Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book.

If you liked the first book about Emily Wilde, you will like this one too. It has the same vibes, and feelings as the first book. It's a cozy, fun story, while they also have an adventure ahead of them. I also really liked some of the new characters we met in this book. I'm very happy that there will be a book 3, so we get more of Emily and Wendell.

Towards the end of 2023 I stumbled across the first book in this series. I bought it on a whim and was glued to it, enjoying it thoroughly. It felt like a lovely warm hug on a winter's day and I found myself excited to read the second installment. When I saw the EARC available on Netgalley I jumped at the chance and was thrilled to be given the chance to read it!

It's safe to say that I am completely in love with this series and the characters in it. It's unlike anything I've ever read; whimsical and light-hearted, yet fast paced and action packed. It feels comforting in a way that's hard to describe.

It was so lovely to go on another journey with Emily, Shadow, Wendell and co., maybe even better than the first book! But maybe that's because I'm a cat person...

Highly recommended for fantastical and whimsical escapism.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely adored the first instalment in the Emily Wilde series so was thrilled to be accepted for this ARC! Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands is the perfect continuation of the cosy adventure, and I loved every second of it!

I found this sequel to be much more action heavy compared to the first, which meant I was easily hooked right from the start. Emily and Wendell's effortless banter provides some comic relief, as well as a healthy dose of adorable romance, so even with looming peril the story never felt too heavy.

I love the way these books are written in the form of diary entries as it makes the story feel so immersive. The setting of Map of the Otherlands was so beautiful and Heather Fawcett really outdid herself with some of the fae imagery.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It's the perfect balance of classic folklore and witty banter that just feels so cosy and wholesome.

This series just keeps getting better, you guys! My heart is so full. After reading Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries I thought my love for these characters couldn't be surpassed, but this sequel managed to make me adore Emily and Wendell even more. Plus, there was truly never a dull moment and this instalment managed to up the pace compared to the first book.

Now, the first book was written to be Emily's research notes, so the light academia was on full force while the romance was put a bit of a back burner. This second book is written as Emily's personal diary since she took up the journaling habit since the events of the last book. Meaning, we get far more into Emily's personal relationships. Emily is really pushed out of her comfort zone as she is forced to navigate her least favourite thing: personal relationships. Her character development was one of the highlights of the book for me and catapulted Emily to my top five favourite characters of all time.

Wendell and Emily were, as always, a delight. Their characterisation was so well done, I was in awe reading this. You just knew exactly how every character was going to react to a given situation and they had distinct character voices and flaws. The new characters of Emily's niece, Ariadne, and Emily's colleague, Dr. Rose, also jumped off the page and had their own development.

Moreover, the new setting of a remote village in the Austrian Alps was charming and I loved all the new faerie folklore Fawcett presented to us. On top of trying to find Wendell's faerie door, there was also a thrilling mystery for Emily and Wendell to solve involving the disappearance of another dryadist. All in all, there is truly nothing I can think of to criticise here, so I will end my review with the glowing rating of 5/5 stars.

I've been really grateful to have been granted access to the sequel of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries arc!

Now I'm thinking about it, the first book in the series played a great role in making me fall in love in cozy books.

In this book, we still follow Emily and Wendell, but there are also new characters we get to know. I've really liked their relationships and how they figured out how to cooperate.
We also get to know a new location, which fits the season as it's wintery and cold! Despite this, there is the usual cozy and warm feeling while reading the book.

Two mild spoilers, there is a cat and a dog! And a chapter written by Bambleby as a fun addition to Emily's tone.

I really appreciate following a character that is a bit different to our usual heroines, and I've felt represented in how the MC thought about things.

I don't want to write more as it's a sequel, but if you've liked the first book, I can't imagine you disliking this one. It's been a fun ride.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✨ Comp titles:
📖 Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn
📖 Whimbrel House series by Charlie N. Holmberg

Huge thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for the arc, and I can't wait to dive deeper into the Faerie world in the next additions to the series!

Even the blurp contains spoilers for book one!


trigger warning
<spoiler> being poisoned, light gore, memory loss, mind control, trauma, mention of mutilation, mention of suicide, mention of loss of parent </spoiler>

Now that the secret is out, Emily is determined to help Wendell find a door to his country. When suddenly assassins appear, that goal becomes more urgent than she expected.

