Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

75 reviews

littlewishling's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

5.0

It just keeps getting better. I adore all of the characters so much and can’t wait to read the next one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

maryellen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

nostoat's review against another edition

5.0

Much stronger than the first book, which was a bit oddly paced and plotted. Dr. Wilde as always, remains one of my favorite main characters, with Wendell as a delightful foil to her. I loved the additions of Ariadne and Dr. Rose Farris in this one. Giving Emily a young mentee she doesn't know what to do with and another scholar to scrap with who is truly a SCHOLAR and not merely dithering about like Wendell is so perfect. I can't wait to see her adventure farther afield in the next book!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Blood

steph_weigle's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Gore, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

menagerie_of's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Sexual content, and Alcohol

user613's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

Violence: Various murders, and near-deaths. Lots of danger. Fae dissect and eat people.

In one scene Wendell goes on a murderous rampage, similar to what he did last book. This includes brief descriptions of carving the heart out of the enemies.

Statue made of frozen toes and fingers. Skulls. Injuries, Poisoning. Romance: mention of married man who falls in love with a faerie woman, then after a few months goes back to his wife broken after the faerie gets bored of him. Wendell’s male relative has a husband, mentioned a few times.

Emily decides to take their relationship further. In one scene they’re in a tent overnight,

they start kissing and she asks him to get undressed, nothing else shown. In the morning they’re shown getting dressed.

She later accepts Wendell’s proposal.

Other: mentions of Rose’s tattoos on his arm and speculations as to where they end. Emily later discovers they end at his elbows

shaunack's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

librarybookfamily's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

I like the subject matter and the idea of this book, but I’m not 100% sold on the form. The journal entries are one sided and leave you wanting more information. 
The magic system is very fun. I find the cliff notes one of my favorite parts of the book. It’s a clever way of adding more context. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence and Blood

honeycupreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

4.5

I absolutely adore this series. Wendell and Emily are such lovable characters, and their dynamic is so entertaining to watch. I think it’s a testament to Heather Fawcett’s writing style—and the way she has managed to bring these characters to life—that I am able to look past the fact his name is WENDELL BAMBLEBY. The faerie folklore and little tidbits of information Emily sprinkles into her journal are such a joy to read. The idea of having ribbons to guide your way back, the search for the missing professors, and Wendell’s door are all so interesting. I loved how everything tied together in the end, and I can’t wait to see what the next book has in store. I really hope we continue to see Ariadne and Shadow in this series, because I think their addition to the story has helped Emily grow as a character and evolve in a way that is truly magnificent to watch unfold.

While I loved the narrator, I think this series is best consumed in physical or ebook format—though Wendell’s POV in this installment was a real treat to hear.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Body horror, Sexual content, and Alcohol

kables_reads's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail