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A review by monetp
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
4.0
“Once, a Whimsical poet died of despair after finding himself unequal to the task of capturing a fair one's beauty in simile. I think it more likely he died of arsenic poisoning, but so the story goes.”
SPOILERS!!!
What a magical adventure that was! This book is perfect if you enjoyed [b:A Court of Thorns and Roses|16096824|A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)|Sarah J. Maas|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1546406962l/16096824._SY75_.jpg|21905102] and the rest of the ACOTAR series. It's the same genre and premise, but if you're looking for a short standlone read about fairies, then this is the book for you.
I've read several reviews where readers discount the main couple of this book, Isobel and Rook. I agree that their romance is rushed but it's not without passion and light-hearted banter. Their feelings for each other develop over their adventure and I see why they fell in love. Isobel reminds Rook of the mortal girl he once loved, and Isobel loves the adventure of Rook and how exciting it is to be with him. Plus Isobel challenges Rook with her witty dialogue and talented artistry. Isobel admires how wise and chivalrous Rook is.
What drew me into this beautiful story was the language. Honestly it's some of the most gorgeous YA writing I've ever seen.
“No. You surpass us all." Beside me she looked colorless and frail. "You are like a living rose among wax flowers. We may last forever, but you bloom brighter and smell sweeter, and draw blood with your thorns.”
“We were in the autumnlands.
Dim as it was, the forest glowed. The golden leaves flashing by blazed like sparks caught in the updraft of a fire. A scarlet carpet unrolled before us, rich and flawless as velvet. Rising from the forest floor, the black, tangled roots breathed a bluish mist that reduced the farthest trees' trunks to ghostly silhouettes, yet left their foliage's luminous hues untouched."
"This was no offering to the earth, but a command to it, and the forest surged around us. Bramble roots as wide around as kitchen tables heaved up from the ground, bristling with thorns longer and more wicked than any sword. When they reached their full height they branched, heaving higher, knotting together, until they gathered us up in a fortress like something out of an old tale, a place where a cursed princess slept imprisoned."
SO AMAZING
How about that ending?! I never expected Isobel to throw something in the well and make it explode! That was so clever of her. I always thought of her as creative, not brilliant. So in a sense this story really surprised me.
SPOILERS!!!
What a magical adventure that was! This book is perfect if you enjoyed [b:A Court of Thorns and Roses|16096824|A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)|Sarah J. Maas|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1546406962l/16096824._SY75_.jpg|21905102] and the rest of the ACOTAR series. It's the same genre and premise, but if you're looking for a short standlone read about fairies, then this is the book for you.
I've read several reviews where readers discount the main couple of this book, Isobel and Rook. I agree that their romance is rushed but it's not without passion and light-hearted banter. Their feelings for each other develop over their adventure and I see why they fell in love. Isobel reminds Rook of the mortal girl he once loved, and Isobel loves the adventure of Rook and how exciting it is to be with him. Plus Isobel challenges Rook with her witty dialogue and talented artistry. Isobel admires how wise and chivalrous Rook is.
What drew me into this beautiful story was the language. Honestly it's some of the most gorgeous YA writing I've ever seen.
“No. You surpass us all." Beside me she looked colorless and frail. "You are like a living rose among wax flowers. We may last forever, but you bloom brighter and smell sweeter, and draw blood with your thorns.”
“We were in the autumnlands.
Dim as it was, the forest glowed. The golden leaves flashing by blazed like sparks caught in the updraft of a fire. A scarlet carpet unrolled before us, rich and flawless as velvet. Rising from the forest floor, the black, tangled roots breathed a bluish mist that reduced the farthest trees' trunks to ghostly silhouettes, yet left their foliage's luminous hues untouched."
"This was no offering to the earth, but a command to it, and the forest surged around us. Bramble roots as wide around as kitchen tables heaved up from the ground, bristling with thorns longer and more wicked than any sword. When they reached their full height they branched, heaving higher, knotting together, until they gathered us up in a fortress like something out of an old tale, a place where a cursed princess slept imprisoned."
SO AMAZING
How about that ending?! I never expected Isobel to throw something in the well and make it explode! That was so clever of her. I always thought of her as creative, not brilliant. So in a sense this story really surprised me.