Thank you Netgalley and Little Brown Bookgroup for my ARC!

I was so excited to read the last book in the Emily Wildes series because I wanted to know how it ends. These books are just so good because they have all the little faerie myths in them most of us know.

Seeing Emily’s and Wendell’s journey from Cambridge to finally reach their destination, Silva Lupi was so exciting. Especially knowing this is the first time in ten years Wendell has seen his kingdom and home. Also seeing Emily’s and Wendell’s relationship further grow and Emily accepting her new role as faerie queen was so well done. It had me giggling while reading it.
I don’t know what Heather Fawcett puts in her books but this one was once again an amazing mixture between adventure, storytelling and falling into another world, even just for a short while.

This book was truly a great way to end the series and I’m sad to see it finished.

Thank you @netgally and @thelittlebrownbookgroup for my E Arc.. This book was an amazing read with it's Magical World-Building: Fawcett crafts a universe rich with faeries and folklore, inviting readers into a vibrant, otherworldly experience.
Compelling Characters: Emily Wilde is a protagonist who grows with each page, making her journey both relatable and inspiring.
Engaging Plot: The series offers a perfect blend of enchantment and peril, keeping readers eagerly turning the pages.
Reread Value: Each reading reveals new layers and details, making it a delightful series to revisit.
Concluding Thoughts
If you haven't yet dived into the world of Emily Wilde, now is the perfect time. Whether you're a newcomer or a returning fan, there's always something new to discover and love. Enjoy the magic!

Bookreview: Emily Wilde's Compandium of Lost Tales ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
What is a book you know you are going to love this year and wish you could savor forever?
I finished the ARC of the last Emily Wilde novel and it was so bitter sweet. I just absolutely adore how cosy but truly fantastical this series feels!
Without spoiling the finale let me tell you this: Emily is a scholar and we love her for it, she is smart and has an inquisitive mind. She is introverted and passionate about her profession: studying the fae. Throughout the series she goes to different places to write an encyclopedia, make a map of the fae realms and finally collect all known lore in a compandium of stories.📖🧚‍♀️
The books are filled with footnotes and details without distracting from the story and truly male it a light academia setting. The setting is very vivid and the relationships despide being introverted are made for life.
This is truly a wholesome novel that makes you want to be a faerie scholar yourself.
I truly feel a fae-shaped hole after finishing this!
If you have any recommendations please put that in the comments and dont forget to pick this book up next week!💖🙏

Rating: 5 Stars

Thank you @Netgalley and @LittleBrownBookGroup for approving my request to read this ARC!

I have loved the first two books of the Emily Wilde's series and it's safe to say I utterly adored Compendium of Tales too. Fawcett's writing is simply magical and there's something heartwarming returning to her world of faeries and folklore.

Reading Emily's journey from Cambridge to the Silver Lupi has been an enchanting, cosy experience with a twist of peril here and there just to keep us readers on our toes. I'm not sure if this is the final installment, and if it is, I truly think the ending rounds everything up quite nicely. But, of course, I hope there is more - and while I wait, I intend to read the whole series again! It's definitely one of those books where I feel you can reread it over and over again and find something new to enjoy from it. There's a charm to this series and I have loved every second of it!

I wish the author every success on publishing day! I look forward to grabbing a physical copy on release day <3

Heather Fawcett is easily becoming one of my favourite authors. The way her writing makes you feel like you’re in a cosy cottage in the Cotswolds, sipping on hot chocolate while it’s raining outside, is just perfection. This series has been such a comfort read for me, and knowing that this is the final book makes it all the more bittersweet. While I adored every moment, I can’t help but feel a pang of sadness that my time with Emily and Wendell has come to an end.

This book continues to capture the whimsical feeling of the first, and I absolutely loved getting to see more of Emily and Wendell’s love story. He is so completely obsessed with her, and it makes my heart feel so full. The way he dotes on her and would do absolutely anything had me swooning left, right, and center! And his letters?! Perfection. I love how hopelessly lost he is without her, and I could read about these two forever.

