Enchantée

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Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries and magiciansWhen 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, 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 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 New Read Enchantée by Gita Trelease For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr merging historical fiction with fantasy is so IN right now and i am here for it this is your classic les mis meets aladdin who is close friends with caraval and introduces them to glitter its honestly just a great time for all involved, myself included and although it feels like there are many elements gently borrowed from other familiar stories, this still has a fresh and unique feel to it.the magic system in this is really quite something i do think it could have been developed a little bet merging historical fiction with fantasy is so IN right now and i am here for it this is your classic les mis meets aladdin who is close friends with caraval and introduces them to glitter its honestly just a great time for all involved, myself included and although it feels like there are many elements gently borrowed from other familiar ... ARC provided by Flatiron in exchange for an honest review.Remember magic is a cheater s game, and everyone who sees it wants to playEnchant e is a book that is set in historical Paris, during 1789, but this is a version of Paris unlike any other Yes, the French Revolution is beginning, and the people are starving and rioting, while Marie Antoinette and other aristocrats ignore their pleas But some people in this alternative history are able to wield magic to help make their lives a litt ARC provided by Flatiron in exchange for an ho...I loved this one It s a beautiful mix between historical fiction and fantasy, and it s easy to get lost right alongside Camille a girl struggling with poverty as she uses magic to thrust herself into the glittering world of the French Court In fact, what I loved most about Enchantee was not only the high stakes that will keep you on the edge of your seat, but the constant tension thrust into every scene I found myself turning those pages like none other.Camille is a fantastic MC mostly I loved this one It s a beautiful mix between historical fiction and fantasy, and it s easy to get lost right alongside Camille a girl struggling with poverty as she uses magic to thrust herself into the glittering world of the French Court In fact, what I loved most about Enchantee was not only the high stakes that will keep you on the edge of your seat, but the constant tension thrust into every scene I found myself turning those pages like none other.Camille is a fantastic MC mostly because she s perfectly imperfect She s an older sister, who has the weight of caring and providing for her younger sister on her should...This was like a visual war between intoxicating Parisian magical delightsvs extreme poverty and desperation And books that blend such extremes so well just deserve total applause It really took you to Paris I love travelling through books less expensive and also less jetlag, which is nice but it s tricky to get that balance where you really feel in the story Enchantee nailed it It s set in 1700s Paris, mostly in Versailles.And oh wow, the COURTS The mad richness of the aristocracy a This was like a visual war between intoxicating Parisian magical delightsvs extreme poverty and desperation And books that blend such extremes so well just deserve total applause It really took you to Paris I love travelling through books less expensive and also less jetlag, which...Enchant e is a debut novel that will make you believe in magic, set in the most beautiful city of the World Paris, Gita merges magic and romance in a perfect way to give us an addictive and utterly delightful story So the story takes place during 1789 or better known as The French Revolution, and the story elaborates very fascinating topics which we all want within a book, cheaters, people fighting in streets, magic, a bad government and French romance Gita makes this a very unique and delight Enchant e is a debut novel that will make you believe in magic, set in the most beautiful city of the World Paris, Gita merges magic and romance in a perfect way to give us an addictive and utterly delightful story So the story takes place during 1789 or better known as The French Revolution, and the story elaborates very fascinating topics which we all want within a book, cheaters, people fighting in streets, magic, a bad government and French romance Gita makes this a very unique and delightful story to read for every reader.As a debut book I really am speechless by Gita s ex...I started reading Enchantee on 10 30 2018 and finished it on 11 13 2018 This book is an excellent read I enjoy reading about Paris life in 1789 It s definitely sad to be among the poor and definitely fun to be among the rich Nights at Versailles sounds magnificent I like how gambling and hot air balloon is the exciteme...Let me just take a quick second here to say that I finished four novels during the weekend It feels like I m binge reading so you know it won t last , because I only recently got back into reading fiction so it s like my subconscious and body overall is trying to make up for the lost time That said, if this book had been awful, I would not have forced myself to read it My experience reading it may be a little different than an Anglophone s experience because I went to a Francophone sch Let me just take a quick second here to say that I finished four novels during the weekend It feels like I m binge reading so you know it won t last , because I only recently got back into reading fiction so it s like my subconscious and body overall is trying to make up for the lost time That said, if this book had been awful, I would not have forced myself to read it My experience reading it may be a little different than an Anglophone s experience because I went to a Francophone school and we looked at the French Revolution again and again and again I also studied Marie Antoinette in my Art History classes, which helped humanize her in my eyes, because her family portraits showed her love for her children So I expected to understand this historical world well, regardless of the magic thrown in I h...Beautiful writing but I just think historical fantasy is not for me However, I love anything Marie AntoinetteEnchant e by Gita Trelease is a young adult historical fantasy that takes place at the time of the French Revolution While the book has events and figures from this time in history it is a fantasy read with the use of magic being involved with the characters.Camille Durbonne s family had never been rich but when her parents both pass away from smallpox Camille and her siblings are left to fend on their own Camille s older brother however only gambles away any little bit he gets a hold of and i Enchant e by Gita Trelease is a young adult historical fantasy that takes place at the time of the French Revolution While the book has events and figures from this time in history it is a fantasy read with the use of magic being involved with the characters.Camille Durbonne s family had never been rich but when her parents both pass away from smallpox Camille and her siblings are left to fend on their own Camille s older brother however only gambles away any little bit he gets a hold of and is often abusive to Camille and her younger sister.In order to protect herself and her sister, Sophie, Camille begins to dabble in the dark magic that had always been forbidden Instead of only turning bits of metal into coins to survive Camille begins to transform herself to pass as a b...I really loved this book , it s about 2 sisters and a brother who s parents have died from small pox They are very poor but Camille can work magic so she does to try to earn money to make their situation better There s an evil villain, a ...

Enchantée
  • English
  • 15 August 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 449 pages
  • Gita Trelease
  • Enchantée