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Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

Heather Fawcett

Start date: April 15, 2025

Finish date: April 30, 2025

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Feb 04, 2024 Heather rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 20th-century, dogs, h-over-30, library, fantasy, smart-heroine, historical-fiction, grumpy-sunshine, magic, starchy

Emily Wilde's world is immersive, charming, scary, and creative. I adore her starchy, academic, and often bossy soul! ...more

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Feb 11, 2024 Jessica rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, cozy

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands is the rare example of a sequel that is better than the first book. Even more - it's the second book in a trilogy, traditionally the volume that I like the least! And yet I found myself completely charmed and invested from the very first page of this volume.

I find Wendell, the MMC, to be completely, utterly charming. He's definitely comparable to Howl from Howl's Moving Castle, so if you liked that story I think you would also love the Emily Wilde books. Wende ...more

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Jan 22, 2024 Mandy Beyers rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, netgalley, arc

Just as delightful as the first installment in the series!

Emily Wilde is now working on a book of maps of the moving/disappearing doors between human lands and those of Faerie, but mainly they are trying to find a door into Wendell's lost kingdom. Along the way, they also end up with side quests and an interesting crew that includes Emily's niece and the head of their department at Oxford.

Once again, the voice of Emily's diary entries is self-aware and funny in a dry way. Wendell is delightful, ...more

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Apr 28, 2024 Kolina rated it really liked it

Shelves: own, onhd, physical-copie

I need more, like right now. I really enjoy this series. It's so cosy and cute, but we also get some good action, and interesting fae creatures. Like real fae creatures not just the super hot and handsome bunch. Even though i do sometimes find Emily annoying. I know she is this Sheldon of a fae world, but still not sure why she was often mean to her niece. Like the girls is trying, give her a break xD ...more

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