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A review by archaicrobin
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Fantasy is not a genre I branch into often and especially not Romantasy. The first thing I’d say is don’t expect a great fantasy novel here. This is a character driven romance with YA tropes and some fairies thrown in. If a character is in a dangerous situation, don’t worry because they will magically be ok and everything will be alright!
This book is for those looking for a cozy romance with a feel good message about community, helping others, and allowing others to help you. I would not recommend this to anyone looking for fantasy or even a good fairy story.
The characters were initially interesting but in my opinion halfway through the book they start acting out of character and the relationship moves far too fast without enough ground work. Also if you don’t like the characters stop reading, because there is nothing else here but character interactions and conflicts with no tension because they always find a crazily coincidental way out with no causalities.
The pacing in this is also way off. One minute you have a fun scene where the characters are interacting with local
Fairies and bickering and it’s genuinely enjoyable then you have about 50 pages of Emily talking about the food they’re eating, or the state of the cottage, and it’s so dull.
I started this book at a neutral rating, a sold 3/5 until halfway and then it just completely tanked for me. I will not be continuing this series because it just wasn’t for me and the issues listed above are just too much to overlook.
This book is for those looking for a cozy romance with a feel good message about community, helping others, and allowing others to help you. I would not recommend this to anyone looking for fantasy or even a good fairy story.
The characters were initially interesting but in my opinion halfway through the book they start acting out of character and the relationship moves far too fast without enough ground work. Also if you don’t like the characters stop reading, because there is nothing else here but character interactions and conflicts with no tension because they always find a crazily coincidental way out with no causalities.
The pacing in this is also way off. One minute you have a fun scene where the characters are interacting with local
Fairies and bickering and it’s genuinely enjoyable then you have about 50 pages of Emily talking about the food they’re eating, or the state of the cottage, and it’s so dull.
I started this book at a neutral rating, a sold 3/5 until halfway and then it just completely tanked for me. I will not be continuing this series because it just wasn’t for me and the issues listed above are just too much to overlook.