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A review by jess_bythebook
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I’m going to be honest - I almost DNF’d this book at least 3 separate times. But I’m SO GLAD I didn’t! The more it went on, the more I was intrigued by this world and the people and faeries in it.
Emily Wilde is a scholar and more than a little awkward. And since the story is told from her point of view, she sometimes doesn’t realize how awkward she is. Which only makes it more fun to see how people react to her. She’s supposed to observe and report. No more, no less. But when she accidentally stumbles into more than she bargained for, she finds herself in an unknown world of alien races, politics, and magic.
She reminds me of Evelyn from the 1999 classic film, The Mummy. Plus the absolutely amazing audiobook narrator has a similar accent to that character as well. And considering we all have similar experiences to her ramblings, social skills, and excitability, Emily Wilde is such an easy character to relate to.
However it starts so slow. It wasn’t until about 60% into the book that I started to really get into it. At about 85% is where I realized why the first 59% was necessary to the story, even though it wasn’t action packed, and I couldn’t put it down from there.
The slow burn in this story is so stinking cute! And the ending was completely unexpected, which was delightful. Now that I know what to expect, I will for sure be diving into the second book.
Emily Wilde is a scholar and more than a little awkward. And since the story is told from her point of view, she sometimes doesn’t realize how awkward she is. Which only makes it more fun to see how people react to her. She’s supposed to observe and report. No more, no less. But when she accidentally stumbles into more than she bargained for, she finds herself in an unknown world of alien races, politics, and magic.
She reminds me of Evelyn from the 1999 classic film, The Mummy. Plus the absolutely amazing audiobook narrator has a similar accent to that character as well. And considering we all have similar experiences to her ramblings, social skills, and excitability, Emily Wilde is such an easy character to relate to.
However it starts so slow. It wasn’t until about 60% into the book that I started to really get into it. At about 85% is where I realized why the first 59% was necessary to the story, even though it wasn’t action packed, and I couldn’t put it down from there.
The slow burn in this story is so stinking cute! And the ending was completely unexpected, which was delightful. Now that I know what to expect, I will for sure be diving into the second book.