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I almost bailed on this read. I found the writing kludgy and the authors‘s tendency to drop unnecessary classical allusions into the text was just plain weird. About halfway though, it was like a switch was thrown and suddenly a plot appeared and the characters began to shine, and maybe that was the point. Once Emily accepts the help of her fae colleague, Bambleby and that of her neighbors, she grows beyond her stodgy ways.

This book was magical, to say the least. I love the way the author described the little enchanted places where the fairies lived. It makes me wonder if it‘s possible that they live among us, using their little doors to get from realm to realm. This book was part one of a series that I plan to continue. It seemed to have a little of everything, including romance.

This was a cute respite from my usual reads - mysteries, serial killers, murders, et al. Emily is extremely likable even though she isn‘t likable (INTROVERTS UNITE!!) which makes the story better. I‘m never a fan of perfection. I like my characters flawed and fabulous and that‘s Emily. Full review IG ScrappyMags (I follow book peeps back!)

This atmospheric story about scholars, Fairies, and a bunch of villagers isolated in a snowy land, pulls the reader in to another realm. Unfortunately, the ending fizzled.

Out for an #audiowalk with tagged book. It's a great story to consume outside! I'd love to take it to a forest sometime.

#WonderousWednesday
1) Craig Johnson, Louise Penny, Carlene O‘Connor, Amanda Flower, Heather Weber, Kate Khavari,

2) Right now, the tagged book

3) Craig Johnson, Louise Penny, Amanda Flower, and Carlene O‘Connor (sorry. Choosing one was too stressful. 🙂)

1) Fairy

2) Emily Wilde‘s Encyclopaedia of Faeries and Emily Wilde‘s Map of the Otherlands. Looking forward to Emily Wilde‘s Compendium of Lost Tales

#TwoForTuesday

I really enjoyed the mc and her adventures in the faierie realm. Her single-mindedness makes for awkward relationships with the humans around her. I loved Wendel Brambleby and his interactions with Emily as well!

I loved this book so much! The idea of faerie being real and studied academically was so fun to me, and both scholars definitely reminded me of personalities I've encountered as a grad student / professor. I will certainly be reading the sequel!

I was wary of this, so many cosy reads lately I have found too saccerine. But this is in the vein of the Lady Trent books and I enjoyed it a lot. The main secondary character is Irish and I was very pleasantly surprised to find zero hint of stage Oirishness in the book. Strong pick.

"remember the trouble you had giving co-author credit to that Welsh shepherd for your paper on faerie mounds? Your peer reviewers wouldn't let it go to print."

? I'm such an academic - this was the passage that convinced me that the seemingly morally ambiguous Emily was actually a good person at heart and not just motivated by her own ambition.

This is overall a really fun read! I do wish there had been explicit explanation of why eating the faerie food is just fine (since it not being without consequences is a common trope), but otherwise I had a great time reading this one.

The cold had claws.

I am the same kind of curmudgeon that Emily is…almost. Another beautiful cover and a book that I was engrossed in. I liked the character interactions. The book read fast.

I adored this book & jumping right into the sequel. If you‘re looking for a wintery fantasy with a cute tiny community & creepy yet cute faerie creatures—check this one out. Set in Norway.

What books with a winter setting have you enjoyed recently?

#winter #wintersetting #fantasy #bookreview

I've been wanting to read this for a while & was motivated to get a move on from #AudLangSpine & @julesg , & I'm so glad because it was wonderful. An academic writing an encyclopedia on faeries travels north for research and is followed by her overeager--& quite possibly magical--colleague. Emily is so delightfully stoic and socially inept, & Brambelby is her perfect foil. What a fun read! Definitely going to have to read the sequel.

@monalyisha

I made all the snacks (not pictured: nachos and second round of wings still currently in the oven) and now I get to enjoy the game (i.e. read my book) until the half-time show (who else is excited to see Usher?!).

Ignore the book boxes I emptied yesterday when filling out living room shelves.

What Super Bowl?

Now we're ready for a road trip home from Kansas City. Audiobook for the road tagged.

Current situation

Gorgeous gorgeous girls are a bit surprised when they open up book mail and realise that they ordered book one which they‘ve already read and not the new one…

(It‘s ordered now - and it will match this one)

Emily has spent most of her life reading stories of the small Folk and studying them in the wild corners of the world. She finds herself in Ljosland, a far north village to study the elusive Hidden Ones.
Known for her even keeled academic nature, her research is being threatened by her new found fondness for the town, its people, and the faeries that live there. Really liked the beginning of this one but the end left something to be desired

Is there anything better than a cozy chair, a purring cat, and a good book???🥰🥰

Sadly I could care less what happens in this story. Moving on.

