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Cover of Heather Fawcett’s Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales.

Lost tales or lost tension?

Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

March 12, 2025 by Jen K 2 Comments

This one was more of 3.5 for me, but rounded down because the others in the series were 4s. Overall, this was a pleasant book and if you liked the others ones in the series, you’ll enjoy this one. I can’t even quite put my finger on what I liked less about that one because all the points that come to mind don’t feel like they are quite the right explanation. I don’t think this was that vastly different from the other books and yet, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: cozy fantasy, Emily Wilde, fae, Heather Fawcett, magical academia

Jen K's CBR17 Review No:27 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: cozy fantasy, Emily Wilde, fae, Heather Fawcett, magical academia ·
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The books Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands and Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales written by Heather Fawcett are standing on a bookshelf. In front of them are a small rose and daffodil made out of crystal.

I devoured this whole trilogy twice in 12 nonconsecutive days

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

March 5, 2025 by Dome'Loki 2 Comments

I received Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries in our family Winter Solstice book exchange but didn’t start it until the end of January.  It was so engaging I blitzed through it in two days.  Having enjoyed it so much it was immediately re-read.  The re-read took only two days as well.  This same pattern was repeated when reading Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands and Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales.  Fortunately, I discovered this series at the perfect time.  Books one and two were already […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr17, Dome'Loki, Emily Wilde, fae, fairies, Fiction, Heather Fawcett

Dome'Loki's CBR17 Review No:9 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, cbr17, Dome'Loki, Emily Wilde, fae, fairies, Fiction, Heather Fawcett ·
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“Have you not shaken a kingdom to its foundations, found a door to a distant otherland, overthrown a queen? Hand you the right storybook, and you are capable of anything.”

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

February 19, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

Nowhere Books Bingo 2025: A fantasy book by a female author Buzzword Cover Challenge 2025: Contains books Spoiler warning! This is book 3 in the series and not the best place to start reading. This book will contain spoilers for the previous books in the series. Start at the beginning, with Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries. Intrepid professor of dryadology (faerie scholar) Emily Wilde is facing her most challenging adventure yet – reclaiming the rather terrifying faerie kingdom of Silva Lupi, where her former academic […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: academia, cbr17, curse, Emily Wilde, Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales, faeries, Heather Fawcett, historical fantasy, magic, Malin, paranormal, quest, Romance

Malin's CBR17 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: academia, cbr17, curse, Emily Wilde, Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales, faeries, Heather Fawcett, historical fantasy, magic, Malin, paranormal, quest, Romance ·
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Cover of Heather Fawcett’s Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales.

I wondered briefly how I might compose a paper on the subject—disappearing islands are a motif in the folklore of many countries.

Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

February 10, 2025 by Emmalita 4 Comments

I am always going to be here for Emily Wilde figuring out the unsolvable through scholarship and observation. Having poisoned Wendell’s step-mother, Queen Arna, deposed her, and found the door to Wendell’s kingdom, Emily and Wendell are ready to claim his throne. And that’s just the start of the adventure. On her way out of the Silvia Lupi, Queen Arna has laid a curse on the kingdom that’s triggered by Wendell claiming the throne. In addition to trying to make herself into a queen the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: Emily Wilde, Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales, Heather Fawcett

Emmalita's CBR17 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: Emily Wilde, Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales, Heather Fawcett ·
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despite reading them months apart, the reviews will go up in the same day

Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

December 9, 2024 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

here is the issue I just do not remember enough of what happened in this book, and since it’s been literally six months+ since I finished it (or so Goodreads tells me, I Do. Not. Recall) it’s a very slim chance that I will remember more of it by staring very intently at my computer screen. SO, down a rabbit hole I go, trying to find reviews written by fellow readers who provide spoilers. Except, of course, everyone is being kind and staying as spoiler […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Emily Wilde, Heather Fawcett

wicherwill's CBR16 Review No:17 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Emily Wilde, Heather Fawcett ·
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I can’t believe I only met Emily this year

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

December 9, 2024 by wicherwill 3 Comments

It should come as no surprise that I enjoyed this, given its premise. The story features a straight-laced female lead who never faces the typical chastisement for her demeanor…nor does she undergo some clichéd transformation where she “relaxes,” à la all those ’90s teenage films (even you, 10 Things I Hate About You) (even if Kat was just doing shots to express her frustration) (Yes, I did just rewatch this—why do you ask?) The juxtaposition with our neural chaotic male lead, Wendell Bambleby, who is, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Emily Wilde, Heather Fawcett

wicherwill's CBR16 Review No:9 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Emily Wilde, Heather Fawcett ·
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