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I didn‘t love this as much as the first book but it was still a joy to be back with Emily & Wendell as they traipsed around Europe & Faerie.
The audiobook again was a highlight as well as some cameos from book 1 (I‘m looking at you, Poe). Looking forward to book 3!

Everything that was interesting and charming about the previous book (folklore and fey study) is severely lacking in this installment. Emily is somehow even more unlikable, bratty, and entitled.

I found her treatment of her niece particularly unpleasant to read, as the niece did absolutely nothing wrong, but was viewed as a nuisance regardless.

I was so excited to finally get this one! I have enjoyed Emily's story from start to finish, though I will admit, I found this one a bit slower than the previous two books. Still a solid four star read!

Ugh!!!!

Why???

I had been looking forward to this book so much, and it did not disappoint!

Emily's story continues with the characters we fell in love with moving on to a new journey with a few new companions.

The delightful tone and banter of the first book continues, as the character relationships grow and deepen, making this a great follow up, but also leaving me craving the next book in the series!

@Princess-Kingofkings thank you so much for the wonderful gift! I adore the book, and I haven‘t tried the sugar cookie Reese‘s cups, so I‘m so excited to try them! ❤️💚❤️💚

And thank you again to @bookish_wookish for hosting this lovely swap! #LCS #LittleChristmasSwap

Even better than the first installment in this series. More action, the addition of of a faerie cat 🐈‍⬛ (Orga), and romance. Very enjoyable and I am excited to read whatever comes next.

Emily and Wendell and some new friends get into all sorts of fairy predicaments in the Alps! I‘ll be counting down to the next entry in February.

“The problem is not the packing, I admit; I simply dislike travelling. Why people wish to wander to and fro when they could simply remain at home is something I will never understand. Everything is the way I like it here.”

I feel ya there, Wendell.

Book 221 and done in 2024. This one was every bit as fun as the first book and I definitely look forward to continuing the series. A cast of fun, quirky—and occasionally absolutely ridiculous—characters keep things lively as they navigate rivalries, adventure, and danger all the while one of them is carrying around mummified faerie remains…better not to ask…This one was really entertaining.

Starting what will probably be my last book of the year tonight. Loved the first one and am hoping the sequel is just as good if not better.🤞

#12Booksof2024 @Andrew65

Short rant ahead. I am showing my age here, but it‘s driving me crazy!! The author uses the first name of every character except for a new character we are introduced to in this book. His name is Professor Ferris Rose. The author has chosen to call this character Rose for the entirety of the story. Not Ferris or Professor Rose, just Rose. I‘m 65% into the book and I still have to stop and remind my self that this is a male character. Am I alone?

Enjoying a Friday evening.

Very few books get a five star from me and this one does. It is as good as the first book in the series and I‘m truely looking forward to the next instalment next year.

Tomorrow I‘m looking forward to starting this. I really fell in love with the first book and am hoping this one will be just as good.

4.5/5 ?????

"There is nothing trivial about good coffee."

#fantasy #faeries

I largely enjoyed this book but not as much as the first one. Emily and Wendel's relationship remained sweet and entertaining. But I found most of the secondary characters felt anemic, including Emily's niece who I don't feel needed to be there at all, as well as the underwhelming big bad. Plot has a few ex machina moments where Wendel just does magic.

Still an easy entertaining read that has it's moments. A four star rather than a five.

This was absolutely delightful and just as much fun as the first one. Towards the end though it did seem to follow the outline of the first one a bit too close though.

I‘ve got a cat in the window next to me and a dog on my lap so it‘s time to go deeper into my book!

Another delightful adventure with Emily as she aids Wendell in the search for the door he needs to a fairy realm. New characters with some old friends along for the ride as well, new dangers, but the same Emily who just wants to be left alone to do her work. I really enjoy this series.
#fourfoursin24 #mortalportal

I don‘t often go straight on to the next in a series, but here we are.

On my hook - Skeleton Sweater in Hobbii Rainbow Deluxe cotton. #litsycrafters

I enjoyed this better than the first, and I'm looking forward to the third 😌

Cute!

A little slower to start, a little less Wendell in parts, but still satisfaction to my cozy fantasy-loving heart. New life goals: Get a Grim to adopt me 😍

An excellent sequel to the first in the series! Again, the reader was wonderful for the audiobook. I enjoyed the new characters and creatures of Austria and Wendell‘s realm. The author‘s description of the faeries enchant and scare. Emily is an enjoyable character to follow in her adventures, I find myself laughing out loud or nodding my head in agreement.

Some specious taxonomy going on here...

This sequel really lived up to expectations! It is everything you could want from the cozy academia fantasy romance corner. Even though it leans into the cozy genre, there are still serious stakes for Emily & Wendell. Emily is following up her encyclopedia with a a mapbook of the Otherlands, and Wendell tries to return this kingdom while avoiding his stepmother‘s assassins. The faerie world is broadened and endearing new characters introduced.

