Emily Wilde studies faeries around the world and is compiling her research into an encyclopedia that will put her on the scholarly map. When she goes to the final destination to discover one last group of faeries, she will run into political, friendly, and magical woes.

Verdict: A nice, cozy read with fun characters and cool faeries. Nothing to write home about but fun to read.

The good: So anthropological. The footnotes were a fun addition even if I didn't understand half of them. I loved the way she went about her work and was so into her profession. The secondary character, Bambleby, came to live and was incredibly funny throughout the book. I also thought Poe was cute.

The bad: I didn't love Emily's character, mainly because she reminds me of someone I know and don't particularly like, obsessed with their work to the detriment of their relationships with others. However, I know part of Emily's character is that she is Autistic coded, so her interactions are understandable and interesting. The whole book was also incredibly slow, but that's a big marker of the cozy fantasy genre that I have an issue with personally.

You will like this if you like: faeries, anthropology/sociology, academia, cozy fantasy, fun friendships, and friends/enemies to lovers.