An Enchantment of Ravens

Rating: 3.4 leaves out of 5
Characters: 3/5
Cover: 4/5
Story: 2.5/5
Writing: 4/5
Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy/Romance
Type: Audiobook
Worth?: Kinda

I have had this in my TBR for a while and when I got the excuse to read it I was beyond happy... happy that is until I actually started reading it. For most of the story I have said cringe and crappy romance maybe one too many times. Would I pick this book up again? NEVER. I think one line in this whole book saved it from being a 1.5 or 2.

There were some very clear comparisons to A Court of Thorne and Roses. One of them being that the main girl can paint. I liked where Margaret went with Isobel's skill though her downfall was never explaining how she got the skill. It was above human level of painting. Second was there being something terribly wrong with each court. All of them were forever in one season. Third is the girl having to save the main guy's life. Though they had these same points both stories are very different and I recommend you don't base this review on whether or not you read ACoTaR

The way the story was written has really screwed the pooch for Isobel. She started off strong and fell face first onto the cement. We weren't shown their build up of their feelings but instead told so and in doing so it didn't create any kind of connection. So whenever the two had a romantic moment it was cringe and annoying.

Besides that the rest of the story just seemed moldy and old. We were stuck in the spring court for a good bit, didn't think that would ever end. The one line that saved the book was when Rook patted Isobel's foot to calm her down. It was cute and a mess all at once.

Also let's talk about Gadfly and his Mary Sue self. He could tell the future? Talk about some Twilight crap.