Sneaking in some reading this morning before I jump into chores for most of the day. Hoping to finish this book today!

I have been so pleased with this sequel; fans of Encyclopedia of Faeries will love this one too!

This was a delightful sequel. Emily and Wendell go on a new adventure along with her niece and a curmudgeonly coworker. Many new fae are met and much adventure and mayhem occur. This may not work for everyone, but I enjoy this series a great deal. Only losing a half a star for it being a little slow at the beginning. 4.5⭐️

#WonderousWednesday

1) Emily Wilde and Siobhan Flannery
2) Wendell Bambleby and Walt Longmire
3) Emily Wilde‘s Encyclopedia of Faeries (recent) Crime and Cherry Pits (current) Emily Wilde‘s Map of the Outherlands (current)

Excited to start this book today! I finished “Emily Wilde‘s An Encyclopedia of Faeries” last night and loved it!

I love a good story about the Fae, and this series, written in a scholarly fashion but woven with charm and whimsy, has captured my heart. Poe reminds me of Dobby, and I even came to like Snowball. Above all, Wendell and Emily are adorable, and I can‘t wait to read the conclusion of their story in book 3.

I love the Emily Wilde world filled with fantastical creatures, magical charm, and new adventures! The first book hooked me immediately and this second book did not disappoint. I always fall the hardest for the first book in the series, but this was one of the better 2nd books. I'm 100% reading the next because I'm invested in Emily and Wendell. Such a unique relationship and I'm here to see how it ends! ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫

The foot would not fit in my briefcase, so I wrapped it in cloth and wrestled it into an old knapsack I sometimes carry with me on expeditions.

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Are you ready to go back to the world of Emily Wilde? I think if you loved the first one, you'll love this one too. While I do still have some critiques, I dive into everything ore in depth on YouTube --> https://youtu.be/8Jd22kkTk3U

Everyone getting in some good reading this Sunday morning? What are you starting your week with? I‘m working on Emily Wilde‘s Map of the Otherlands. I wish you a very cozy rest of your weekend.

Happy first new release Tuesday of 2024 and all the good reading to come for the year! Here's what I'm anticipating for the month, what are you excited for? https://youtu.be/Dk_NxmwtaEs

A research trip to the Alps, where there is a small village with more than enough doors to Fairie. Two scholars went missing here decades ago. Lots of fairy folk, some helpful, some out for blood.
Emily is a little worried, not only because Wendell is having a massive hangover, but also because there's a colleague who thinks her a fraud, and her niece might not be up to being her assistant.

#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC

Emily Wilde must juggle the publication of her book, a romantic proposal, an accusation of academic dishonesty, & the beginnings of her own atlas of faerie. Easy, right?

Just as charming & delightful as the 1st one! We get great character growth for Emily, more and more glimpses of the varieties of the world of faerie, a continuation of threads set up in book 1, more threads for a sequel, plus a satisfying conclusion! And a faerie cat! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

#lastfirst @BookNAround

Last book - as in I have just finished and need to type my #NetGalley review for the #ARC - Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

First book - as in, I started it already but will not finish today/this year - Starling House

#SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView @Andrew65
#20in4 #readathon
#RushAThon @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
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I didn‘t enjoy this quite as much as the first one but it was still lots of fun and full of whimsy 🧚🏻

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Thanks to NetGalley for this arc

Here's my December #BookSpinBingo card.
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#DoubleSpin is When Among Crows

Loved Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries. So very excited to read an ARC of the next book in the series. #currentlyreading

The dangerous and delightful adventures of curmudgeonly faery scholar Emily Wilde, her Grim dog Shadow, and her otherworldly colleague (and aspiring fiancé) Wendell continue in the Alps and ~elsewhere~ in this sequel to Encyclopedia of Faeries! I just have such a good time following on the Oxford clad heels of this cozy yet prickly light academia fantasy series—alongside all the friends Emily always ends up finding (if slightly against her will).

Congrats to Barbara on 6 years of Litsy and all the delightful bookish interactions that come with it!

Emily Wilde‘s encyclopaedia of Fairies was one of my favourite books of this year so I‘m excited for the second half, and really rather kind of the author to release it in January and not make us wait too long to find out.

#BBgiveaway : what‘s your most anticipated book for 2024 @Lizpixie @Jhullie ?

Thank you for the tag @wanderinglynn

Thank you for the #BBGiveAway @BarbaraBB!

One of the books I'm looking forward to read in 2024 is expected to be published in mid-January. The list of books I'm looking forward to is quite long though. 🙈🙈

What 2024 book are you looking forward to @CGalinor3 and @RaeLovesToRead?

This is fun. I really enjoyed the first one. This didn't have quite the same momentum. But I would still read another one.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Pub date is 1/11/24
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