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indigo_fox's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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? It's complicated
5.0
It was wonderful being reunited with the characters I fell in love with during the first book. Wendell and Emily still have that same wonderful energy that made their banter so much fun to read. I love them even more now, which I didn't think possible. I even met some new characters that have grown on me.
The writing was just as magical as the previous book. It really feels like I'm in Emily's world. It was enjoyable to spend more time exploring Faerie and getting to learn about even more of the Folk who inhabit the world.
The story itself was very fun, it kept me on my toes with wondering what was going to happen next. There were a few mysteries that got unraveled and some left to explore in the next book. I'm very excited to see where the next journey takes us!
I dreaded having to put the book down, I just wanted to spend the whole day reading it! I'm definitely going to do another read through before the third book comes out!
The writing was just as magical as the previous book. It really feels like I'm in Emily's world. It was enjoyable to spend more time exploring Faerie and getting to learn about even more of the Folk who inhabit the world.
The story itself was very fun, it kept me on my toes with wondering what was going to happen next. There were a few mysteries that got unraveled and some left to explore in the next book. I'm very excited to see where the next journey takes us!
I dreaded having to put the book down, I just wanted to spend the whole day reading it! I'm definitely going to do another read through before the third book comes out!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Death
rileydobereading's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Alcohol, Body horror, and Sexual content
locust1266's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I definitely enjoyed this book more than I liked the first one mainly because of the pacing this book was also alot more fast paced my main and only problem with the book however was how much emily annoyed me we saw her grow as a character in the 1st book so it felt like all that character development from the 1st book west to waste
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
bloomingrose92's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I loved this book, though it fell several inches short of the first in the series (mostly for the small amount of true surprises, which makes sense, for surprises cannot be neverending). Much of the books seemed to rely on the pattern set by the first, with differentiation set by making a few key element the opposite. Where the villagers were cautious of the folk in the first book, in this they are protective. Where Wendall os helpful, this one he predisposed. Even De Grey and Eichorn's relationship seemed to be a gender swap of Wendall and Emily. I did like, however, that solution to save Wendall was in his cat, and that due to his ensorcellment, he could not say it directly, but just bind time together to remind Emily of how much he brags about his cat. That being said, the world building is amazing. Every time I read on of these books, I'm amazed at how real the world and characters seem. It is like stepping into painting and being able to feel the dirt underneath your toes. And thank Fawcett for not setting us into a cliffhanger. I've found that I believe her books to be in a perfect place for a cliffhanger with only 50 pages to go, just for Emily to find a way to solve all their problems by the end. Given the place of this book as the second of three, it was the perfect place to drop readers off the long side of cliff, but pleasantly wrapped everything up quite nicely. I sincerely thought Emily was going to be trapped in Fairie until book 3, where Wendall must save her, and I was happily surprised. And she killed off his stepmother too. How wonderful cordial. And I did rather like the idea of common fae being more helpful than they first appear sprouting at the end of this book. It had been building for a while, and I'm glad to see a pay-off for it (hopefully we will also see a reconstruction of fae terminology by Emily. So grateful for this series, and now will be mourning the loss of it until next year by nursing some of my tried and true classics, all while bemoaning that nothing is as good as Emily, our Autistic Queen.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Death
sanperse's review against another edition
adventurous
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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Violence
Minor: Body horror
novel_nibbles's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
I loved returning to Emily and Wendell’s worlds. I throughly enjoy Emily’s matter of fact personality and the banter between her and Wendell. While this book comfortably sits in the cozy fantasy genre, the mystery, action and moments of peril push the plot along at a satisfying pace.
4/5 I can’t wait to spend more time with them in the third book, Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales due for publication in 2025
4/5 I can’t wait to spend more time with them in the third book, Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales due for publication in 2025
Content Warnings
Minor: Violence and Body horror
xvicesx's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Such a lovely, adventurous romp following much in the style of the first book. A nice, low stakes, no relationship misunderstandings, read. Whimsical and full of the most lovely of characters.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
crunchycrystals's review
adventurous
lighthearted
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
emily and wendell are so cuteeeeeee heather fawcett just Gets what i want in a romance ughhguhjsdgfydhjaskgfuidsajklfhdsajkfdnsaklfdsamkl their dynamic in this book makes me feel crazyygfdsuyfgdsayujkfdsa
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Sexual content
prettynerdy3's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, and Misogyny
paradicsomleves's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood and Violence