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A review by jonezeemcgee
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
4.0
4.25
update: upon re-read I bumped this up to a 4.25. I just love this book and world so much.
3.5
This is the Fey I wish SJM had written- dark and conceited. This book was superbly written and I was very much drawn into the world and the amazing characters in it. It should have been, it COULD have been a four star read. But, it suffered from one fatal flaw...there just wasn’t enough of it. The world was very interesting, but it needed a bit more world building. The relationship between Rook and Isobel was lackluster because that was not properly built either. Normally I love a stand-alone (I am so tired of weak drawn out series), and I love a book that isn’t too meandering or long-winded. In this case, however, the fact that this wrapped up under 300 pages was to the detriment of the book. The plot was rushed, some areas quickly glossed over, and the most important part, the relationship between Rook and Isobel, just wasn’t as developed as it needed to be. I would have loved at least a duo-logy set in Roberson’s world, or maybe at least another 150 pages to draw some marrow from the bones of this story.
update: upon re-read I bumped this up to a 4.25. I just love this book and world so much.
3.5
This is the Fey I wish SJM had written- dark and conceited. This book was superbly written and I was very much drawn into the world and the amazing characters in it. It should have been, it COULD have been a four star read. But, it suffered from one fatal flaw...there just wasn’t enough of it. The world was very interesting, but it needed a bit more world building. The relationship between Rook and Isobel was lackluster because that was not properly built either. Normally I love a stand-alone (I am so tired of weak drawn out series), and I love a book that isn’t too meandering or long-winded. In this case, however, the fact that this wrapped up under 300 pages was to the detriment of the book. The plot was rushed, some areas quickly glossed over, and the most important part, the relationship between Rook and Isobel, just wasn’t as developed as it needed to be. I would have loved at least a duo-logy set in Roberson’s world, or maybe at least another 150 pages to draw some marrow from the bones of this story.