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A review by snappy
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
2.5
I decided to read this because I heard it was set in Norway, and as a Norwegian myself I simply had to see an outsider's take on the setting. While the scenery checks out, the language and names oddly enough leaned more towards Icelandic. Which makes me wonder why the author didn't just make Iceland the setting instead. I did find it really funny how one of the characters was named 'Mord' though, as it literally translates to 'murder'.
Wendell kinda resembled Howl from Howl's Moving Castle, which I enjoyed. And I liked his and Emily's relationship in the early stages, but the romance escalated way to quickly imo. I would personally have liked to see more of a buildup to it.
The pacing dragged for a good chunk of the novel, whilst the latter part felt very helter-skelter. There were way too many things going on in too short amount of time.
Wendell kinda resembled Howl from Howl's Moving Castle, which I enjoyed. And I liked his and Emily's relationship in the early stages, but the romance escalated way to quickly imo. I would personally have liked to see more of a buildup to it.
The pacing dragged for a good chunk of the novel, whilst the latter part felt very helter-skelter. There were way too many things going on in too short amount of time.