I love so many things about this book!

How the introduction pulls you into the time period and magic system with a fun, light glimpse of a candle maker searching for his missing wig and finding the coins in his till are nothing but bewitched scraps of metal.
How it deepens, introducing the reader to the thief, Camille, and the magic she uses as she struggles to keep herself and her ailing sister off the streets following their parents’ death from small pox.

How it pivots, to show us a different side of Camille as she sprints across a field to save a handsome aeronaut when his hot air balloon flounders, at the same time introducing the revolutionary science of the time.

How it deepens again, as Camille’s last remaining food and money are stolen, forcing her to turn to a more dangerous magic to pay the rent, and to more risky marks – the aristocrats at Versailles.

Then pivots again, and again until the reader is fully enmeshing in the politics at the brink of the French Revolution.

Trelease’s writing is cinematic in its detail, the characters are fresh and diverse, the historical aspects of the book researched with great care, and the plot is always moving forward. Enchantée is a stand-out, perfect for readers who love fantasy, love historical fiction, or simply love a worthwhile story well told. It makes pre-revolutionary Paris relevant to today’s teens.

Highly Recommended!

I'm posting this to Goodreads now, will post to The Winged Pen in early January, and will post to Amazon and Barnes and Noble on pub day.

Thanks for the arc!

I don’t typically read young adult novels but the subject matter in this book particularly interested me, so I gave it a try. It was very well written and interesting. It was easy to follow and not very childish so both teens and adults can enjoy. Overall I enjoyed this novel and recommend it!

Enchantée is really good. I don't even like historical fiction, but I didn't want to finish this book so that I could just stay afloat in the magic of Camille.

Camille was willing to do what was needed (use magic to transform herself into a baroness) to support her sister, Sophie. The magic in itself is quite intriguing, and I appreciated that it didn't come for free that payment comes in the form of sorrow.

Early on, Camille saves/meets Lazare, the balloonist, who was definitely swoon worthy. There is an instant attraction between them, but they both guard their truths, which they are not willing to share initially.

The book is filled with so many people's lies! It is an intriguing slow burn that is well put together!

LES MISERABLES can take the backseat. I am simply in LOVE with ENCHANTEE. Trelease's world-building in pre-revolutionary France is both lush and intoxicating. The glittering decadence of Versailles leaps from the page, particularly when juxtaposed with dark underbelly of Paris. I was entranced from the very beginning. Camille is a compelling and likable, if somewhat tragic, lead, while Lazare the aeronaut is a tantalizing mystery, equally as intriguing. Without spoiling anything, it's very clear that Trelease carefully plotted her story from beginning to end; hints from the start of the novel gradually build and pay off in the novel's conclusion. Though hefty, ENCHANTEE is beautifully plotted and paced. I had to force myself to stop flipping ahead on multiple occasions. While I've never read anything quite like this, I would recommend ENCHANTEE to anyone who is a fan of magical realism, historical fiction, and romance.

Sadly I could not read all of this book. I really liked what I did read, but when I downloaded it my copy of the book was literally just one big word. Itisreallyhardtoreadabookwhentheentirethingiswrittenlikethis. That being said my problem is not with the author at all with this one. It is definitely of my most anticipated reads of next year, but when I am dyslexic I can't read the entire book without spaces. I tried, but ultimately no one should have to read like that.

It’s the 1780’s and Camille and her siblings Sophie and Alain are orphans. Alain is the oldest and is an alcoholic with a gambling addiction. He spends money they do not have on cards and liquor.

Meanwhile poor Camille is trying to keep a roof over everyone’s heads and food in their stomachs.
She feels almost forced into using her magic skills. She begins on a small scale by turning coins and using them for food.
She must travel a good distance so the vendors don’t become familiar to her tricks.

One day Alain comes home insisting on more money. He’s stolen the money that should have gone for rent, he spent the food money on wine and he owes a debt collector big. He actually threatens to sell his sisters if Camille can’t come up with more money.

Poor Camille.
Soon after, Camille finds an enchanted dress.
She can use her magic to transform herself and go undercover among the aristocrats.
But her magic expects a payment too. She must use sadness for her magic to work. And she must offer her own blood in return for the dress’ magic.

Camille might be able to get the security and safety she wants from the dress but it comes at a cost too.

