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

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Can’t decide between a 3 or 4 star rating. This book is COZY, it’s CUTE, it’s ANACHRONISTIC. This book is like if someone made one of those early aughts medievalism movies (y’know like Ella Enchanted going to Ye Medieval Shopping Mall or the whole Knight’s Tale movie) for the cottagecore-light-academia-core Howl’s Moving Castle obsessed online girlies. This book made my inner child who sucked up any reading material analyzing the literary and psychological meaning of fairy tales froth at the mouth. I read this book in a TWO DAY HAZE and didn’t sleep much for it, something that hasn’t happened to me since I was a teenager.

Anyway, if you like a light hearted/heart-warming rom com and fairy tales, this is the book for you. Just don’t expect anything period accurate about it being set in 1909.