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A review by serinas
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I read Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries for my bookclub, as it was this months book, so here are some of my thoughts on it.
Emily Wilde is the first person to write an encyclopaedia about faeries, and she wants every kind of fae in her book. On her last chapter she is writing about faeries from Ljosland - and she is the first to document faeries here. While she is happy to be in Ljosland, the climate is rough and cold, and she has about 6 months to finish her research before her book gets published. She is in a rush, and things take a turn she did not expect.
I rated it 3.5 stars. The lore about faeries was interesting and intriguing, and made me curious about them. The plot was great - I was quite unsure about it, as I thought it would be more similar to an actual encyclopaedia, but the diary-like writing style really worked with the plot.
The plot is predictable - but the way stuff happens is not always predictable. This reminds me of cozy fantasy in a way, and are a bit whimsical and silly. It's not bad of course, just be prepared for it.
The ending was underwhelming unfortunatly. I'm disappointed in the lack of action, and the feeling of it being rushed. There could've definitely been more to the ending to make it more interesting.
I honestly can't get past the bad Scandinavian stuff, as most of this is just plain wrong😅 Ljosland is an actual place in Norway, but on the main land, so I'm guessing Ljosland in the book is just fictional. The icebergs would not make sense if it wasn't fictional, as the Gulf stream heats up Norway's coast (therefor - no icebergs there!). I wish I could look past all this, but I truly can't - they speak Icelandic and use icelandic names and such as well! Only Iceland do that, and Iceland is not part of Scandinavia - only Norway, Denmark and Sweden. I know the place is fictional (most likely, at least), but all of the inconsistensies annoyed me so much.
I honestly just continued because the start was strong and had me hooked. I lost interest about 50% in, but decided to finish it because I wanted to see if my predictions were right (I was right, btw). I will not continue the series, unless I change my mind later on.
Emily Wilde is the first person to write an encyclopaedia about faeries, and she wants every kind of fae in her book. On her last chapter she is writing about faeries from Ljosland - and she is the first to document faeries here. While she is happy to be in Ljosland, the climate is rough and cold, and she has about 6 months to finish her research before her book gets published. She is in a rush, and things take a turn she did not expect.
I rated it 3.5 stars. The lore about faeries was interesting and intriguing, and made me curious about them. The plot was great - I was quite unsure about it, as I thought it would be more similar to an actual encyclopaedia, but the diary-like writing style really worked with the plot.
The plot is predictable - but the way stuff happens is not always predictable. This reminds me of cozy fantasy in a way, and are a bit whimsical and silly. It's not bad of course, just be prepared for it.
The ending was underwhelming unfortunatly. I'm disappointed in the lack of action, and the feeling of it being rushed. There could've definitely been more to the ending to make it more interesting.
I honestly can't get past the bad Scandinavian stuff, as most of this is just plain wrong😅 Ljosland is an actual place in Norway, but on the main land, so I'm guessing Ljosland in the book is just fictional. The icebergs would not make sense if it wasn't fictional, as the Gulf stream heats up Norway's coast (therefor - no icebergs there!). I wish I could look past all this, but I truly can't - they speak Icelandic and use icelandic names and such as well! Only Iceland do that, and Iceland is not part of Scandinavia - only Norway, Denmark and Sweden. I know the place is fictional (most likely, at least), but all of the inconsistensies annoyed me so much.
I honestly just continued because the start was strong and had me hooked. I lost interest about 50% in, but decided to finish it because I wanted to see if my predictions were right (I was right, btw). I will not continue the series, unless I change my mind later on.