Isobel is also an incredibly enjoyable narrator from the first page, which is sometimes hard to come across.

Her character is incredibly clever and manages to trade her portraits for enchantments in order to make her life easier. Isobel paints portraits for the fairy folk because they cannot do craft themselves, which only causes them to love craft more and to also collect it. Isobel and Rook are the main characters who are both lovable and unique in their own ways.įor Isobel, she is an artist, and Rogerson really focused on researching her art terminology to give Isobel some authenticity as her descriptions from making paint to blending was done in such a way that she really invested herself in her characters. Rogerson has produced strong characters within the novel, and this really pulls everything together. The descriptions of the scenery were gorgeous and they made you feel as if you were actually there. The world-building was another strong point of this novel because even though it was slow, the writing produced strong visuals and we are able to learn about the world through Isobel’s journey, rather than all at once. It seemed quite surprising that this is her debut novel since her writing and the story are well-developed. The novel uses Celtic folklore elements, such as the Wild Hunt, the fae worshipping nature, and features fae characters who are vain and overconfident, as well as those who wear glamours in order to conceal their true appearance.Īn Enchantment of Ravens is Margaret Rogerson’s debut novel and her writing is gorgeous and one of the main reasons I was so pleased with the overall novel. An Enchantment of Ravens has been already been compared to Sarah J Maas’ A Court of Thorns and Roses, which is also a book filled with fae-lore and loved by many. Fae and fae-lore is a topic often explored in YA literature and a favourite of many readers.

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