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A review by iread2dream
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
4.0
Thank you Del Rey and NetGalley for an eARC. All opinions are my own.
In the third and final installment of the Emily Wilde series, we follow Emily and Wendell as they try to regain control of Wendell’s fae realm.
I have to say that I think I would have enjoyed this book more if I had re-read the first two books. This series feels more like it should be enjoyed together, not a book here and a book there. I think it would have all come together more nicely for me.
The book continues with Emily’s method of journaling to capture what is happening, and though some of the journal entries do note how Emily is able to recall so many details, it still left me wondering exactly how she does it. I felt like a lot of the book was also spent more on describing various aspects of Wendell’s realm instead of having Emily go on more adventures. For a large portion of the book, I wondered when we would get to the “compendium of lost tales” part and how that would play into the whole story. I eventually got my answer, but, given the title of the book, I felt it came way too late for it to matter. I also felt we didn’t get much in the way of different tales, and just go variations of the same tale.
I did enjoy reading Emily’s writings, and especially when she would write about the things Wendell would do for her, and I enjoyed reading about her doing her own thing as well.
I’ll end with saying that I was definitely hoping for a grander ending — I’m not sure what — but after considering it, I thought the ending was appropriate and fitting with not just the whole series but Emily herself.
In the third and final installment of the Emily Wilde series, we follow Emily and Wendell as they try to regain control of Wendell’s fae realm.
I have to say that I think I would have enjoyed this book more if I had re-read the first two books. This series feels more like it should be enjoyed together, not a book here and a book there. I think it would have all come together more nicely for me.
The book continues with Emily’s method of journaling to capture what is happening, and though some of the journal entries do note how Emily is able to recall so many details, it still left me wondering exactly how she does it. I felt like a lot of the book was also spent more on describing various aspects of Wendell’s realm instead of having Emily go on more adventures. For a large portion of the book, I wondered when we would get to the “compendium of lost tales” part and how that would play into the whole story. I eventually got my answer, but, given the title of the book, I felt it came way too late for it to matter. I also felt we didn’t get much in the way of different tales, and just go variations of the same tale.
I did enjoy reading Emily’s writings, and especially when she would write about the things Wendell would do for her, and I enjoyed reading about her doing her own thing as well.
I’ll end with saying that I was definitely hoping for a grander ending — I’m not sure what — but after considering it, I thought the ending was appropriate and fitting with not just the whole series but Emily herself.