An Enchantment of Ravens

I'm not quite finished this yet, but I feel like I need to get some thoughts down. First off, a large part of me choosing this book was the fact that Charlie Bowater did the cover art, and she is just fantastic. This book is so beautiful, so I automatically give it a star just for that.

The writing is very well done, it's very clean, descriptions are nice, dialogue is clever. I enjoyed many of the technical aspects of this book. I just found that I had a hard time reading it. I can sit down and read a 500+ page book in a night (see Illuminae, though formatting is different). But this mere 297 has been so tough. I find myself slogging through the journey that Rook and Isobel go on, dragging my feet, getting distracted.

These lovebirds went from 0 mph to MADLY IN LOVE BREAKING ALL THE LAWS in like 2 seconds. But that's not even my main issue. It's the fact that Isobel doesn't want to drink from the well and become fae because she will lose her ability to paint. But um...ahem....Isobel darling, won't you lose the ability to paint if you are dead? Which is what you will be if you refuse to drink? I just think this book was too much of a journey story, not enough action, and as clever and funny as Isobel can be at times, first person may not have been the best narration choice because her mind isn't interesting enough to keep me engaged when not much actually happens throughout the story.

Regardless, I definitely didn't hate the book. I just didn't love it as much as I had hoped to, and that's ok. Glad I read it, really appreciated the writing and definitely appreciated the cover art. I'll keep an eye out for more from Margaret Rogerson.