This is the second installment of Emily Wilde’s journals of her experiences with fae creatures. I adore this series and can’t wait for more! The story is compelling and the characters are wonderfully wrought. ( )

So, I think I like the potential & setup of these books & not so much the execution.
Still love Wendell (& his cat!!!!) but really dislike Emily and the romance is almost nonexistent.
Like it’s ok I guess? I also might read the 3rd literally just to see more of Wendell & his cat ( )

Another delightful romp with Emily and Wendell!

The footnotes still annoy me, but I ignored them for the most part. I think it would have been better to write a companion book of short stories, similar to Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs, instead of forcing them unnecessarily into the book. ( )

Funny ( )

Absolutely delightful except for the parts where the faerie folk were torturing Emily Wilde and her love interest Wendell Brambleby. Much of the story falls into the realm of what a scholarly, not to mention grumpy, woman won’t do for her annoying indolent monarch boyfriend to repatriate him to his Kingdom. Set in the Alps the scenic descriptions include snow, more snow many faerie doors, and nasty things that go bump after dark. The dialogue and inner thoughts are so cleverly delicious and sometimes outrageous, you can’t help but smirk. Hoping that Ms. Fawcett would be able to keep the sequel fresh and entertaining, she has bested her first effort. There is a lot more to this story and I am looking forward to the next installment.

Whoever says you can’t make fantasy, love and sarcasm work has not read the first two Emily Wilde books. Imbued with near normal and realistic people and creatures there is just the right amount of magic, left turns and disbelief to make this a great series. Many thanks to Random House - Ballantine and NetGalley for a copy. ( )