I also loved watching Emily navigate this new adventure of being a faerie queen, trying to find a balance between her old life and her new responsibilities. In this book, she allows her emotions and love for Wendell, her friends, and her precious Shadow to take center stage, alongside her passion for research and science. It’s a story filled with adventure, romance, and wonder, and it truly makes you feel as if you've stepped through the door into the land of faerie.

As much as I wish I could stay in this world forever, I couldn’t have asked for a more magical conclusion to the series. These books will always have a special place in my heart, and I know I’ll return to them whenever I need a little bit of whimsy and warmth.

I've been loving Emily Wilde series since I read the first book and fell in love with this logical, secretly romantic, clever woman who's out of the box. And I also fell in love with the other characters were they human, fae, Sidhe or pets.
There's a lot to love in this story and there's a lot of changes, challenges and some are even more difficult that face some angry royal fae or unknown places.
The usual mix of humour, fantasy, and well plotted story kept me reading and having fun. I didn't want it to end and hoped there would be another soon as I'm a bit addicted to Emily Wilde series.
Enjoyed, it's a great series
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

2/2,5⭐️

Unfortunately, this was quite the letdown for me.
I really enjoyed the first volume, and I dismissed my dislike for the second volume pretty quickly, blaming it on the second-book syndrome, but apparently, it wasn’t just that.

I dragged out this reading for quite a while, and during this period, I can’t recall a single time when I felt anything but annoyance when I had to pick it up.

I really appreciated the reappearance of some of the characters from the previous books, but overall I wasn’t invested in the story.
I didn’t feel that attachment to Emily and Wendall’s relationship or that interest in the plot that made me love the first volume; Shadow and Orga carried the entire book.

I would’ve appreciated it if the author had given us more interaction with a specific character (whom I’m not going to name to avoid any spoilers).
In general, I would’ve loved to see more of their interactions and relationships with the other characters.

Thank you to Little, Brown Book Group UK / Orbit and NetGalley for the ARC.

Oh Emily. Reading these books is the equivalent to getting cosy by the fire with a warm cup of tea. There's a comfort in reading about Emily's adventures. Mild peril and adventure mixed with a dash of romance and lush landscapes with many, many chaotic and overly dramatic Faeries. I can always rely on Heather Fawcett to make me feel at home.

In the third installment to the Emily Wilde series we find Emily finally returning with Wendell to reclaim his home. And it appears to be a surprisingly easy conquest with no sight of any evil Stepmothers insight, rather only an annoying little sister and overly enthusiastic Uncle with a penchant for violence. And an active audience of Fae to follow Emily around. It's certainly different to Emily's normal habitat, and at first I did question where the plot was going to go. However I needed have worried, as the peace of Wendell's kingdom doesn't last long as a curse soon starts to take hold. And this is when Emily comes into her element, researching solutions while Wendell frets over her. As usual it's a fun time, with plenty of cameos from Emily's found family too. If anything, it's a little too light on the periodic at times and the problems appear to be wrapped up very quickly, however I can mainly overlook this because I just had so much fun reading this.

As always I love the relationship between Wendell and Emily. He really is the sunshine to her grumpy nature. The charismatic charmer with effortless grace. He wants to make everyone happy. Well, most people. But especially Emily, and I love that. Emily is happiest on her own, surrounded by books and Wendell is constantly making sure Emily is happy, and has her own space for when everything becomes a bit overwhelming. He knows her better she knows herself most of the time. The only thing missing for me is the pining, and love sick moments from Wendell. He's got his girl at this point, and the tension between them is lessened somewhat as a result. I'm a sucker for longing, pointed moments and this is definitely missing those.

Overall I have loved this series with my whole heart. Emily, Wendell and and their unusual family of mortals, common Fae and unusually pets have a special place in my heart that I will continue to return too whenever I need a comforting read in difficult times. Thank you for the knowledge Emily, and thank you for the escape from everyday life Heather Fawcett.

