A brilliant follow up to the first book and I utterly loved it! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me early access to this title.

Good fun, very easy to read, nice and pacey! A good sequel, felt well developed, characters had progressed.

Once again, I loved Emily's and Wendell's adventure! The way they balance each other out. You see much more character development this time but it's still a cosy little read (except for some of those nasty looking faeries).
Their little group has grown a bit and they compliment Emily and Wendell so good, they bring out the best in them but somehow still make them reevaluate the things she was so certain about.

The romance plot in this book is a part of the bigger plot and not the whole storyline, which is refreshing but also crucial for this book.

As a non native English speaker, I had to look up a lot of words. Some of them I could guess from the context but looked them up just to be sure.

A beautiful book to get lost with faries life, takes me back to childhood books. A Fae mysterious fantasy book, following Emily & Wendell's somewhat chaotic life.

A fantastic enxhanting balance of cozy yet macabre fantasy, which stunningly describes the fae world scenery.

Is a great 2nd book in the trilogy, watching the characters individually & their relationship grow.

I need to channel Emily Wilde more in everyday life, she gets the job done!
Loved the first book, loved this one and I'm pretty sure I'll love the next one.

Thank you Netgalley and Little, Brown Book Group UK for providing me with a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is completely different from the fantasy I usually read (not a bad thing at all!) It was really refreshing to read and definitely makes a good palette cleanser from heavier fantasies. It's cosy and whimsical and perfect for fans of Legends and Lattes.

Solid fun, as the previous one was. Wendell's pepetual grumping about being poisoned on his birthday was cute, and I liked the side story about the lost researchers from half a century before. Fawcett is definitely building herself some material for a prequel with them there.

I also enjoyed the growing respect between Emily and Rose, although I feel like it was underdeveloped. Rose's position as a character and member of the expedition didn't seem quite right. He didn't have quite enough to do, didn't have quite enough to offer. It would have been more satisfying if he had some area of expertise sufficiently different from Emily's that he could make a more distinctive contribution. As it was, they were rivals in very similar areas, and so it didn't seem like Rose could do much of anything that Emily couldn't do on her own.

I did rather expect the persistent unanswered proposal from Wendell would turn out to be more important than it did, though. I thought that when he becomes formally engaged something about his status as the true king of his realm would shift in a way that is important for his conflict with his stepmother.

Still, it was an enjoyable tale, that I was eager to pick up and slow to put down I'll read the next book in this series with pleasure.

Emily Wilde is fresh off the success of her Faerie Encyclopaedia and starting her new project, a map of the faerie realms while trying not to be distracted by her brilliant and annoyingly handsome scholar companion Wendell Bambleby. Emily would quite like to get on with her work but Bambleby also happens to be an exiled Faerie King and his evil step mother has sent assassins after him disrupting Emily’s scholarly pursuits. So obviously she has to sort it all out. We travel to the Alps to find hidden magical doors, there’s evil faerie creatures terrorising the village, ghostly figures of disappeared scholars, time warps and magical poisonings. It’s all kicking off and is as delightful as ever. Emily and Wendell remain the cutest and there’s a plucky niece and irascible rival professor to stir the pot. A good time was had by all.

A wonderful follow-up to the first title. The story, characters and writing are such a comfort to read.

I read the first book for my own bookclub so I decided to go along with the second book too.
It was a nice read, very whimsical and all. But I don't know about the whole hype about it. As I said, a nice read and I very much enjoyed myself while reading it, but I wouldn't throw a hype about it.

In this second book the story continues where Emily and Bambleby left off in the first book. They start a new adventure, a new task. There's more to learn about the fairylands and about their customs. Emily soon finds out that there's also a lot of danger lurking in the shadows of the Folk lands. She is discovering what this all might mean for her and her future with Bambleby. They start a great search to find the door to Bambleby's realm and that in itself brings them on an adventure full of beautiful discoveries, but also terrifying creatures.

I gave the book 4 stars on Goodreads, but it's more like a 3.5/3.75.

3.5 stars.
I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first adventure with Emily. This installment picks up after the fame of her encyclopedia. She's now a much sought after professor of driadology and not to be messed with. Bambleby is proposing at every given moment but Emily is far more interested in finding the fairy door to his kingdom and plotting a map to the fairy realms- something another professor at Oxford has been working on for his whole career and just happens to be her boss!
The Alps and their faerie folk is the scene for story this time, a place that Emily just happens to think is where Bamblebys door is and together with her niece Ariadne and her boss Rose they go around upsetting the locals and the delicate relationships they have with their magical folk and creatures. What I didn't like right from the start is that the book assumes you have JUST read the first one. And while I did read Emily wildes encyclopedia of faeries it was some time ago and I felt like I should have reread it "but ain't no-one got time for that" so a little recap would have been nice. I also got very bored of the attitude of Emily this time, I think the whole cast of characters in fact was more loveable and the winner was Ariadne this time - even Prof. Rose shined a little brighter than the 2 main characters. I am a little disappointed and hoping the third book in the series picks up a bit, so I'm not put off just yet.

