A review by teabrewer
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

adventurous funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I cherished the characters and their interactions and felt connected to all of them. I appreciate Emily as character. Her social inadequacy, obsession on certain subjects, dedication to objectivity and fear of rejection all felt truly relatable to me. I loved how the book reminded me of real life field journals I've read before. From the language used in them, to the little details in the footnotes, to her opinions on controversial topics in the scientific community, it just felt real. I can see how the writing style may not be for everyone but it is certainly for me.
I loved how she didn't even consider that insisting on paying for things could the reason why the villagers hated her, because neither did I and I've seen other, more socially skilled people catch on it immediately.
I did think the romantic side of their relationship was a little neglected, it does make sense from the narrator's perspective but it made me a little less on board for that development when it happened. This is not a a negative necessarily since it felt extremely on character for Emily to treat the situation a she did, as it was for Wendell to treat it as he did.
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