I’m certainly not the only one who has been looking forward to this book. The first book in this series was, the second was even better and I was really curious how this series was gonna end in this third book. Luckily I stumbled upon the book on Netgalley and Orbit granted me a digital review copy. Last week it was finally time to start reading.

I enjoyed this book from start to finish. I’ve grown really attached to these characters and it was so much fun to explore more of Faerie with them. Although, the author also did an amazing job to integrate characters and other elements from the first two books in this series finale. It might have seemed that Emily was simply stumbling around and going with the flow, but it seems that everything she did and learned, does come in useful in this final adventure.

What I absolutely love about this series is that it has a sort of cozy vibe. Sort of. Because the stakes are still incredibly high, maybe higher than ever in this final book, however, due to the fact that we’re reading a diary, there is some sort of comfort that, no matter how bad things get, everything will eventually work out in the end. Or well, almost everything. When the stakes are high, there are consequences, after all.

I also feel like Emily did grow and learn a lot throughout this series. She did surprise me a few times in this last book, in a very good way, and yet it never felt out of character. She’s not the exact same Emily from the first book anymore, although she still has all her endearing qualities and is still a researcher through and through.

Without a doubt a million more stories can be told in this universe. If the author returns, I will follow. That’s a promise!

This was a solid third and final book. I enjoy Fawcett’s writing and she effortlessly builds a rich and immersive world where fae, enchanted creatures, and lost legends come to life. The writing is lush, and the world-building feels both grounded and expansive. I struggled a bit with the pacing of this book, but I adored the ending.

Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC.

Heather Fawcett once again wrote a magical, whimsy, comforting (but also a bit angsty) story. I enjoyed the progression of Emily and Wendells adventures - I felt that all the plot points were tied off, and we saw character development without losing the essence of what made them special. Also, Shadow is truly the best boy ever!

4/5 Stars

I want to thank Little Brown Book Group UK and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales is a fitting third and final (to my knowledge) installation in the Emily Wilde series. To those who have read books one and possibly two - this one is just as spellbinding and atmospheric. Emily and Wendell's story of love and myth and travel is a very unique one, especially with the journal-format (that is still very fitting to plot and character) and Emily's voice of narration. The ending felt fitting, and I look forward to revisiting this world in the future,.

I am a huge fan of the Emily Wilde Series so obviously Compendium of the Lost Tales was one of my 2025 most anticipated releases.

Compedium of Lost Tales continues Emily and Wendell journey to find his door. We get to reacquaint ourselves with beloved secondary characters from previous books, and are able to properly say goodbye to everyone.

I was slightly disappointed with this story as I was expecting to finally experience the fairy world without the fog, but Emily spends much longer on the human realm researching than I was expecting. I love Wendell and we did not get to see enough of him in this final book, which ironically, should have been his peak. I can’t believe we didn’t have a journal entry from him this time.. this could have been easily the end of the book, maintaining symmetry with previous installments.

While this is my least favorite of the trilogy, it still has everything that made me love this series: beautiful and vivid writing and world, enchanting main characters perfectly complemented by the secondary ones and a lot of interesting folklore.

All in all, Emily Wilde’s books are pretty much like pizza: “even when they are not as good, they are still pretty good”

I would like to thank Little Brown Book Group UK, Orbit and NetGalley for the opportunity to read Emily Wilde's Compedium of Lost Tales eARC in exchange for an honest an honest review.

This series finale did not disappoint! I loved exploring Emily Wilde's world again and I'm so sad that this is the last in the series, however that is more the reason to reread them again!

As per usual, I adored all of the characters, especially Wendell, Shadow, returning faces, and, of course, Emily. I did enjoy the folklore mystery aspect of the plot in this addition to the series as it definitely kept you on your toes, and made you feel like part of the circle trying to figure out what could happen next and how to change it from a devastating fate.

The only qualm that I had was that it didn't feel like there would be any dire consequences, thought that could also have been my trust in knowing that Emily would always find a way to fix or resolve a situation.

Overall, the series is definitely a 5 star series for me and will continue to be one of my favourites and a staple in recommendations!