In the base layer, this book is exactly as book one: An expedition is gathered to go to a foreign place, in this case the Alps, and they start with basic survey until <i>things</i> happen. Only this time, Emily and Shadow, her dog of fairy origin, are not alone: Of course Wendell is part of the group, as is Emily's niece, Ariadne, and a colleague who invites himself in, since the Austrian Alp region and it's fairy inhabitants are where his expertise lies. He speaks German, he knows a lot about costums and lore of that area. It makes sense, he just is a jerk so nobody is pleased to have him on board.

Romance happens, and the one sex scene is off-page. But it was balanced with the plot and did not feel forced, so I was fine with it.
We meet many varied kinds of folk, and see what Wendell's kingdom looks from the inside. We learn more about how fairies and their lands work, which is nice.

I had fun. It was a great ride. Nothing really unexpected happened and I was able to predict a lot, but enjoyed everything so much I did not care. If you liked book one, you will like this one as well.
And I'd expect there to be a huge overlap between fans of this series and the Memoirs of Lady Trent, which also deals with historical fiction fantasy and a woman scholar setting out to study nature - of course with the difference of field of study, where Emily Wilde is into fairies, Lady Trent researches dragonkind.

The arc was provided by the publisher.

This is the second book of Emily Wilde's journey with the Folk. If you haven't read the first book, I warned you this video could content a spoiler about the first book!

This time we see Emily's journey to create a map of Otherlands door. But her journey not that easy because she and Wendell were attacked by assasin, it is from Wendell's stepmother actually who worried that Wendell will come and claim his throne. To fix all the problem that happend around them right now, they need to find the door to Wendell's kingdom and hoping they could find the solution there.

As usual the world building is so beautiful, the author always explain the world with detail and magically. We see more fae in this book, which means the characters are even more diverse and we even get to see their families bit by bit. We got the other kind of fae and of course we got to see Poe again!

I interested to continue this book especially to see the development between Emily and Wendell. We know from the first book that Wendell kind of flirting to Emily, even asking her to be his queen but Emily with her nature, just ignore Wendell rambling about that. But if you hoping for more romance in this book, you better low your expectation. It is more than the first book but you can not state that this book is a romantasy, because the story itself still focus around Fae or Folk world. But still love it because their romance did not disturb the plot and make this book still true to their intention.

I personally think that this book has a better conflict than the first one, maybe because it is close to Wendell's story / world. But I hope I can see both of them to work together to defeat their enemies because in both books we just see both of them trying to save each other, Wendell try to save Emily in the first book and now Emily try to save Wendell. It would be epic to see them together because I really love the bantering between them. I imagine while in difficult circumstances their still arguing to each other.

So, overall I gave this book 4 stars. Really recommend if you want to read something magical with historical fantasy fiction on it, don't forget you got to see little mean fae here! You need to read from the first book of course and expect to see more of Wendell and Emily on the next book.

Heather Fawcett has done it again!

Emily Wilde and Wendell Bambleby took the book world by storm last year with their explorations of the fairy folk, and now they’re back again as Emily endeavours to publish a new book, her Map of the Otherlands!

Whilst Emily and Wendell visit different places this time, with the addition of new faces joining them on their journey, this held all of the same charm and a sprinkling more that that could be found in book one!

Told in the same journal entry, reflective format, Emily is on a quest to uncover the story behind a missing scholar who was searching for the fae in the past, as well as hoping to find someone’s fairy door. 👀

I love the slow pacing (and slow burn!!!!) featured in this series. It works so beautifully well for the story and honestly makes it so believable. It’s hard to believe after reading these that the fae folk aren’t real with the effort Heather Fawcett puts into every tiny detail. Truly mesmerising!

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands is the sequal to Heather Fawcett's Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries. The story follows Emily and Wendell as they attempt to find a way back into Wendell's realm. Their adventures take them to the Alps and we get to meet some amazing new supporting characters along the way while also revisiting some of our old favourites from the previous book.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, I personally enjoyed it more then the first book in the series. The story is told through the perspective of Emily and her journal entries through their adventures. Unlike in the first book we get the chance to see Emily be challenged in her opinions which allowed for more self-reflection. This was refreshing to read and we saw Emily grow as a character. Throughout we got to see the evolution of Emily and Wendell's relationship which was cozy and refreshing to read.

