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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

4 reviews

anenome's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I loved and hated this book. 

The amazing parts were about the faeries and their realms. Inventive transporting stories that gripped me. 
I adore the pet-like Poe and would devour a whole series told from his point of view.
The enveloping wintery atmosphere was beautiful.

The parts I hated concerned the humans -like some male authors can't write women, I think Heather Fawcett can't write humans, the people in this tale were drawn so broadly.

One event in this book confused me-

when Emily tortured a child faerie (who was abandoned by their parents in a strange world) for giving people bad visions. She STABBED him and then writes in her journal about how much he's screaming in pain like it's great? Portrayed as deserved, but it really wasn't, it was a horrible scene. Emily is an evil character now but we're supposed to root for her? follow her romance?😮‍💨 From here I was reading on hoping a faerie ate Emily's head

I do not understand at all how this book is considered 'cosy'; it's full of violent acts, vitriolic hatred, beheadings 🤔 -that's fine but it's not cosy🤷🏻‍♀️

I wish this book had been just an actual encyclopedia, it would have been pure magic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

thefatgingerone's review against another edition

I wanted to love the book but the scene of torturing a changeling child really disturbed me. So much of the language used is similar to language that used to be used about disabled children and it’s clearly a metaphor for disabled children but the actions towards the child are disgusting and disturbing. The fact that the protagonist is never called out or faces repercussions for her actions was so upsetting to me. Ruined what would have been a lovely story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

faduma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail