ani’s Reviews > Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries > Status Update

What a book. I love Wendell beyond words & what a charming setting & cast of characters this book has. Everything with the faeries is brilliant, & I can't wait for more. I liked the end of this book, but don't honestly have that much else to say. I enjoyed both the end conflict & the resolution to it. But beyond that, this book has got me both reading & writing again & just feeling more creative than in a long while.

I knew something had to happen as we are reaching the end of the book, but I had honestly completely forgotten about the faerie ring – which might've even been the intention. I have no idea how the book will conclude though, & can't wait to find out....

Frankly, my dear, I wanna scream & shout& let it all out 'cause this is too good. "My faerie!" Yes, your faerie, my darling. The same who calls you "my dear dragon" & writes into to your journal about how he let your head rest on his shoulder (though of course you'd mind knowing this) & who could not finish the sentence "I suppose that's partly why–" as that would desecrate the scientific vessel that is your journal.

So, umm, if possible, I'm even more obsessed. I can already feel the new-favourite 5-star-read. I want to devour the next book after this & can't wait to have my hands on the 3rd. This book has got me excited about reading again on a complete other level. I'm this book alive. I love the atmosphere & the setting & am literally obsessed with Bambleby, as I said yesterday. I just love fairy stories & want to write them.

Omg, I am obsessed. I can't believe I thought this wouldn't be my cup of tea. This is that Susanna Clarke type of literature I wanna write myself. Just everything about this is brilliant. The classical fairytale take on faeries. The Edwardian academic vibes. The footnotes & the way its formated. The setting & the grumpy mc! But beyond everything else, Wendell Bambleby & the romance to come. I devoured those 70 pages.