I need to mention that I read an Arc with major formatting issues. A lot of the sentences were combined into one big, long word. I had to decipher a lot of this book. For instance, I kept wondering why Camille was calling someone “goon” before realizing it actually said “go on”.
So, please consider that this definitely had an impact on my enjoyment level. I wanted to love this story but I was ready for it to end because my eyes needed a break.
Could I have put the arc down and waited till the book was released? Sure, but that’s several months off and I couldn’t leave the story just hanging there.

I thought about rounding my review up to a 4 Star review for that reason but the story got quite dark towards the end. I’m not someone who fully appreciates a dark story.

So, in summary:
I liked Camille
The magic was fun
The setting was beautiful
The love interest was a good one
Alain was despicable
And the book was entertaining enough that I didn’t stop reading it despite the formatting issues

I wish I could give this book a million stars!
When I first started, I was in a slump. It took me 2 weeks to read this book which is about double the time it usually takes me to read a book. I was really enjoying it, but I just couldn’t force myself to read it. I read 2 short books while I was reading this one which I never do. I’m so glad I did though because I feel like it I had forced myself to read it, I wouldn’t have liked it as much.
From the first page there was heartbreak and lies and deceit. There was also love and friendship and fun. The way magic is used in this book is so cool and creative. I really liked the idea that using magic may not be a good thing because in most books about magic it is a good thing.
I loved the relationship between Camille and Sophie. No matter what they are there for each other and love each other more than anything. Come to think of it, I really loved most of the relationships between the characters. Camille and her friends at Versailles, Camille and Sophie against Alain (even though it was not a good relationship, it was perfect for this book), and especially Camille and Lazare. They were just so perfect.
I really enjoyed the split between Camille and the balloon, Camille and Sophie and Camille at Versailles. Having several different storylines within the storyline kept everything so exciting and never boring.
The ending was just so fast paced and crazy and I don’t think it could have ended any better. I think this is my favorite book I have read all year!

J'adore Enchantée! It was one of the best books that I read for the first time this year. When I had only 30 minutes left to read in the book and had to go to work, I seriously considered calling in late to work that day just so I could finish it without waiting four hours until lunchtime so I could finish it. It was that good.

I love the Paris that Ms. Trelease created. It was wonderful. Oh, and I loved the characters. The writing had me enchanted from the very beginning. When I neared the end of the story and it looked like almost everything was lost, I knew that either the book was going to have a great end and it would be one of my favorite books, or it would end horribly and I'd be über upset. Fortunately, the book has a delicious ending.

Camille is a girl who has to take care of her sister after her parents die. Her brother is abusive and is not a help. The only thing they have going for them is Camille's magic, which she uses to enter high Paris society... but only after she meets a dashing young balloonist. Her world of magic threatens to crash down around her, causing her to lose everything she loves. She'll have to hope that her gamble will pay off. I won't give away the ending, just that I loved this story from chapter 1 to the very end. Trés magnifique!

I will leave my full review on my blog in January, closer to the release date.

I was really looking forward to reading this book, but when I opened my e-copy, there were so many errors and typos I couldn't possibly continue (i.e. six or seven words mashed together, letters switched in places, line jumps with no indication, etc.). My guess is I got a corrupted file, because I haven't had trouble like this before from this publisher.

I am going to give a 3-star rating, because it makes me give one, but I do't feel good about it, because I didn't make it past the first page.

This book has such an exquisite and gorgeous cover! Prob my fave of 2019, but I just could not get into this book. The prose was well written, if not at times a bit wordy. I can tell others are going to be huge fans of the historical elements mixed with the magic. Plus, come on, Marie Antoinette is awesome. I didn't hate it, I just didn't love it.

I couldn't review this book because of onerous formatting errors in the e-ARC but I look forward to reading when it's released!

This book took longer for me to read than probably any other book I've read on Netgalley to date.
Why?
Becauseitwasformattedlikethisandafterawhileyoucan'treallyfigureoutwherethesentencesbeginandendanymore

If you like books about sisterhood and wonder, and enjoy pieces like Caraval, you might like to try Enchantee on for size.

I wasn't able to finish this book because the formatting made it really difficult to read.

