So I’m always pretty cautious about trying new books and authors who use this technique, and this book fills both of those criteria. For it to work, I’ve found I have to like the tone and the narrator. First person narration isn’t something I’m particularly keen on. Going into the book I actually didn’t know a lot about it, which I quite enjoyed. McElderry Books ()įunny story, but I only picked up a copy of An Enchantment of Ravens because I saw it on a lot of Instagram posts, back in 2018 when it was published, and thought it looked really pretty. Isoble and Rook journey along a knife-edge in a lush world where beauty masks corruption and the cost of survival might be more frightening that death itself. What force could Isobel’s paintings conjure that is powerful enough to defy the ancient malice of the fairy courts? a forbidden emotion that would violate the fair folk’s ruthless laws, rendering both their lives forfeit. With Isobel and Rook depending upon each other for survival, their alliance blossoms into trust, perhaps even love. But something is seriously amiss in his world, and they are attacked from every side.

She paints mortal sorrow in his eyes, a weakness that could cost him his throne, and even his life.įurious, Rook spirits Isobel away to his kingdom to stand trial for her crime.

But when she recieves her first royal patron – Rook, the autumn prince – Isobel makes a deadly mistake.

They crave human Craft with a terrible thirst, and they trade valuable enchantments for Isobel’s paintings. These immortal creatures cannot bake bread or put a pen to paper without crumbling to dust. With a flick of her paintbrush, Isobel creates stunning portraits for a dangerous set of clients: the fair folk. An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

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