Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde #3) by Heather Fawcett

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My Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales is the third and final book in the Emily Wilde series detailing the fun and harrowing adventures of Emily, Wendell, and their friends. (Reviews for book 1 and book 2 on my blog.)

Now that Wendell's evil stepmother has finally been dethroned from the realm of Silva Lupi, it is time for Wendell to take the throne, with Emily by his side as its Queen. The pair have taken a long-term leave of absence from their posts at the University of Cambridge, but of course retaking the throne is definitely not all smooth sailing as they uncover many obstacles, and plenty of danger, along the way.

This final installment in the trilogy had everything! It was fanciful, thrilling, romantic, even heartbreaking at times. I highly recommend this series!!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Del Rey for providing me with this Advance Readers Copy. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own.

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REVIEW: Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde #2) by Heather Fawcett

My Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆

The second book in the Emily Wilde trilogy was a wild ride thru Faerie land.

Emily and Wendell travel to the Alps in Austria in an attempt to locate the door to Wendell's realm so he can return and reclaim his throne from his stepmother, who banished him so she could seize control of the realm for herself. But all does not go according to plan, and the two along with their friends get in quite a bit of hilarious trouble along the way.

I really enjoyed this book, even more so than the first. I'll be anxiously awaiting the final book in the trilogy, but OMG I think I have to wait at least a year for it!!!

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REVIEW: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

My Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

The opening book in the Emily Wilde trilogy. Emily is a scholar and teaching professor at Cambridge University in London during the early 1900s. Along with her colleague and friend Wendell Bambleby, the pair travels to Norway on a research expedition to document a particular faerie species located in the area. Written in journal form, Emily records her day-to-day thoughts and actions, particularly helpful when she publishes her extensive encyclopedia documenting all known faerie species... in the hopes of becoming one of the foremost authorities on faerie.

Emily is a bit of an odd sort, very academic and not able to express herself or her emotions, while Wendell is always trying to get her to lighten up. Wendell is quite good looking and maybe just a little bit vain. Together, they make an oddly whimsical pair. I enjoyed seeing Emily write in her journal about feelings and thoughts she couldn't express in person. Overall, I really enjoyed the fascinating world created here and look forward to reading the next in the trilogy... coming up next!

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REVIEW: Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

My Rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆

While I was vaguely familiar with the name Baba Yaga, this was actually the first book or story I'd read about her and wow, I enjoyed it immensely. It was steeped in history and so engaging. I love the story of the sentient little house with chicken legs, how the story takes place in today's times but through flashbacks and memories, tells the full story of Baba Yaga, her daughters, and the house, Thistlefoot. I was also glad to have read this on my Kindle so I could easily look up unfamiliar words and terminology, since it used a lot of Yiddish vocab.

Story-wise, I was disappointed with how the siblings held so much back from one another, but I suppose that was in their nature... Bellatine not trusting Issac because he ran away when they were younger. But when Isaac tried to hide the truth from her about the Longshadow Man, that was frustrating... if anything, he should've been trying to get her to trust him. But who's to understand men and their thinking. LOL

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