A review by the_midnight_librarian
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

4.0

I really enjoyed this. what stuck out most to me were the details of the environment, I felt I have lived it. I felt the heat of the sun, the crunch of the leaves under my boot, and wanted to wretch when facing the Barrow Lord. I fell in love with Rook. Particularly when Isobel was turned into a rabbit and was scared half to death! Towards the end I started falling out of love with the story. It felt a bit rushed and cluttered. The amount of detail mixed with the threat of the fay courts with the threat of the Alder King with the suspicion of Gadfly, while Isobel was feeling she could pass out at any moment, yet let's make a portrait of the Alder King, it was all just a bit much. And a little anti-climactic. Plus Isobel killed the Alder King and is now...a queen? Is she the Alder Queen? Can she create her own title? Is she queen of the summer court? The ending left more questions, and again felt rushed. I get they Isobel and Rook loved each other, but the immediate "Yes we'll get married" felt cliche and I was hoping for more than that. Over all though I thoroughly enjoyed the book.