I look forward to reading the third instalment of this series when it comes out.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I adored the further adventures of Emily and Wendell, just as much as I loved the first instalment, if not more. This sequel takes our heroine to the Austrian Alps, and as well as dealing with both practical and scholarly obstacles in the pursuit of a door into Wendell's faerie kingdom, new character additions to the research team give the often curmudgeonly Emily plenty of personal challenges to contend with as well.
Fawcett has created a marvellously determined and compelling character in Emily, and I'll be waiting very impatiently for book 3.

Thank you to Netgalley and Little Brown Book Group for the advance reader copy of Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands for an honest review.

I found the first book in this series hard to follow due to the writing and descriptions. This book had similar vibes and unfortunately I did not fully enjoy it.I do feel this book would be suited to people with fantastic imaginations! The foot notes were interesting to read and enabled me to gain a greater perspective on events within the book.

If cozy fantasy academia was a genre this book series is it!

Emily Wildes Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett.

This is the sequel to Emily Wildes Encyclopaedia of Faeries, which was one of my favourite books of 2023.

I won’t go much into plot details for either books as I think you need to into this series not knowing. Just know it’s a magical historical fantasy with light academia.

Emily is a character I really relate to. As an avid diary keeper, I love reading her adventures in her own voice, the way she talks to the reader trying to explain what is happening. The footnotes are a brilliant idea, showing her passion for her career and how it is deep part of her character. No matter the drama she wants us to understand.

Book two takes us on a wintery adventure to Austria, with friends old and new, on a search for a very important door.
Heather Fawcett is so skilled at writing the more sinister side of fae, and this book introduces some very nightmare inducing creatures.
Emily and Wendell are such incredible characters to read about and I will be sad when this series ends with book 3.

Book two kept the vibes of book one. If you love Half a Soul and Howls Moving Castle, read this series now!

Thank you to Little Brown, Orbit and NetGalley for an ARC copy of this book. All opinions are my own honest opinions.
(And I have already purchased this book I. Hardback too!)

This book surprised me so much, because I did not expect to like it as much as I did! I read the first book in the series about a month ago and wasn't terribly impressed by it, but decided to give this series another chance.
And I'm so glad I did, because Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands is 5 stars out of 5!
It is densely packed with action (as opposed to the first book), the locations are stunning and new characters introduced in this book are instantly loveable.
As for our two main characters, I enjoyed Emily being more self-aware and that made me like her much more. But most importantly, I have finally believed the love story.
I was convinced it's a duology, so I was overjoyed to find out that there will be a third book!
Absolutely 100% recommend this one and can't wait for the next installment.

We join Emily and Wendell, and a couple of new Companions on a new adventure

Emily and Wendell have returned to their lives, with a very important question waiting to be answered

When, of course, the fae folk strike and Wendell has to deal with some issues from his past, which also involves a plan that Emily has to Map out the fairy doors and learn more about these

Can Emily's hunt help Wendell recover his past position.. read on to find out!

Can't wait for book 3 to continue their journey

Thank you to NetGalley and Little Brown/Orbit for the review copy... this was out last week so you can enjoy for yourself now!

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries was a surprising 5 star read for me last year, so I was super excited to read this. This was another whimsical, magical tale following Emily and Wendell on their quest to find the door to a faerie realm. Just like the first book, the writing was beautiful and I enjoyed that it was written as journal entries. There’s lots of little adventures and dealings with faeries, and I found it to be more plot focused than the first. I love the subtle romance between Emily and Wendell, which you can’t help but root for. Such an enjoyable read and would definitely recommend!

Thank you to @netgally and @Littlebrownbooks for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The sequel to Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries, finds Emily and Wendell in Oxford where they both work as academics. After Wendell is attacked by faerie assassins they decide to leave for the Austrian Alps.
This is the ideal opportunity for Wendell to search for the hidden door back to his realm, whilst Emily can continue her research and try to solve the mystery of the disappearance of Danielle de Grey (a dryadologist that she greatly admires). The pair are joined by Dr Rose (Head of Department) and Ariadne (Emily’s niece and mentee). Along the way the group meet faeries, some helpful, some murderous as well as a couple of old friends from the previous book.

