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An Enchantment of Ravens
by Margaret Rogerson
Read for the O.W.Ls readathon 2020. This was for my Defence Against the Dark Arts Owl
Grading- A- Acceptable / 4 Stars.
“Why do we desire, above all other things, that which has the greatest power to destroy us?”
This is a book that is to be read in the depths of a forest, you back resting against the oldest tree in the forest sat on a woollen blanket nibbling fairy cakes and drinking tea.
If you can't get to a forest i suggest heading to youtube and putting on a Hogwarts Grounds Ambience to listen to whilst you read.
There are hundreds if not thousands of books about fae, but this is not just a book about fae this a a fae book, between the writing style which is absolutely fantastic and fits the story perfectly. There are many different stories interpreting the fae and the author has her own interpretation but it's one that feels as though it could possibly be accurate? We have the four Faerie courts, Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter. The faeries in this world cannot perform any form of 'Craft' now craft can be anything from painting- which is what our MC Isobel specialises in, making clothes, writing basically creating anything. This includes things such as cooking. So The faeries rely on the town of Whimsy for all their craft needs, from clothing to paintings to weapons.
Isobel is renowned for her skill of her Craft, she is sought after by many of the fae and one day she is asked to do a portrait of the Autumn Prince, Rook. From meeting Isobel feels something for Rook until one day he arrives at her house to take her to the Autumn Court to stand trial for when she did the paining of Rook she made a grave mistake, she painted him with human emotion in his eyes. The fae do no portray emotion so for her to paint him with sorrow in his eyes in a cut to his reputation and must be paid for to help Rook fix the slash this caused to his reputation.
This is a journey story, Isobel and Rook travel through the forest and the Faerie courts on their way to the Autumn Court, as the make their way through the forest they are chased by the Wild Hunt and face other friends and foes along the way.
This is a slow burn book, the writing is astounding and is one of the best points of the book, it fits with the story seamlessly and adds to the wonder and mystery of the Faerie Courts. The plot is rather slow paced and goes from 50 - 100 within the last few chapters but i found the change of pace exciting after the slower pace of their journey the climax was perfectly executed.
Throughout most of the book Isobel and Rook are on their own, travelling through the forest and usually this would be a perfect opportunity to build chemistry between them but unfortunately this wasn't done and the biggest flaw of this story was the fact that our two MC didn't have any thing between them, i didn't care for Rook and i didn't feel anything between the two which was an incredible disappointment and the love aspect of this story is the main plot line but the characters just felt very two dimensional to me and i struggled to feel much of anything towards them. (Apart from Gadfly, weirdly i really liked him)
One thing i will say is that if you want a book on how the fae actually really are, this is the perfect book for that it has the air of an old folk tale. The Fae are cold, cruel and vein and the concept of them not being able to create anything has you most certainly believing that they have drawn the short straw compared to humans who can use the Craft. (Especially when you read about their deserts.. because EW.)
Over all this is a very good book, the writing and the lore and world building are fascinating. If your a fan of Folk of Air- yes odds are you will like this on the basis that the Fae are cold and cruel but do not go into expecting to find another Cardan & Jude because unfortunately you will not find them here.
Grading- A- Acceptable / 4 Stars.
“Why do we desire, above all other things, that which has the greatest power to destroy us?”
This is a book that is to be read in the depths of a forest, you back resting against the oldest tree in the forest sat on a woollen blanket nibbling fairy cakes and drinking tea.
If you can't get to a forest i suggest heading to youtube and putting on a Hogwarts Grounds Ambience to listen to whilst you read.
There are hundreds if not thousands of books about fae, but this is not just a book about fae this a a fae book, between the writing style which is absolutely fantastic and fits the story perfectly. There are many different stories interpreting the fae and the author has her own interpretation but it's one that feels as though it could possibly be accurate? We have the four Faerie courts, Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter. The faeries in this world cannot perform any form of 'Craft' now craft can be anything from painting- which is what our MC Isobel specialises in, making clothes, writing basically creating anything. This includes things such as cooking. So The faeries rely on the town of Whimsy for all their craft needs, from clothing to paintings to weapons.
Isobel is renowned for her skill of her Craft, she is sought after by many of the fae and one day she is asked to do a portrait of the Autumn Prince, Rook. From meeting Isobel feels something for Rook until one day he arrives at her house to take her to the Autumn Court to stand trial for when she did the paining of Rook she made a grave mistake, she painted him with human emotion in his eyes. The fae do no portray emotion so for her to paint him with sorrow in his eyes in a cut to his reputation and must be paid for to help Rook fix the slash this caused to his reputation.
This is a journey story, Isobel and Rook travel through the forest and the Faerie courts on their way to the Autumn Court, as the make their way through the forest they are chased by the Wild Hunt and face other friends and foes along the way.
This is a slow burn book, the writing is astounding and is one of the best points of the book, it fits with the story seamlessly and adds to the wonder and mystery of the Faerie Courts. The plot is rather slow paced and goes from 50 - 100 within the last few chapters but i found the change of pace exciting after the slower pace of their journey the climax was perfectly executed.
Throughout most of the book Isobel and Rook are on their own, travelling through the forest and usually this would be a perfect opportunity to build chemistry between them but unfortunately this wasn't done and the biggest flaw of this story was the fact that our two MC didn't have any thing between them, i didn't care for Rook and i didn't feel anything between the two which was an incredible disappointment and the love aspect of this story is the main plot line but the characters just felt very two dimensional to me and i struggled to feel much of anything towards them. (Apart from Gadfly, weirdly i really liked him)
One thing i will say is that if you want a book on how the fae actually really are, this is the perfect book for that it has the air of an old folk tale. The Fae are cold, cruel and vein and the concept of them not being able to create anything has you most certainly believing that they have drawn the short straw compared to humans who can use the Craft. (Especially when you read about their deserts.. because EW.)
Over all this is a very good book, the writing and the lore and world building are fascinating. If your a fan of Folk of Air- yes odds are you will like this on the basis that the Fae are cold and cruel but do not go into expecting to find another Cardan & Jude because unfortunately you will not find them here.