I read Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands less than a month after finishing book 1 in the series. I loved returning to these characters and the strange world of the faeries. And I was over the moon when we got to see Poe once more because I was pretty heart broken when Fawcett didn't give us a proper goodbye on page last time. Speaking of adorable side characters, the introduction to Snowbell was a glorious addition. I was obsessed with the creature's adorable viciousness.

Having read both books one after the other, I will say that my criticisms for book 1 were easily noticed in book 2 as well: the repetition of details, and the rapid conclusion without much closure after a slow-paced narrative. With that said, I enjoyed the solution/cleverness of Emily in this one when facing the book's main baddie far more than the scenario painted for us in book 1.

book 1: 4.25
book 2: 4.50