Book Review: An Enchantment of Ravens

An Enchantment of Ravens encapsulates everything I love about reading. Isobel is a gifted portrait artist for the fair folk. But when she paints Rook – the prince of the autumn court – she's swept up in the feelings she’s developed for him, and uses her gifting to paint him with mortal sorrow. Furious with her, Rook spirits her away into his realm, where in the midst of their own conflict, they face danger from every side.

You know how some books just make everything better? When you’ve had a bad day bad month, and every day is a struggle, but then you remember “I have that book to read tonight!” and it gives you a lift? For me, AEoR is one of those books. The kind of book I would reread on vacation just for the pure delight of it.

The language is beautiful and the creativity of the story is satisfying. As a writer, it’s always nice to leave my editor’s cap behind when I open a book, and with the exception of a few weaker plot points, this book fulfilled that for me. I think my favorite part about it was the banter between Isobel and Rook, the ravens, and the creativity of the worldbuilding – especially the descriptions of the creatures/trees of the fair folk realm and the way they spilled into the realm of humans. Rogerson's use of theme within the world of the fair folk brought just enough meaning to keep the story from being saccharin. It was romantic, but not spicy; I don’t mind spice, but I appreciate books without it. And can we just take a moment to appreciate how gorgeous the cover is? Subtle, but shimmery in oh-so-moody colors.

 Overall: 5 stars 

In summary, you will love this book if you like:

Fae stories

Forced proximity

Forbidden romance

Gorgeous descriptions of nature/world building

Creative fae creatures

Brooding, haughty fae princes hiding a vulnerable heart

A light, fun read