An enchantment of ravens

300 pages

English language

Published Sept. 28, 2017

ISBN:
9781481497589
OCLC Number:
972248714

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5 stars (1 review)

Isobel is a prodigy portrait artist with a dangerous set of clients: the sinister fair folk, immortal creatures who cannot bake bread, weave cloth, or put a pen to paper without crumbling to dust. They crave human Craft with a terrible thirst, and Isobel's paintings are highly prized. But when she receives her first royal patron--Rook, the autumn prince--she makes a terrible mistake. She paints mortal sorrow in his eyes--a weakness that could cost him his life. Furious and devastated, Rook spirits her away to the autumnlands to stand trial for her crime. Waylaid by the Wild Hunt's ghostly hounds, the tainted influence of the Alder King, and hideous monsters risen from barrow mounds, Isobel and Rook depend on one another for survival. Their alliance blossoms into trust, then love--and that love violates the fair folks' ruthless laws. Now both of their lives are forfeit, unless Isobel can use her …

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5 stars

I really fell in love with this book

[this is not my original review, but I've gotten better(?) at writing reviews and the old one made me cringe. this version was written in May 2021]

This book was delight for the following reasons:
- Romance with actual character chemistry and no insta-love
- Both the MC and love interest are interesting and have a personality
- It was way funnier than I expected it to be? like a YA fantasy romance author who can do comedy and not detract from the seriousness???? we love to see it
- Whimsical, fairytale-esque vibes
- For once I enjoyed very descriptive writing? maybe I don't dislike descriptive writing and just a lot of authors tend to do a bad job. Like it was genuinely one of my favourite things about this book
- Immersive as heck!!!
- The plot unfolded in pretty logical …

Subjects

  • Love
  • Princes
  • Juvenile fiction
  • Fairies
  • Fiction
  • Painters
  • Fantasy
  • Artists