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A review by crybabybea
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.
I can tell where the story is going and I don't care to continue. I don't get the cozy vibes that others were saying, just a lack of plot with flowery writing. The main love interest is also an asshole in general and not in a fun way. This book didn't need romance.
Also... this book is kinda ableist? The autistic-coded main character is constantly made fun of/insulted/put down by other characters INCLUDING THE LOVE INTEREST? And even though she's autistic-coded, she is missing wholeness and a varied profile which makes her seem like a stereotype of the "bad autistic people". The author needed to add some depth to her character, what she ended up with makes her seem like a harmful parody of autistic people.
And, the changeling plot. I'm not saying you can't have changelings in your book but if you're going to make a book based off of fairy tales/faeries shouldn't you kinda know the history behind changelings, and how problematic changeling stories are? Especially when you have an autistic-coded main character who is constantly being put down by the narrative?
Idk it's just icky I don't like it and I don't want to continue.
Also... this book is kinda ableist? The autistic-coded main character is constantly made fun of/insulted/put down by other characters INCLUDING THE LOVE INTEREST? And even though she's autistic-coded, she is missing wholeness and a varied profile which makes her seem like a stereotype of the "bad autistic people". The author needed to add some depth to her character, what she ended up with makes her seem like a harmful parody of autistic people.
And, the changeling plot. I'm not saying you can't have changelings in your book but if you're going to make a book based off of fairy tales/faeries shouldn't you kinda know the history behind changelings, and how problematic changeling stories are? Especially when you have an autistic-coded main character who is constantly being put down by the narrative?
Idk it's just icky I don't like it and I don't want to continue.
Graphic: Ableism