Ahoy there me mateys!  I loved the first  Emily Wilde book which ended nicely as a standalone.  That said, I be glad to get more of Emily and Wendell.  In this installment, the fae disturb the duo at Cambridge and cause a lot of ruckus which leads them to needing to leave town for a bit.  They end up in the Austrian Alps doing research on a missing dryadologist (among other things).  Also on board, very begrudgingly, is Emily's chipper niece Ariadne and the grumpy head of the dryadology department, Farris Rose, who is out to prove that Emily and Wendell are frauds.

I really enjoyed that the town in the Alps was used to living with the fae on a more practical and daily level.  I loved the use of ribbons, the foxes, and enchanted pencils.  Emily's regard for Wendell shines through in how much she wants to help him and how she fights for him even when the odds are not good.  Rose ending up being a lovely character even though I hated him at first.  The romance elements are subtle but better for it.  I continue to love the world building and additional insight into the fae.  Who doesn't love Poe?

This book did feel a tiny bit repetitive in plot in terms of how the story progressed.  But I loved the additional insight into Emily and Wendell and hope that there is a third novel.  Arrrr!