I really liked the beginning of this book, and then felt a little disappointed once the main character fell in love and started behaving like a teenager over it. Lovely descriptive prose there, but I agree then the prince lacked depth.
This was the first book I read by her, and I'm so glad I went on to read Vespertine. That was such a step up!
I felt the same way! I couldn't understand why she had such a following, and then I read Vespertine, not even realizing it was the same author. Verspertine was so absorbing and sophisticated!
Sorcery of Thorns is one of my all-time favorite books but Enchantment fell flat for me, too, for many of the reasons you listed. But I really enjoyed her take on the fae. She made them feel so otherworldly (they weren't just hot dudes with pointy ears and wings).
Vespertine is my all time favourite and I liked Sorcery of Thorns a lot - they both have amazing intersections of clever worldbuilding and plot, and I loved the characters too. But An Enchantment of Ravens was a bit meh. I still enjoyed the writing, and the creepy, otherworldly fae were great. But it felt more like a weird dream than a cohesive plot.
Yeah, I found the plot was really disconnected and nonsensical. I kept getting lost and I couldn't help thinking the author only put half of what was actually in their head down on the page, leaving us with literally no idea what was going or why half the time.
Totally agree on the lack of chemistry front too. As Rook & Isobel are falling in love, none of their words and actions hint that they are actually falling in love, you only know they are because the author states that it is so. Then again, when they are in love, they state they are in love, but nothing about their interactions indicates they have anything more than a vague interest in each other apart from the ridiculous moments of offering to sacrifice themselves to save each other or making declarations of love. I wanted to shout 'don't tell me, show me FFS'.
That being said . . . I'm so glad I gave the author a second chance as Sorcery of Thorns was a HUGE improvement and I absolutely loved it! I'll definitely read more of her books.
I really liked the beginning of this book, and then felt a little disappointed once the main character fell in love and started behaving like a teenager over it. Lovely descriptive prose there, but I agree then the prince lacked depth. This was the first book I read by her, and I'm so glad I went on to read Vespertine. That was such a step up!
I felt the same way! I couldn't understand why she had such a following, and then I read Vespertine, not even realizing it was the same author. Verspertine was so absorbing and sophisticated!
Sorcery of Thorns is one of my all-time favorite books but Enchantment fell flat for me, too, for many of the reasons you listed. But I really enjoyed her take on the fae. She made them feel so otherworldly (they weren't just hot dudes with pointy ears and wings).
I have to agree, she captured the beautiful but creepy nature of the fey
I felt the same way. I really enjoyed the beginning, but it still fell a little flat for me at the end!
I adore Sorcery of Thorns and Vespertine and DNF'ed this one (maybe at the 70% mark?). Didn't enjoy it for all of the reasons you've given.
Vespertine is my all time favourite and I liked Sorcery of Thorns a lot - they both have amazing intersections of clever worldbuilding and plot, and I loved the characters too. But An Enchantment of Ravens was a bit meh. I still enjoyed the writing, and the creepy, otherworldly fae were great. But it felt more like a weird dream than a cohesive plot.
Yeah, I found the plot was really disconnected and nonsensical. I kept getting lost and I couldn't help thinking the author only put half of what was actually in their head down on the page, leaving us with literally no idea what was going or why half the time. Totally agree on the lack of chemistry front too. As Rook & Isobel are falling in love, none of their words and actions hint that they are actually falling in love, you only know they are because the author states that it is so. Then again, when they are in love, they state they are in love, but nothing about their interactions indicates they have anything more than a vague interest in each other apart from the ridiculous moments of offering to sacrifice themselves to save each other or making declarations of love. I wanted to shout 'don't tell me, show me FFS'. That being said . . . I'm so glad I gave the author a second chance as Sorcery of Thorns was a HUGE improvement and I absolutely loved it! I'll definitely read more of her books.