ARC Review for Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
by Heather Fawcett
Original Goodreads review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8717838541
I've now read both this book as well as the second book in the series, and after going back and doing a re-read of the first book (many thanks to NetGalley and Ballantine for the complimentary copy of this book so I could share these thoughts, by the way), I definitely felt like the author created a great world with this book, and then made that world and characters shine even brighter in the second book.
I'd say this one was probably 4.25-4.45 stars for me. The main thing that stopped it from being a 5-star read for me was how the middle Faerie section got a bit muddy, which led to me having a bit of trouble following the plot as closely as I would have liked.
However, that's a very small complaint in an otherwise excellent first book to a very enjoyable series. More than anything, these books are just an absolute VIBE to read—prim Edwardian-era academia, viciously beautiful Faerie where anything can kill you, a completely unexpected male main character, and a female main character with a mind like a steel trap and competence for days.
Looking forward to reading book 3 in this series.