An Enchantment Of Ravens Book Pdf
Bok Mull
2017-06-19
A practical painter meets a tortured fairy prince, and layers upon layers of magic and intrigue engulf them in this debut.In Regency-esque Whimsy, where time seems suspended and it's always summer, humans practice Craft (making) for the pleasure of the capricious fair folk. Fair-skinned human Isobel, 17, is a portrait painter of unsurpassed talent who has mastered the art of wrangling practical enchantments from her clients. When she paints sorrow into the eyes of the autumn prince, she becomes embroiled in a complex web of fairy-court intrigues. Golden-brown, beautiful Rook (autumn and summer folk are darker skinned; spring and winter lighter) kidnaps her in retaliation; in their uncomfortable flight they fall for each other, dooming themselves to death. The occasionally busy first-person narration blossoms with unexpected humor (appealing-but-alien Rook consider tears "leaks"); rich, detailed descriptions of the beautiful but dangerous world of the folk will seduce readers, while the unexpectedly action-filled flight (there's a wild hunt, a ball, magic battles, and extreme painting) keeps the pages turning. Rogerson draws on fairy lore while changing myriad details to suit her story, and in Isobel she provides a strong, confident heroine who may lose her heart but never her head. No glamour is needed to make readers fall for this one. (Fantasy. 12-adult)
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 trade valuable enchantments for Isobel's work. 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.
"A pure delight. Rogerson gives readers a view of the fair folk that's safe as a razor and as full of possibility as the tip of a paintbrush. Be warned, this book is an enchantment that's sure to steal sleep as you keep turning the pages long into the night."- Jaleigh Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of MARK OF THE DRAGONFLY
For 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. 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. Her character is incredibly clever and manages to trade her portraits for enchantments in order to make her life easier.
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