Loved itAnd that actually made this book very fun. Really awesome trilogy, but the first one will remain my favorite.
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (2025)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive Emily Wilde has spent her life studying faeries. A renowned dryadologist, she has documented hundreds of species of Folk in her Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Now she is about to embark on her most dangerous academic project yet: studying the inner workings of a faerie realm—as its queen. Along with her former academic rival—now fiancé—the dashing and mercurial Wendell Bambleby, Emily is immediately thrust into the deadly intrigues of Faerie as the two of them seize the throne of Wendell’s long-lost kingdom, which Emily finds a beautiful nightmare filled with scholarly treasures. Emily has been obsessed with faerie stories her entire life, but at first she feels as ill-suited to Faerie as she did to the mortal world: How can an unassuming scholar such as herself pass for a queen? Yet there is little time to settle in, for Wendell’s murderous stepmother has placed a deadly curse upon the land before vanishing without a trace. It will take all of Wendell’s magic—and Emily’s knowledge of stories—to unravel the mystery before they lose everything they hold dear.
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Genres: fantasy, romance, historical fiction
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Loved itimmediately after finishing the audiobook for book number two, I listened to the audiobook for the third book, and absolutely loved that one, too.
Loved itOh gosh, I loved this book. This one was so incredible and again, very transportive. Such a well done series and all in all a lovely wrap-up to the Emily Wild trilogy.
Loved itEmily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales, I did a live show for my channel besties cuz it was our book club read. And my book club reads are going good this year. I gave both of those four stars.
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