The characters were well defined, each had a distinct personality which was allowed to change as they interacted and learned from each other. The author’s decision to have Wendell take a smaller part in the plot alongside the addition of Dr Rose and Ariadne gave the reader a deeper understanding of Emily’s personality and her efforts to become a little less ‘prickly’. I was glad that she stayed true to her beliefs but also tried to be a little more understanding and kinder to those around her. The return of a couple of favourite characters from the first book was also a welcome addition.

The various threads of the plot meant that there was a good mix of ‘quiet’, intrigue, mystery, and action. The different elements kept my interest even when the pace dropped a little in the middle of the book and the action in the end felt very satisfying. The ending left me looking forward to Emily and Wendell’s next adventure.

I loved the writing style which reflected the 1900s academic well and described the landscape beautifully. I could easily imagine myself roaming a mysterious forest whilst being watched by creatures hidden in the undergrowth.

I enjoyed the first book a lot but on reflection I think this one was even better. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for fantasy with a touch of romance, lots of heart and just enough darkness to stop the book becoming saccharine.

Emily Wilde has absolutely now become my favourite comfort read series, and I must track down the remaining Heather Fawcett middle grades that I haven't read because I have yet to rate anything she has written less than five stars.
For anyone who might have been a bit put off by the journal/footnotes style of the first book I would recommend still giving this a try, as while it still does have the same format (which I personally love!) with the introduction of new secondary characters plus the presence of Wendell from the start this book definitely feels like it has more dialogue and character interactions.
And those additional characters I feel really make this one a fun book from the start, it's very entertaining seeing more outside perspectives and reactions of Wendell and Emily's nature and relationships from those who knew them prior to the events of the first book, and we even still get some references and moments with characters from the previous book.
I cannot wait to see what Heather Fawcett comes up with in the third book, and if it took me longer to read this one it was only because I didn't want it to end and for the long wait to be with these characters again to begin. Heartily recommend this series and this book.

I wanted to love this so bad but it just felt a bit flat for me. It was missing some of the charm from the first book and I couldn't connect to the story in book 2.

We follow along with emily and wendall again but this time Emily is working on making a book of maps whilst also helping wendall find his way back to his kingdom and we meet some new companion's along the way.

This book would of been a dnf for me if it wasn't for wendall. I absolutely adore him, whenever he's on page I'm smiling whilst reading or laughing out loud. I love the dialogue between him and Emily.
The jounal entry's that wendall wasn't in i found a bit of a slog to get through untill the last 20 percent of the book and I LOVED that wendall wrote a journal entry again.

I will continue with this series purely for the characters and the way Heather fawcett writes their interactions.

Thank you to #netgalley for the arc of this book in exchange for an honest review

Heather Fawcett has done it again. I would even say that, if possible, I like the second book a tiny bit better than the first one.
We return to our beloved characters and scenery, but also get to know new people and new places.
If I had more free time, I would have read it in one setting. It was so well written again. I was constantly on the edge of the seat and couldn't put the book down.
I'm hoping for a next part and am already looking forward to it!

Thank you to Netgalley and Little Brown Book Group for the advance reader copy of Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands for an honest review.

After the first book I was incredibly excited to read the sequel and I am happy to say it did not disappoint.

In this book mysterious faeries from other realms are appearing at Emily's university and she must uncover the secret to find the way back to Bambley's realms. Wendell Bambleby the exiled faerie king part of the reason Emily has yet to accept his proposal.

With her encyclopaedia published she has a new project a map of the otherlands. While sorting this research Bambley lands her in yet more trouble when assassin's appear at the university.

This leads them on another adventure trying to find the door to his realm, the only issue the last researcher who searched for these doors and tried to uncover them disappeared years ago.

I would go as far to say that this book was better than the first one and I really enjoyed that story.

This book gave a perfect balance in the story between fast paced elements in the faerie realm and slower more cosy researching in the alps. Emily and Wendell's romance is more prominent in this book but it doesn't overtake the plot. We are also introduced to various new side characters and these are well built into the plot.

This book has action straight from the beginning and kept me hooked until the end. I finished it in a couple of days.

For fans of the first book you will definitely enjoy this sequel. The ending also leaves room for a third book in the series and following this book I really hope we get a third book in the series.

I would 100% recommend both this book and the first book in the series.