Reviews with content warning for Blood - La enciclopedia de hadas de Emily Wilde

"You are not so terrible, Em. You merely need friends who are dragons like you."

Two autistic academics match each other's freak. Includes delightful banter, tense yearning, and fae that leaned into the weird magical elements.

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thenecromancer's review against another edition

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adventurous funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I truly loved this book. The lore, the fun, and the adventures that went this way and that. I will say I understand that this is to be a trilogy, but compared to the rest of the book and all that went on, the ending was boring. I don't know, I just really expected more from the main character. Oh well. Still loved it enough to finish the series.

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aidamaria_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

The plot was all over the place with this one, but oh boy, am I a part of the Wendell Bambleby fan club.

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eedle_cacleberry's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-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

3.5

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vcarter7's review against another edition

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dark lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

2.5

The main characters were not likeable through the majority of the book. They didn't really change by the end either. I struggled reading through the first third of the book, and more enjoyed the second and third however the ending felt rushed and incomplete. I enjoyed the descriptions of fairies and the side characters but the stakes were low and when they were high they were solved so quickly it didn't matter. An okay read but I'm not going to buy the sequel.

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yogomagpie's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

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

3.0

I wanted to dnf so badly during the first half of the book, which was too slow for me. I was not a fan of the journal format with Emily’s semi-formal writing style. It removed a lot of the wonder and excitement about her encounters. But my friends raved about the book, and I did love the setting and the characters, so I pushed through. Thankfully, the second half was much more enjoyable and I finished with some interest in continuing on to the second in the series.

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vaaanezza's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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pip10's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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