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A review by bookilotty
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I absolutely loved this!
I will start by saying that I was shocked at how dark this book is. It claims to be "charmingly whimsical" and "enchanting", and it is! But to get to the whimsy you're going to be fed some seriously cool nighmare fuel in the shape of some excellent folk tales. I LOVE me some folk horror, but I didn't know I was getting that with this 'fantasy' novel, and wow, was I happy when that's what I got. Yes it's about faeries, but they're pretty twisted and nasty. So, absolutely read this for the sweet fantasy story, but maybe check trigger warnings if you're not as twisted as me and would like to avoid scares and blood.
This book is a million times better than I expected. 😆
I will start by saying that I was shocked at how dark this book is. It claims to be "charmingly whimsical" and "enchanting", and it is! But to get to the whimsy you're going to be fed some seriously cool nighmare fuel in the shape of some excellent folk tales. I LOVE me some folk horror, but I didn't know I was getting that with this 'fantasy' novel, and wow, was I happy when that's what I got. Yes it's about faeries, but they're pretty twisted and nasty. So, absolutely read this for the sweet fantasy story, but maybe check trigger warnings if you're not as twisted as me and would like to avoid scares and blood.
This book is a million times better than I expected. 😆
Graphic: Gore, Blood
Moderate: Kidnapping