Title: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Author: Heather Fawcett
Published: January 10, 2023 by Del Rey
Format: Kindle, Hardcover 317 Pages
Genre: Fantasy
Series: Emily Wilde #1
Author: Heather Fawcett
Published: January 10, 2023 by Del Rey
Format: Kindle, Hardcover 317 Pages
Genre: Fantasy
Series: Emily Wilde #1
First Sentence: Shadow is not at all happy with me.
Blurb: Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world's first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make small talk at a party--or even get invited to one. And she prefers the company of her books, her dog, and the Fair Folk.
So when she arrives in the hardscrabble village of Hrafnsvik, Emily has no intention of befriending the gruff townsfolk. Nor does she care to spend time with another new arrival: her dashing and insufferably handsome academic rival Wendell Bambleby, who manages to charm the townsfolk, get in the middle of Emily's research, and utterly confound and frustrate her.
But as Emily gets closer and closer to uncovering the secrets of the Hidden Ones--the most elusive of all faeries--lurking in the shadowy forest outside the town, she also finds herself on the trail of another mystery: Who is Wendell Bambleby, and what does he really want? To find the answer, she'll have to unlock the greatest mystery of all--her own heart.
My Opinion: “Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries” by Heather Fawcett offers a curious blend of quirkiness and academia. For some readers, the use of footnotes, while attempting to evoke Emily Wilde’s field notes, may feel unusual and disrupt the narrative flow.
The book is reminiscent of Deanna Raybourn’s Veronica Speedwell series in that the main characters combine their exploration and banter with a side of mystery. Wendell’s laugh-out-loud humor adds an entertaining touch, although his quips arrive too late to capture your initial interest.
Early in the book, I switched from print to the audiobook instead of wall-banging it. After sitting with this book for a while, I realized that Emily and the Faerie folk didn’t capture my interest or imagination.
Blurb: Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world's first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make small talk at a party--or even get invited to one. And she prefers the company of her books, her dog, and the Fair Folk.
So when she arrives in the hardscrabble village of Hrafnsvik, Emily has no intention of befriending the gruff townsfolk. Nor does she care to spend time with another new arrival: her dashing and insufferably handsome academic rival Wendell Bambleby, who manages to charm the townsfolk, get in the middle of Emily's research, and utterly confound and frustrate her.
But as Emily gets closer and closer to uncovering the secrets of the Hidden Ones--the most elusive of all faeries--lurking in the shadowy forest outside the town, she also finds herself on the trail of another mystery: Who is Wendell Bambleby, and what does he really want? To find the answer, she'll have to unlock the greatest mystery of all--her own heart.
My Opinion: “Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries” by Heather Fawcett offers a curious blend of quirkiness and academia. For some readers, the use of footnotes, while attempting to evoke Emily Wilde’s field notes, may feel unusual and disrupt the narrative flow.
The book is reminiscent of Deanna Raybourn’s Veronica Speedwell series in that the main characters combine their exploration and banter with a side of mystery. Wendell’s laugh-out-loud humor adds an entertaining touch, although his quips arrive too late to capture your initial interest.
Early in the book, I switched from print to the audiobook instead of wall-banging it. After sitting with this book for a while, I realized that Emily and the Faerie folk didn’t capture my interest or imagination.
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