I found this book quite enjoyable overall, and I'm definitely curious to see where the story goes in book 3. However, one aspect that didn't quite work for me was the diary-like format. There were moments when the character would recount events after they happened, particularly the most intense or action-packed scenes. This approach made me feel like I missed out on the excitement of those moments—I'm a fan of tension in a book, and the diary style detracted from that for me. Despite this, I still found the book engaging and would recommend it. I particularly appreciated the main characters and the new side characters introduced in this installment. The writing style made it easy to read, with vivid descriptions that brought the scenes to life. Despite my reservations, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and eagerly anticipate diving into book 3!

What a wonderful follow up to the first book, such a good comfort read, I can’t wait for the third one to be released

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the early access to this book.

I usually find second books in series disappointing, but this one actually developed the story well, and I was pleasantly surprised!

Would definitely recommend, and I can't wait to get the Fairyloot finished copy.

I was so looking forward to reading this after reading the first book that I requested the netgalley and preordered it… and while it still has the loveliness of the first book, and it packs a bit more adventure, I found it a bit repetitive and was sad to see that the story only properly advanced in the last 25% of the book. I really liked some of the new characters (Ariadne & Orga) and simply didn’t really care for others (Rose)… but overall, it was enjoyable - it just lacked the newness of the first book. Will still read the third though because I have very high hopes for it and the conclusion of Emily and Wendell!

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Sometimes middle books in a trilogy can feel like filler books, this did not it was amazing and everything I wanted.

- Animal companions
- Fae
- Magic
- Academia
- Rivals to friends
- Grumpy x Sunshine

This book is the perfect follow on from the first book. I love the writing style of these of an academic journal while still emersing you in the story with the footnotes providing added background to Emilys knowledge.

Read on for spoilers!!

<spoiler> Wendell and Emily are so cute, their relationship makes me giddy. I know there isn't much romance but I love it so much it's all so sweet and meaningful and it makes me feel things. See an example why below:

<blockquote> "I'm sorry," I said, self-conscious now. "Perhaps I shouldn't talk."
"Whyever not?" He drew back, examining me with a perplexed smile. "I like the way you talk. And everything else about you, in fact. Is that not clear by now?" </blockquote>

The animal companions in this; well kindof animals, as they are Fae creatures are all so amazing and I would die for them, even though I am sure some of them would want to eat me!

I am so pleased we see more of the fae in this book and their interactions. The way the warping of the human mind is shown in this book is so good and emersive you feel like you are loosing track too.

I was so worried there would be no more Poe but thank god we got more I love him so much.

The introduction of her neice and Rose in this book was a fun addition and added some more academic aspects but also allowed us to see Emily grow with her affection towards her neice its so good! </spoiler>

Anyway go read this (and the first one obviously) it is so good and I cannot wait for the final installement, although i do not want this world to be over <3

I couldn’t wait to read this book after book 1. I was completely absorbed by Emily’s passion for scholarship in both the books. However, she’s more concerned about Wendell’s welfare than her work in this book. New characters and places aside, there were new lores in the book that piqued my interest and kept me tied to the story.

Wendell’s life was constantly in danger, all his step-mother’s doing, but Emily was nimble and looked for ways to save him. Her smart brain got them out of many fatal situations, and the manner it was done in the book was brilliant!

I thought this was going to be the last installment in this nerdy series, but I’m thrilled to know that this is not the end.

I really enjoyed this book, and I’m intrigued to see what happens in book 3. The main thing that I didn’t like about this book is that I struggle with it being written like a diary. There’s a few times throughout this one that the character writes about something after it’s happened - and it’s normally the most dramatic or action-packed moments. This makes me feel like we miss out on the action - I love a tense moment in a book, and this being written like a diary does take away some of that feeling. However, I still really enjoyed it and I would recommend it. I really like the main characters of this series, and the side characters that we got to meet in this book. It’s an easy book to read, and I love the way things are described. There’s so much detail that it makes it very easy to picture things. Thoroughly enjoyed this one and looking forward to reading book 3!

I was hooked by the first page of the book and felt an instant connection as I opened Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett. The sequel to Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries took me on an unforgettable journey through the realms of the fae right from the get-go. The tale follows Emily Wilde, an industrious researcher of faerie folklore who has cataloged numerous secrets of the Hidden Folk published in her encyclopedia. Her faerie-patterned life partner, Wendell Bambleby, a dashing and maddeningly alluring classmate, is by her side. Except that Bambleby is far more than a fantastic, and powerfully magnetic, scholar. He is an exiled faerie king, who has fled to Humanworld to escape his mother’s lethal clutches and seek a way out of his exile. It was by a stroke of luck that Emily’s next project, unlike the Encyclopedia, was an entirely theoretical study.
I extend my gratitude to NetGalley and Little, Brown Book Group UK for granting me early access to this beloved author’s tale. I wholeheartedly recommend “Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands” to all lovers of a good fantasy adventure.

I was super excited to read this after loving Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries and wanting to explore the fascinating world Fawcett created in the first book. I did thoroughly enjoy this second book, and the further unfolding the storyline from book one to book two, but did not find the same enjoyment I found in the first book. Unfortunately I just found the chapters too long for my liking, which I understand is due to them being journal entries which have to cover a lot of events, but it deterred me from wanting to pick up the book and therefore extended the length of time it took me to finish it.

Apart from that, I thought this book was brilliant. I'm so intrigued by the new twist we have found in the story and the way the book has left off. I cannot wait to follow Emily and Wendell's adventures further and read more from this whimsy world!!