Reviews

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

veyeris's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kowalskepie's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

kaylasbookbog's review against another edition

5.0

Why did I wait so long to read this? Surprisingly so cozy- one of my comfort reads now. So happy I have the arc of the sequel because going to binge this now!

liddy2113's review against another edition

4.0

“If I frightened my cat as I had Shadow, she’d ignore me for days, or possibly put a curse on me, but then cats have self-respect.”

Possibly, my favorite quote from the entire book. I really enjoyed this story. It has the feel of Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, and the MCs have a lot of JudeCardan vibes going on. I adored their interactions! Definitely recommend if you like stories about The Folk/Faerie.

amberdbailey's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

fairytalefiction's review against another edition

4.0

"One doesn’t need magic if one knows enough stories."

✨️ Fae
✨️ Trapped Fae King
✨️ Light Romance
✨️ Folklore/Folk Tales
✨️ Stubborn FMC
✨️ Cozy
✨️ Low Stakes
✨️ Opposites Attract
✨️ Grumpy x Sunshine

This book follows Emily Wilde, a professor at Cambridge University who spends all her time researching the Fae and folk lore associated with various places around the world, the last place she visits before she can publish her encyclopaedia of faeries is a remote village in the Scandinavian country of Ljosland.

I loved the character development from this cold, stand-offish professor to someone who goes above and beyond to save the villagers, something she has never done at a research location before.

Brambleby was fun, chaotic, and had me kicking my feet towards the end. He's resourceful, and the banter is adorable.

"Get inside! You're bleeding!"
"I will not bleed any less indoors, you utter madwoman."

This book is cozy and light-hearted. It's low stakes and a perfect winter read. I loved it and cannot wait to begin book 2.

kellynicole9's review against another edition

4.0

Changing from 3.5 to 4/5

I went into this expecting a fast-paced winter fantasy but instead I got a slow, homey, snowy fairy novel.

I’m not mad about it, it just wasn’t what I expected.

I also thought Bambleby was in his 50s until they explicitly said his age…. That could have something to do with my lack of interest in the characters and their adventure in the first 100 pages lol

darbyreiss's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this book a lot. I have never had to google so many words but I love how she finds these ways to describe things. I love Emily & Wendell and the family that they find in the villagers. a good read, very cute

constantlyclumsy's review against another edition

2.0

The main character is a caricature of what English majors think female scientists are like.

clappingtalent's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This is, hands-down, my favorite faerie series. This is how it's done!!!