★★
Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries—and magicians...
When smallpox kills her parents, Camille Durbonne must find a way to provide for her frail, naive sister while managing her volatile brother. Relying on petty magic—la magie ordinaire—Camille painstakingly transforms scraps of metal into money to buy the food and medicine they need. But when the coins won’t hold their shape and her brother disappears with the family’s savings, Camille must pursue a richer, more dangerous mark: the glittering court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
With dark magic forbidden by her mother, Camille transforms herself into the ‘Baroness de la Fontaine’ and is swept up into life at the Palace of Versailles, where aristocrats both fear and hunger for la magie. There, she gambles at cards, desperate to have enough to keep herself and her sister safe. Yet the longer she stays at court, the more difficult it becomes to reconcile her resentment of the nobles with the enchantments of Versailles. And when she returns to Paris, Camille meets a handsome young balloonist—who dares her to hope that love and liberty may both be possible.
But la magie has its costs. And when Camille loses control of her secrets, the game she's playing turns deadly. Then revolution erupts, and she must choose—love or loyalty, democracy or aristocracy, freedom or magic—before Paris burns…
When smallpox kills her parents, Camille Durbonne must find a way to provide for her frail, naive sister while managing her volatile brother. Relying on petty magic—la magie ordinaire—Camille painstakingly transforms scraps of metal into money to buy the food and medicine they need. But when the coins won’t hold their shape and her brother disappears with the family’s savings, Camille must pursue a richer, more dangerous mark: the glittering court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
With dark magic forbidden by her mother, Camille transforms herself into the ‘Baroness de la Fontaine’ and is swept up into life at the Palace of Versailles, where aristocrats both fear and hunger for la magie. There, she gambles at cards, desperate to have enough to keep herself and her sister safe. Yet the longer she stays at court, the more difficult it becomes to reconcile her resentment of the nobles with the enchantments of Versailles. And when she returns to Paris, Camille meets a handsome young balloonist—who dares her to hope that love and liberty may both be possible.
But la magie has its costs. And when Camille loses control of her secrets, the game she's playing turns deadly. Then revolution erupts, and she must choose—love or loyalty, democracy or aristocracy, freedom or magic—before Paris burns…
........................................................................................................................................
It took me 3 months to read this book, and that's probably the longest it's ever taken me to read a book.
I kept waiting for the plot to pick up or something to happen, but it never did. Every single day was the exact same thing, Camille going to Versailles, playing cards and worrying about getting caught.
Lazare was a very boring and dull love interest, it felt like the author knew they needed to have a love interest and didn't think to give him any characteristics.
The whole reason I was so excited about this book was because it supposed to set during the French Revolution, but the revolution was never mentioned.
Overall, I'm very glad to be done with this book, and I'm disappointed to that it left me feeling blah.
I kept waiting for the plot to pick up or something to happen, but it never did. Every single day was the exact same thing, Camille going to Versailles, playing cards and worrying about getting caught.
Lazare was a very boring and dull love interest, it felt like the author knew they needed to have a love interest and didn't think to give him any characteristics.
The whole reason I was so excited about this book was because it supposed to set during the French Revolution, but the revolution was never mentioned.
Overall, I'm very glad to be done with this book, and I'm disappointed to that it left me feeling blah.
........................................................................................................................................
Thanks for reading! Let me know if you've read Enchantee or any books set in France lately.
Bummer. Hate that you didn't enjoy this one. I had high hopes for it.
ReplyDeleteMe too! This was one of my most anticipated reads for this year and I was so sad that it let me down!
Delete