Reviews

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

emilymhb's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-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

Goofy little academic who learns to love and care about people while also falling for her obnoxiously handsome companion? How could I rate it anything other than 5 stars?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Gore

whatsemmyreading's review

3.0

I’m struggling on what to rate this book. I think 2.5 feels good. It had its redeeming parts that were fun, but I just felt so bored most of the time once we hit the halfway mark - either bored or confused. In the beginning, it reminded me of almost a grown up Spiderwick Chronicles, but it just felt like it droned on a lot.

I came really close to DNFing, but at that point I was so close to the end I wanted to stick it out. I kind of wish I’d chosen to DNF.

I can definitely see where you’d love this book if you really like faeries and are looking for a short, cozy book, but it wasn’t my cup of tea.

randomlyfatima's review against another edition

Not for me

smolhousewitch's review

funny lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

Wendell and Emily have stolen my heart!! Also, as someone who dabbled in academia (and studied Irish folklore), Emily's little asides and footnotes gave me LIFE.

vandeawesome's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

brokenjac's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

grrrcait's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

crookedmidnight's review against another edition

4.5

Fun story, it was interesting to learn about the different types of fairies and there was a good variety of characters/personalities. I can’t deal with the name Bambleby though

fountain_ken's review

3.0

They had me in the first half, not gonna lie. It was fun thinking about this with Sarah Connelly and David Bowie as the main characters, but that's about it. I was hype for the book in rhe first third, then was skimming by the end. Golden ravens? Barely even know them. Maybe a 2-2.5, I'm feeling generous lol

amharper's review

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

5.0

I loved this cozy little fairy tale/love story/research journal so much that as soon as I finished the sequel, I went back and reread this one. It's so much fun to find all the little social cues Emily misses, and to piece together all the academic drama in the footnotes.