Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

EMILY WILDE'S MAP OF THE OTHERLANDS by Heather Fawcett (Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries) is a much acclaimed addition to this series about a young women, Emily Wilde, who studies fairies (dryadology) and falls in love with a Fairy King, Wendell Bambleby. This time they leave Cambridge for the Austrian Alps along with faithful Shadow (a grim disguised as a dog), Ariadne (Emily’s niece, an earnest, but inexperienced dryadologist), and Farris Rose (their department head). Numerous adventures, fateful poisonings, and often scary encounters with various fairies and beasts ensue. Fawcett does an excellent job of world building – some other minor characters from her first book reappear here as well as new scholars who lead Emily to the nexus, a door to Wendell’s kingdom, called Silva Lupi. Once again, Emily’s single-minded focus on the Fairie realm proves both dangerous and beneficial; she is a strong protagonist yet has opportunity to exhibit growth and change. The LibraryReads Top Pick selection for January, EMILY WILDE'S MAP OF THE OTHERLANDS also received a starred review from Booklist (“utterly enchanting”). Definitely recommended.