rogerson wrote her Fae. Unlike many other ramantic/fantasy stories the fae in this world are unfeeling of human emotion, skinny, dark eyed and pale under their glamorous and very very vain. Which for me was a lovely change of pace and one I enjoyed reading about.