Long Live the Queen: Ever After High Raven Queen

Well, I have officially reached the end of my birthday gifts! Today I'm reviewing Raven Queen, from Ever After High, and it feels very overdue. From the beginning, Raven was one of the characters that really attracted me to Ever After High, the other being Maddie Hatter. Maddie was the first doll I picked up, but when it came time to buy Raven, I decided to get her Legacy Day version, because she's wearing a really fabulous outfit! I don't regret picking that one up, but I've since decided that I want to stick to just getting the Signature version of each character, so that meant I needed to grab this Raven too! I'd been putting it off, because I did already have one Raven, and there were other things I wanted more immediately, so thankfully my husband knows just what I like, and got her for me. 

And let me tell you, I am glad he did. I can't believe it took me this long to add her to my collection, because I really love nearly everything about her. As usual with EAH dolls, there are a lot of gorgeous details, so click through to get a good look at them!

Legacy Day Raven Queen

Today, I've got another doll that I bought with a gift card after Christmas, who's been sitting around waiting to get reviewed since then! If you read my year-end favourites lists, you've gotten a sneak peek at her, and it's finally her turn for a full-fledged review.

When I started seeing the Ever After High dolls hitting the shelves, the two that immediately caught my eye were Madeline Hatter and Raven Queen. Maddie is just so cute and exuberant, and Raven is dark and mysterious, and she's purple, which is always a selling point for me. Well, I kept putting off buying Raven for some reason, getting Maddie, Ashlynn and Hunter and Cerise before finally adding Raven to my collection. And then, by the time I was ready to get her, I had to choose between basic Raven, Legacy Day Raven and Getting Fairest Raven!

Leaving behind GF Raven wasn't hard, since pajama lines don't usually grab me, though she is pretty cute. I stood in Toys R Us with basic Raven in one hand and LD Raven in the other for a lot longer than I'd like to admit, because truthfully, I think they're pretty much equally gorgeous. In the end, what made the decision for me was getting the most out of my gift card, and Legacy Day Raven is a few dollars more expensive, so she came home with me! I'm still debating going back for basic Raven, but that's on the back burner for now.

There's a lot to talk about with this doll, so let's get started!