A Fragile Enchantment bloomed after a long creative fallow period. It was a book I wrote in pursuit of joy, and through Niamh and all her starry-eyed, scatterbrained whimsy, I found it. I loved researching the Regency era and all the time I spent trawling through fashion prints and recipes. I loved writing about candlelit ballrooms and emotion-fueled magic and the seething iniquity that the Regency’s glittery facade tries and fails to conceal. I especially loved the banter between Kit and Niamh and their ruinous, forbidden love.
― Allison Saft, A letter to readers
What booksellers are saying about A Fragile Enchantment
- This YA romantasy fully and charmingly embraces the grumpy sunshine trope and layers it with political intrigue, a Bridgerton’s Lady Whistledown-esque society reporter, and generational trauma, where the grumpy prince’s magic makes nettles and thorns grow and the sunshine “commoner” weaves memories into cloth. I was enchanted by Niamh as she uncovered the ruin of the ruling family, and the prince’s thorny exterior.
― Candice Conner from The Haunted Book Shop in Mobile, Alabama | Buy from The Haunted Bookshop
- If Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) was a YA book, it would be this fantasy of manners and its aching, forbidden romance between a magical dressmaker from a former colony, hired for the royal wedding, and the king’s wayward, plant-magic-wielding second son, a.k.a. the groom. Together, Niamh, soft as velvet, and Kit, prickly as a briar patch, risk not only scandal, but war, ruin, uprising, and the loss of all the armor and thorns both have used to protect themselves from life and love ‘til now.
― Megan Bell from Underground Books in Carrollton, Georgia | Buy from Underground Books
- Loved this book! The best way to describe it would be a fantasy Bridgerton. Lots of court politics but with added magical elements. Although I didn’t love the main love interest, I still enjoyed the story thoroughly, especially because of the extremely strong supporting characters. The writing was lovely. Fans of ACOTAR, Bridgerton, and From Blood and Ash should all give this one a try.
― Kelley Dykes from Main Street Reads
in Summerville, South Carolina | Buy from Main Street Reads
- I never realized I needed a magical Bridgerton but that is exactly what this was. It was amazing. Enemies to friends and friends to love. This book takes you on a romance that sweeps through the different troupes throughout the entire book. It was hard to put down and impossible to forget the characters. I appreciated the chronic illness depicted in Niamh that was well described throughout the book. Everything comes with a price and her using magic will cause the ultimate price.
― Mandy Harris, Angel Wings Bookstore, Stem, North Carolina | Buy from Angel Wings Bookstore
About Allison Saft
Allison Saft is the New York Times and indie bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic and Down Comes the Night. After receiving her MA in English Literature from Tulane University, she moved from the Gulf Coast to the West Coast, where she spends her time rolling on eight wheels and practicing aerial silks.