I finally finished my first book of 2024. Emily Wilde‘s Encyclopedia of Faires was a light and airy read. I loved the characters and the lore in the story as well. Poe is the best character and you will not convince me otherwise.
The only thing I didn‘t completely love was the romance. It fell a little flat for me. But overall, I had a good time with this one.

https://wildwoodreads.com/2024/01/19/emily-wildes-encyclopaedia-of-faeries/

#NewYearNewBooks Day 9 #Fairies

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#Fairies 🧚🏼‍♂️🧚🏼‍♀️🧚 #NewYearNewBooks 🎆🥳📖

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Bailing. Maybe I'm just not in the right frame of mind for whimsical at present.

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I really really liked this! 🤗
I just love books with magic in them. Finding out that there is another book in the series coming out in a week or two is so exciting. I may have to buy that one.

After 5 days I found myself on page 89 of 291 and knew I had to bail. I really wanted to love this. Maybe I put too much "first book of the year" pressure on it but I cannot continue.

I‘m excited to tackle my first tbr of the year. I think I‘m most excited for Emily Wilde‘s Encyclopedia of Faeries. What are you looking forward to this month?

https://wildwoodreads.com

3.5 🌟 Brimming with folklore and whimsy, this tale is an engaging fairytale adventure. I enjoyed the quirky characters and their dynamics, and my attention was held throughout, which counts for a lot! At times the perspective got a bit tangential, and none of my feelings were stirred, but I had a good time. Also, who can resist that gorgeous cover?! 🧚🏻

All of the physical books I read in 2023 📚

Such a fun way to end my reading year. Lucky for me the sequel comes out next month!

It took awhile to decide but I finally picked my last read for 2023 (the tagged book) and decided to start my 2024 reading with one I have been meaning to get to for for years, Beartown. Thanks @BookNAround I love making these very important decisions with you every year.

Happy final check in day for #Adventathon ! I hope you all have been having a wonderful season, with the peace and joy you all deserve. 💖

Do you have an author you discovered this month that you are looking forward to reading more of in 2024? Let us know!

Heather Fawcett thoroughly charmed me with the tagged book! Her prose is lovely, and her characters are delightful. I can‘t wait to see what else she will do!

#BookReport
So I've completely lost track of what day it is for like the last week lol. I did manage to finish one book though (the tagged) and found it delightful.

#WeeklyForecast
My main goal this week is to catch up with ReadingWesteros as I've fallen a bit behind. Work has managed to finally fill the staffing vacancies so I should have more reading time available to me. I also want to finish Black Sun as I've only got around 4 hours left.

This was utterly delightful. I loved Emily's hyperfixation on the science to the detriment of her social awareness. It was also fun to see her gradually thaw into a more socially conscious person.

#BookReport

Managed to finish Djinn City this week it was good until the ending. Also made a decent dent in the tagged and Black Sun.

#WeeklyForecast

Goal this week is to finish Emily Wilde and hit three quarters of Black Sun.

Good morning! And happy #Adventathon check in day!

What book have you read this month that you would most recommend to your fellow Littens?

I loved the tagged book so much! It was charming, and absolutely perfect for the chill in the air. 💙

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Emily Wilde is intent on documenting the fae happenings in a small town. Unfortunately, reluctant townfolk, a nosy colleague, & a cursed fairy tale in the woods will make that quite difficult.

This was absolutely charming. I kept staying up too late for just one more chapter. This had a great narrator, fun characters, the importance of accurate academic citations, the power of stories, & an enchanting setting. Reminds me of Lady Trent. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

I loved it—perfect reading for a grey winter weekend. And I have two new favorite characters—Emily Wilde, a scholar who is so curious about the world of the Fair folk she doesn‘t know when to stop—and Wendell Bambleby, a fellow scholar who is always around & seems to know a great deal about the Fair Folk, perhaps even more than Emily does. There‘s loads of witty banter, danger, & mystery in this story & I‘ll definitely continue with the series.

Went to the bookstore to pick up a book…and came home with two entirely different books. 😬 I‘ve started the tagged book and its pace and setting is perfect for some cold, rainy afternoon reading.

“Never in my adult life had I had someone looking out for me. Everything that I have wanted or needed doing, I have done myself.
And why not? I have never needed rescuing before. I suppose I always assumed that if I ever did, I would have two options: rescue myself or perish.
The whole village, working for weeks. Setting aside their own lives and interests to help me. At first I was horribly embarrassed. But underneath was something…”

After 3 years in a row of hitting my goal of 100+ books, and being consistently behind on the goal throughout 2023, I finally pulled the trigger on lowering my goal to 75 for the year. Some big milestones this year (getting married, buying our first home together) naturally cut into my reading time. I‘m hoping I‘ll be able to get through 15 more books in November and December!

This book was so surprisingly enjoyable! On the one hand it‘s a cozy academia story about an introverted professor of dryadology, researching faeries for her encyclopedia-in-progress. On the other hand, it‘s a fun fantasy romp with a slow burn (but fairly wholesome) romance. 4.5 stars from me! Looking forward to the upcoming sequel!

@CloakNQuill They arrived in the middle of a bunch of trick or treaters! Thank you again! This was so incredibly thoughtful of you! ❤️