Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Genre : Historical Fantasy
Series : Emily Wilde #1
Publisher : Del Rey
A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to
study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and
love, in this heartwarming and enchanting fantasy.
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, Shadow, and the Fair Folk to other people.
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.
One of my recent reads - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia Of Faeries by
Heather Fawcett was my latest favorite as it had some cozy fantasy
vibes(but darker at other times) with amazing characters! It was a
historical fantasy read with lots of folklore, capricious beings and an
FMC that I fell in love with!
Emily Wilde is a Cambridge professor and dryadologist who has a keen
interest in studying the Fae folk. She's been researching & working
on her book - an encyclopaedia of faerie lore, and this brings her to
the tiny Scandinavian village - Hrafnsvik where she hopes to discover
more details about the fae. However things become more complicated as
the fae here seem to be quite different from the ones she has come
across before. And Emily's focused and serious nature doesn't endear her
to the townspeople either. The sudden arrival of her coworker Wendell
Bambleby changes things as she uncovers more secrets and learns to view
many other things in a new light!
I've read a lot of fantasy books that feature fae with different
variations, but I love seeing unique ones like these with an
otherworldly feel! Also, I loved how the characters were complex and
real here. Emily was intelligent and inquisitive, but also introverted
and sometimes detached from everything. Her role as an observer takes
precedence over kindness, and she doesn't do things without a motive. I
loved the duality of her nature. And the same applies to Wendell - who
seems carefree and lazy, but has multiple other sides too! I loved the
camaraderie between them and how Emily was always the most comfortable
with him around! I loved the folklore along with the undercurrent of
mystery. I think almost all of the aspects were well-balanced with some
elements of romance and more action in the latter half. I gobbled this
one up in a single sitting as I couldn't wait to find out what would
happen next and I'm so excited that I can immediately dive into my ARC
of book 2 now😆
Heather Fawcett is the Sunday Times and internationally bestselling
Canadian author of books for adults, kids, and teens, including Emily
Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries, Even the Darkest Stars, Ember and the
Ice Dragons, The Grace of Wild Things, and more. Her books have been
translated into more than a dozen languages and somehow all include
dragons in one form or another. She has a Master’s degree in English
Literature and a Bachelor’s in Archaeology. She lives on Vancouver
Island.
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