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uranaishi's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Terminal illness, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Classism
daryn's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty
bexi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol
samchase112's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
4.5
Utterly delightful!!! The world, the characters, the lore… I just devour all of it! This plot was admittedly less absorbing than the first book's but nonethless I had the absolute best time with Emily, Wendell, Poe, and all the rest of their assorted friends and creatures. The potential for this world is nearly limitless, and I cannot wait to see where it will go. Truly, I laughed and smiled throughout, and I can't think of a better compliment — what a wonderful, wonderful series!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent
thirdtimesacharm's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Murder
bookdrunkard78's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
relaxing
fast-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty and Blood
tiernanalexandria's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This book had me wanting a sequel before it even finished!!! (I’m glad there is one, and honestly I can’t wait for it).
I can’t explain the way I so easily devoured this book (as well as the previous one).
The way Ms. Fawcett writes is just stunning to me. I could so vividly picture every setting, every caress, every character as their mouth bloomed into smile. I could feel the change in cadence and authorship in the chapter Wendell wrote.
This book feels like something I could and would read again someday and still find the same delight within the pages.
I hope my daughter desires to pick it up some day, and we can relive the journey together.
I can’t explain the way I so easily devoured this book (as well as the previous one).
The way Ms. Fawcett writes is just stunning to me. I could so vividly picture every setting, every caress, every character as their mouth bloomed into smile. I could feel the change in cadence and authorship in the chapter Wendell wrote.
This book feels like something I could and would read again someday and still find the same delight within the pages.
I hope my daughter desires to pick it up some day, and we can relive the journey together.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Blood, Alcohol, and Classism
kbairbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
4.5 stars
I love the Emily Wilde books, they scratch a very particular itch for me. I love the characters and the adventure and the magic in the world building. I love the academic language and rhetoric used in this book and hadn’t realized I had really been missing it in my literature. I also love the autism rep and feel like it is done really well. I love the romance between Emily and Wendell, and all of the pets are so cute and so fun and I love them. What a joy it was to be in this world again and I can’t wait to read book three.
I love the Emily Wilde books, they scratch a very particular itch for me. I love the characters and the adventure and the magic in the world building. I love the academic language and rhetoric used in this book and hadn’t realized I had really been missing it in my literature. I also love the autism rep and feel like it is done really well. I love the romance between Emily and Wendell, and all of the pets are so cute and so fun and I love them. What a joy it was to be in this world again and I can’t wait to read book three.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
littleflowerfairy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Thank you to NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for a honest review!
After I finished the first book, I immediately joined NetGalley in order to request an advanced copy, because I just couldn't wait to find out what happened next!
Heather Fawcett once again does an incredible job of building an intricate and lush world of faeries, weaving well-known folklore and her own additions in such a seamless way. I daresay I loved this book even more than the first one! I think it was because I was already invested in the characters, and I just loved all the time we spent with them, introducing new ones and fleshing out existing relationships. I particularly can't get enough of Emily and Wendell's relationship! There were so many beautiful and heartwarming moments between them in this book - moments that left me gushing and giggling every time!
And let's not forget the mystery and the high-stakes action that kept me holding my breath every time a new twist or a new danger was revealed! Even though it's in journal format, that doesn't lessen the fast pace with which we're pulled along in the action, every detailed description from Emily fully immersing you into the world, her emotions tugging at your heart the whole time. Though even with the higher-stakes, they weren't constant, and the book still very much felt as cozy as the first.
Personally, I don't like how most popular fantasy books write the fae. I love the complicated nature of faeries, exploring how separated their morals and ideals are from humans, how utterly inhuman and perplexing they are, and yet at the same time how almost similar to humans they can sometimes become in their curiosity and fascination with our world. Absolutely no hate authors who write their fae otherwise, but I just personally don't vibe with it. I absolutely adore how Heather Fawcett expands upon all the things I love about fae in the Emily Wilde series, and it's one of the reasons this series is quickly climbing up to my favorites list.
Again, thank you to NetGalley, and Heather Fawcett of course, for the opportunity to read and review this book, and I cannot wait until book three!!
After I finished the first book, I immediately joined NetGalley in order to request an advanced copy, because I just couldn't wait to find out what happened next!
Heather Fawcett once again does an incredible job of building an intricate and lush world of faeries, weaving well-known folklore and her own additions in such a seamless way. I daresay I loved this book even more than the first one! I think it was because I was already invested in the characters, and I just loved all the time we spent with them, introducing new ones and fleshing out existing relationships. I particularly can't get enough of Emily and Wendell's relationship! There were so many beautiful and heartwarming moments between them in this book - moments that left me gushing and giggling every time!
And let's not forget the mystery and the high-stakes action that kept me holding my breath every time a new twist or a new danger was revealed! Even though it's in journal format, that doesn't lessen the fast pace with which we're pulled along in the action, every detailed description from Emily fully immersing you into the world, her emotions tugging at your heart the whole time. Though even with the higher-stakes, they weren't constant, and the book still very much felt as cozy as the first.
Personally, I don't like how most popular fantasy books write the fae. I love the complicated nature of faeries, exploring how separated their morals and ideals are from humans, how utterly inhuman and perplexing they are, and yet at the same time how almost similar to humans they can sometimes become in their curiosity and fascination with our world. Absolutely no hate authors who write their fae otherwise, but I just personally don't vibe with it. I absolutely adore how Heather Fawcett expands upon all the things I love about fae in the Emily Wilde series, and it's one of the reasons this series is quickly climbing up to my favorites list.
Again, thank you to NetGalley, and Heather Fawcett of course, for the opportunity to read and review this book, and I cannot wait until book three!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, and Blood
Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol
meganpbell's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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
4.75
The dangerous and delightful adventures of curmudgeonly faery scholar Emily Wilde, her Grim dog Shadow, and her otherworldly colleague (and aspiring fiancé) Wendell Bambleby continue in the Austrian Alps and ~elsewhere~ in this sequel to Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries! I just have such a good time following on the Oxford clad heels of this cozy yet prickly light academia fantasy series—alongside all the friends Emily always ends up finding (if slightly against her will).
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail