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Sometimes you read the right book at the right time. I devoured this delightful fantasy in one sitting. While I do think there could have been some things fleshed out more and better developed, I overall enjoyed this debut novel.

Book 5 for #AwesomeApril

Thank you so much @MatchlessMarie for this fabulous #HauntedHollowSwap box. Everything was wrapped in such fun Halloween paper and I love it all! I‘m working from home today, so I‘ll definitely be wearing these comfy socks and snacking on the chocolate & flavored marshmallows. 😋

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I really loved this!!! Of course, it also made my impatience for fall 1000% worse 🍁🍂

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4/5 ⭐️

This was an easy & pleasant listen! It was a pretty simple story overall - not a rollercoaster for your emotions but still entertaining. Many elements were very enjoyable for me & it had an interesting take on the classic fae realm. It gave me a more polished & comprehensive vibe reminiscent of Phantastes in some places. Clean romance with a little steamy desire but no follow through. I wish it was a smidge longer to wrap a few things up!

Working my way through the #ISpyBingosFebruary and #ISpyRomanceBingo. I loved the cover of this one. @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks It is also part of the #LoveAthon @StayCurious

This was a good read with colorful writing. The description of the place the characters were was delightful to imagine. The two main characters were good together, and there were moments of laughter from me, the reader. I would have liked to continue to read more books, but this is just a novel with no sequel. I did get another spot on the bingo for #NSR23 Challenge @Nessavamusic. Also, my 3rd book for the #FabulousFebruaryReadathon @Andrew65

Excellent fairytale 🍁dangerous fae, clever storytelling, beautiful descriptions, & not a single use of the word “mate” (for all my fellow SJM fans) whimsical but sharp & atmospheric— also, can I request an eternal autumn?

📸 by Rebecca of aclotheshorse

A talented artist, Isobel is a favorite of the fair folk—that is until she makes a terrible mistake in her portrait of Rook, the autumn prince. Telling her she must stand trial for the mistake, Rook takes her to his world to answer for it. There‘s more at stake than they realize & they‘ll have to rely on each other if they are to survive unscathed. Less polished than her more recent work, Rogerson‘s debut is nevertheless a fun, entertaining read.

I really enjoyed Rogerson‘s Sorcery of Thorns & went looking for more of her books only to discover her debut is a book that I‘d read a synopsis for when it first came out (2017) & decided “nope, not for me.” Ha! Apparently I‘ve gotten smarter because fast forward to last week and I decided to give it a chance…I‘m only two chapters in & I can already tell this is going to be a fantastically entertaining read. Glad I decided to give it a chance!

The last five in my 15 favorite books of 2022. There is no actual ranking order to my favorites. These books were cozy reads and just gave me the warm fuzzies while I was reading them, despite being very different books.

Inside and out, fae are made of dead things.

Great idea (for which the tone is too light), then enjoyable execution (with some characterization inconsistencies) until ¾ of the book. The finale is a tad underwhelming, for a reason I can‘t put my finger on (maybe it‘s the aftermath of the tone issue, too). A quick read, typical for the YA genre, with some of its trappings. More original than the usual, tho.

Flawed, but I enjoyed it.

3.5/5

Read this one this evening for my book club and was pleasantly surprised! Not normally a fantasy reader but this one hooked me from the beginning! Very easy fantasy read! Limited world building and plot heavy. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #anenchantmentofravens

I adored this book. There was a mix of autumn coziness, love story, and adventure. The author didn't shy away from the complex untrustworthy, and sometimes grotesque, nature of the fae. Yet the book itself somehow felt comforting, like a cup of chai on a chilly day. Definitely looking forward to reading more by this author.

"Dim as it was, the forest glowed. The golden leaves flashing by blazed like sparks caught in the updraft of a fire. A scarlet carpet unrolled before us, rich and flawless as velvet. Rising from the forest floor, the black, tangled roots breathed a bluish mist that reduced the farthest trees' trunks to ghostly silhouettes, yet left their foliage's luminous hues untouched."

Going to read this book next. I've heard it's a good cozy autumn read.

#Beenonshelf4ever

#BookMoods

Love this beautiful cover 🖤💛

#TBRPile 📚 “My parlour smelled of linseed oil and spike lavender, and a dab of lead tin yellow glistened on my canvas.”

At long last I have finished this one and it‘ll be in the mail back to you, @Cheshirecat913 on Monday. So sorry for the delay! #LMPBC

I was underwhelmed by this story, the concert was magnificent but I feel like it fell very short in the execution.

The Fae crave human crafts in exchange for perilous enchantments. Isobel succeeds in laying low until her unique paintings capture the eye of the Fae court.
I enjoyed this read even though I'm not the target audience. It had many of the characteristics of YA fantasy that made me roll my eyes as a teen, but it also had a lot of interest & charm that kept me reading even so. I really wished there was more about Isobel's family & her goat siblings.

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Book mail!! Just got this little beauty at work today!

