There’s also a serious case of instalove and this is again, because the story isn’t long enough. However, it’s never explained how Whimsy came to be or if the World Beyond is aware of the existence of fairies, Whimsy, etc. There’s also a World Beyond that is mentioned multiple times. Whimsy is not a part of the fairie world but it’s controlled by the fairies. For example, Isobel lives in a town called Whimsy. I love the characters and the world but there just isn’t enough depth. I’ll get straight to the point, my main complaint with this book is that it’s not long enough.

Because secretly, her Craft represents a threat the fair folk have never faced in all the millennia of their unchanging lives: for the first time, her portraits have the power to make them feel. Now both of their lives are forfeit, unless Isobel can use her skill as an artist to fight the fairy courts. Their alliance blossoms into trust, then love-and that love violates the fair folks’ ruthless laws. 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. She paints mortal sorrow in his eyes-a weakness that could cost him his life.įurious and devastated, Rook spirits her away to the autumnlands to stand trial for her crime. But when she receives her first royal patron-Rook, the autumn prince-she makes a terrible mistake. They crave human Craft with a terrible thirst, and Isobel’s paintings are highly prized. 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. Let’s get into the synopsis!Ī skilled painter must stand up to the ancient power of the faerie courts-even as she falls in love with a faerie prince-in this gorgeous debut novel. This book ended up being ALMOST a five star read for me.

I knew that it was a YA fantasy but not much else. I had been curious about An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson for awhile so when I found it for just a few dollars at an Ollie’s store, I grabbed it.

*Today’s usual video game review has been moved to next Wednesday because I wasn’t able to get it finished.

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