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A review by kbairbooks
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I really enjoyed this book despite having a little bit of a hard time getting into it at first because of the academic verbiage. Despite said academic verbiage, I felt like the details and descriptions of environments and things and people and customs were quite lovely. I love the small town, Village vibes and the found family aspects, and I also loved what I perceived to be great autism representation. I love how the villagers grew to understand and love Emily, regardless of her difficulties, and struggles with communication. I love that she equally grew to love them in a way she had never anticipated. I also would have loved to see an explicit scene? At least one. I don’t know, but I felt like I missed out on that opportunity lol. I also don’t entirely know what the conclusion of the scene at the castle was near the end, but despite that, I am still pleased with the ending. I really enjoyed this book, and I really enjoyed the characters, and I really enjoyed the connections to the characters as well as between the characters to each other and I’m very excited for book two.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol and Child abuse