@Alfrazier21 @Cheshirecat913 @Littlewolf1 #LMPBC

At first I was a little so so on this but I ended up liking it! Thank you all for a great round of #LMPBC !
@Endowarrior21 @ozma.of.oz @BookishBelle

Book mail for both of my #LMPBC groups came in today 🤩
@TheBookKeepers @Johanna414 @DanaManiac
@BookishBelle @Endowarrior21 @ozma.of.oz

Reread and I was quite bored, though I rather liked it the first time I read it a few years back.

@kellyann28 It‘s in the mail and should be there by Monday! Tracking number is 9505 5066 7356 1274 3011 37

When artist Isobel paints human sorrow into the portrait of the faerie prince of the autumn court, she starts a cascade of events that she could not have predicted.

This was a sweet fantasy. The romance was cute, but I wasn‘t nearly as invested in our main characters as I was trying in to figure out the politics of the courts. I wanted so much more of the world, and I was left with so many questions about everything except our leads. 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

12 hour shifts make it difficult to find time to read physical books, so I‘m finally getting started on this one! #LMPBC #GroupL

Look what came in the mail! I‘m so excited to start this tomorrow! #LMPBC #GroupL

I am absolutely in love with this cover! 😍

I finished this over lunch today. Such a good story! Isobel is a young, mortal portrait artist whose patronage includes many of the fair folk, magical beings who on occasion visit her hometown, Whimsy. A new patron, the Autumn Prince, brings with him a dangerous adventure and maybe even romance.

#LMPBC #Round12 #GroupL
@ozma.of.oz @kellyann28 @Endowarrior21

My parlor smelled of linseed oil and spike lavender, and a dab of lead tin yellow glistened on my canvas.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Almost done with this #LMPBC pick. It‘s so good!

An Enchantment of Ravens is on its way to you @BookishBelle #LMPBC #round12 #GroupL it should arrive by Thursday of next week.

I loved this book from beginning to end and I found it to be a very enjoyable experience to read it. I will have this in the mail to you @BookishBelle by the end of the week. #LMPBC #round12 #GroupL

How is everyone doing #GroupL for the #LMPBC #round12? I started mine tonight. @ozma.of.oz @BookishBelle @kellyann28

Here is my pick #GroupL for the #LMPBC #round12 @ozma.of.oz @BookishBelle @kellyann28

Adored this book.

🎧 This was very much a YA book.

Predominate Trope - instalove.

I didn‘t realize this was a teen romance when I accepted the recommendation 😆 yes I didn‘t read the summary. This was well-written.

I liked that the heroine is an artist who paints fae portraits.

The narration was great. The banter was sarcastic & funny.

If I were a teenager I probably would love this book.

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I really liked this book. It‘s a traditional romance with an flare of fae, a bit of cunning, and a lot of rule breaking. Was in the mood for this kind of book, so it hit the spot. Not recommended for those who are not fans of a bit of instalove. Well written with flowery description.

Using as free space on #bookspinbingo. Realized I need to add my bookclub reads next month (or maybe just keep using free spaces for that?)

@TheAromaofBooks

A painter and a fairy prince try to fool the fae--and themselves--into believing they aren't in love and breaking the most sacrosanct of laws: that a human and fairy can never fall in love. Not as incredible as a Sorcery of Thorns, Rogerson's other book, which I adored, but still a really enjoyable fantasy romance exploring the world of fairies.

4 stars / ⭐⭐⭐⭐

“𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝐼 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝘩𝑎𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒, 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝑛𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑒𝑙𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡𝘩 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝘩𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑒”.

"Yes. And--no. Isobel, I love you wholly I love you eternally. I love you so dearly it frightens me. I feel I could not live without you. I could see your face every morning upon waking for ten thousand years and still look forward to the next as though it were the first."

An Enchantment of Ravens was beautifully written, there's no denying that. The story was charming, but it felt more suited for a novella, rather than a novel. I hardly felt anything after I finished reading the book, and that bothers me.

If anyone is interested reading Margaret Rogerson's works, I'd recommend starting with this, her first book, before proceeding to read her second. You'll see her growth as a storyteller better that way.

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#WordsofOctober

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I'm a sucker for beautiful covers! #SorryNotSorry 😅😂

The monster in the tagged book is the concept of Fairyland, and anything more would be a bit of a spoiler. Quite a fun read!
1. Pastel de nata , absolutely love it. And lemon muffins!
2. Not just this week, but I'm always thankful for my lovely amazing husband! That's us in an inexpertly taken selfie on his new phone!

Fun questions!
#ThankfulThursday @Cosmos_Moon

It's been a while since I've enjoyed a fae story as much as this one.I really appreciated the easy companionship btwn Isobel & Rook.I did find the parallels btwn Isobel & Feyre to be interesting; both painters, the family breadwinner, have 2 sisters, & were swept away to a fae kingdom due to a crime they unknowingly committed.Thankfully the parallels stopped there & the story developed into something special.I think I prefer Ravens to ACOTAR.

I put this off for a long time because I loved the cover. Doesn't make sense, right? But I wasn't sure the story will live up to the gorgeousness of the cover. Thanks to my self-challenge of getting through my Edelweiss back list by using free audiobooks on Hoopla and Libby, I finally got to this story, and it was enchanting! I loved the rules of the fair ones, the romance, the ending. It was definitely magical!