Many thanks to Netgalley and Orbit Books for the arc copy!

When I realized that I had signed up to read a this book that is the third in a series, I had to get my hands on the first two! I freaking devoured them both in record time and dove head first into Emily and Wendell`s next journey. This time we head to his Kingdom to take back the throne and deal with his stepmother, if she needs dealing with! No spoilers! Its exciting and action pact, very emotional at times as Emily struggles a little with the changes that she sees to the man she loves and being a little thrown by his home. We all know she is the Fairy expert, but that does not always help when you agree to live in a Fairy Kingdom for the time being. They are ups and downs as everything that can go wrong, does, as one should expect from an unpredictable world. I love how its not so much a romance in the usual sense, but it kind of is. Its not the main focus, more an after thought, like most things in her life that is not academic or a notebook or the hunt for a story that explains what is happening! I feel like this third book was a good way to wrap up their story, but I would love more, hint hint!

Emily and Wendell is taking over his kingdom after his stepmother’s downfall. Taking over the palace was easy, but apparently Wendell’s stepmother refused to go down without a fight and poisoned the realm. Naturally Emily looked into Folk tales for solution, and even though the answer didn't give her any consolation.

More glimpses into the Otherland, this time without an immediate danger so we could appreciate the landscape more! it's interesting to finally see Wendell's courtly fae side, though his personality didn't change a bit. he and Emily were still being adorable as ever and I love them so much. there were several old side characters making appearances in this book and it's nice to see them again.

on the other hand, i also felt like some things were missing. the obvious one is that there's no "journal entry" written by Wendell, which is disappointing because it was one of the highlights on the first 2 books. the plot also felt too convenient? lacked the sheer chaos and unpredictability which were also the charm of this series.

i still enjoyed it though, and I miss Emily & Wendell already...

What a whimsical end to a gorgeous series! I've loved Emily and Wendell from the first time we were introduced to them, and this was no exception, I found it a little slow to get going but I loved being back in the kingdom so much I didn't really mind.

Emily really shone like the queen she is in her finale book, it was so nice to see her going back to her roots and researching how to save the day from the traitors, as well as being so steadfast in her discoveries; I'm a science PhD myself and I definitely need to channel some of Emily's self-confidence sometimes!

So goodbye Emily and Wendell - but hopefully an au revoir because I for one am not ready to say goodbye to the bookish scholarly accidental fairie queen and her otherworldly husband and their friends, family and familiars.
Book three opens with the pair and their terrifying rag taggle army reclaiming Wendell's kingdom but the course of rightful heirs never did run true. The castle is filled with would be assassins, spies, traitors and dramatic adolescent siblings and his wicked ursurping stepmother has disappeared so it's probably no coincidence that the land is poisoned, the sickness spreading. So Emily does what she does best, turning to books and myths to try and figure a way out, only to discover that the price might be bigger than she can bear to pay.
Clever, funny, just whimsical enough, tense and terrifying at times, inventive and achingly romantic, this trilogy has been a delight. Highly recommended.

This series was such a delight I’m sad it’s over!
Emily and Wendell are some of my favourite characters I’ve ever read and the world Fawcett has created is so rich and detailed.
I will say I found the first 40% of the book a little slow, but I believe this was more due to the format of the eARC. The random spacing and new paragraphs gave me whiplash and disrupted the reading flow. But I suppose that’s a quirk of eARCs.
4.5 stars

This was such a wonderful ending to this series, I genuinely had tears in my eyes when I finished. I've loved every second I've spent with Emily, Wendell and Shadow. This series is such an imaginative way to meld the myths and stories of the Otherworld in a scientific paper. Emily is such a memorable and unique character.
Emily and Wendell are now the king and queen of faerie, but as usual, things are never that straightforward or simple. The realm is poisoned and Emily must go back to her books and research the stories of the realm in order to save her new realm and her husband.
Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publishers for providing an e-arc in return for an honest review. I'm genuinely sorry to say goodbye to these characters.