There were parts that were just fine, but more often than not there were many sentences where there was no space between words. I tried pushing through because I LOVE books set in France, but it became too much to try to separate the words from the long string of letters. There also wasn't much separation to make it clear who was "speaking".

I may have continued reading, even in spite of those big hinderances, but I just couldn't get into the book. :(

This book was given by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for my fair and honest review below. Enchantée was difficult to read, but once I got in to it, I was interested to learn how it would end. Two sisters are left orphans when their parent die from smallpox and their drunk brother steals from them to pay debts. When one sister begins using magic to win at cards at the Palace of Versailles, their luck changes. Or does it?

This was a beautiful tale of magic and sisterly love set in Paris. I enjoyed this book. It makes you feel as if you are in Paris.

I would like to thank Netgalley and the Publisher for providing me with a copy of this book. This is my honest opinion of it.

I received an digital advanced copy of this book from netgalley from the publisher in exchange for my honest review. All opinions and thoughts are my own.
This book was everything I imagined it would be and so much more. The author’s writing swept me up and I found myself apart of a magical world of intrigue. I watched as Camille made her way through the 2 different worlds she was apart of and watched as the two worlds collided. I was at the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen. Not only was the story amazing and full of magic and love, but the writing is so well done that I found myself easily swept up in the drama.
I loved all the characters and in the end I found myself feeling sad for people I disliked the entire book. Camille and her sister Sophie were true heroines. Their love for each other proving that a female can do anything and love is a power nothin else can beat.
This is a must read and I’m just so sorry that so many of you have to wait for the release in Feb 2019. I cannot day enough good about this book.
I saw Stephanie Garber read this book and I’ve been wanting to read it eversense. Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this book I’ve read some great books this year and this is very close to the best book of year. I have 3 books tied for that spot right now.

3 out of 5 stars

Enchanteé is a beautiful written novel about two young women trying to survive in pre-revolutionary Paris. It is a novel of magic, love, sisterly affection, family, splendors and squalor.

Camille and Sophie come from a poor family, their parents are dead and their brother has turned into a drunk. Camille - is the only one brave enough to do magic and try to save her younger sister. While trying to come up with a plan to make money, the two sisters discover their mother’s magic dress which lets the wearer become beautiful and transforms them into some else. With a plan to win at cards in Versailles - Camille sets off and adventures begin.

With romance, absolutely beautiful scenery, sisterly love and quarrels I found the whole book to be shallow and wanting. Every single male is described as “ridiculously good looking,” (which made me think of Zoolander and laugh) the whole plot was predictable and uninspiring, and the ending was just dull. Camille’s sister soon turns from loving to jealous, Camille goes from cautious to arrogant, falls for every man she sees, and think she knows better than everyone else. Honestly, the whole book is Caraval rewritten with a better magic system.

While I have my issues with this book I will acknowledge that it is very well researched, the magic system is very interesting and Miss Trelease gives voices to marginalized characters. Lazare, a young man of French and Indian descent struggles in aristocratic France where he is neither French nor Indian, yet both and his struggle is beautifully portrayed here and honestly made me love him a lot. Imagine living in a world where you did not know where you belonged - it is painful, lonely and sad and I felt for him. Here colonialism can be felt first hand and it’s ramifications - children without nations or homes. In France he is called a savage, yet in India he would be called French.

I would recommend this book to anyone who liked Caraval by Stephanie Garber.

Thank you for providing me an advance copy of this surprisingly diverse and well-written book! I really enjoyed reading it.
This book did a great job at engaging me in the story. I really cared about what was happening to Camille and her sister throughout the story. I especially liked how Camille's internal struggle between her dislike of le magie and her need to help her sister transformed into her taking le magie too far into her false persona.
The only thing that seemed a little forced to me was the villain. When his motives are revealed at the end as being working for Marie Antoinette the whole time it seemed a little... bland for someone who was literally killing Chandon for his power.
But again, overall a great read and one I will definitely be recommending to others.

This magical tale was as immersive, elegant, dark and full of twists and turns as 1789 Paris. The characters were unique in their own individual ways as was Trelease's portrayal of magic.

My only complaint is that while this book was amazing and will get 5 stars from me ... something about it lacked the very root word of its title. I wasn't enchanted. Something about the story demanded a dash of whimsy and it never came.