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readingintherayne 's review for:
An Enchantment of Ravens
by Margaret Rogerson
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lovely world-building while staying true to faerie lore (much like how Holly Black’s Cruel Prince world does).
The ending is as as any romance can be between an immortal fairy and a human (much like Cardan and Jude’s relationship! and fate). Technically it is an HEA! But to me these relationships are always bittersweet, since Isobel’s mortality (assumably) renders her a rather short life span, and Rook will live on as King. Though maybe because she is now queen of all the courts her lifespan will be extended and her youth will be maintained much like it is for Jude in the Cruel Prince series?
I don’t love it when people compare other books with faerie elements to ACOTAR because SJ Maas’s High Fae are very loosely based off of the canon of faerie mythology— “high fae” are very much just beautiful humans with magic powers depending on their Seasonal Court. I do have love for ACOTAR but it is always refreshing to see what other authors do with the complicated world of faerie— of the devious, clever fair folk who cannot tell lies, whose enchantments entrance humans and oftentimes leaving them with woe…amongst other elements that are common in the faerie mythological canon. And unfortunately, this includes humans having to lose their humanity (an actual consequence, as opposed to Feyre losing nothing from her transformation) if they were to Turn to live for all eternity (in some iterations). This was why I found Rook’s humanity —his ability to love and how it is received by his kind, along with the reactions the other fairies have towards their portraits with human emotions— to be very interesting
overall, a pleasant read— wish there was more!
I don’t love it when people compare other books with faerie elements to ACOTAR because SJ Maas’s High Fae are very loosely based off of the canon of faerie mythology— “high fae” are very much just beautiful humans with magic powers depending on their Seasonal Court. I do have love for ACOTAR but it is always refreshing to see what other authors do with the complicated world of faerie— of the devious, clever fair folk who cannot tell lies, whose enchantments entrance humans and oftentimes leaving them with woe…amongst other elements that are common in the faerie mythological canon. And unfortunately, this includes humans having to lose their humanity (an actual consequence, as opposed to Feyre losing nothing from her transformation) if they were to Turn to live for all eternity (in some iterations). This was why I found
overall, a pleasant read— wish there was more!