A review by addieisreading
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

4.0

“Why do we desire, above all other things, that which has the greatest power to destroy us?”

This book is lovely, and you'll get the most out of the reading if you turn off your brain to embrace the absurdity of everything. I had the impression that An Enchantment of Ravens was inspired by old fairytales (such as the ones written by the Brothers Grimm or Hans Christian Andersen, for example). So the plot is as intriguing as it is also straightforward and easy to process (except for a HUGE PLOT-TWIST by the end that I guarantee many of you won't see coming).

For example, some villains are easy to defeat, animals turn into people and villagers get like “Well, is just another normal day”, blood can grow plants, and love at first sight is one of the tropes (but calm down, they discover is mostly a crush, but still—knowing they'll end up together anyway, it kind of doesn't matter). So, in case you're looking for really high IQ readings or want a bit of a challenge, maybe this one is not for you now. I'd suggest you save it for later because the ending truly makes it worth it and the protagonists have an intriguing journey until they get to the point they arrive at the end, it truly pays off if you enjoyed it until then.

I'm still waiting for her to write a spin-off standalone book with those protagonists as side characters, though, because I miss them so much...