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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
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A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love in the start of a heartwarming and enchanting new fantasy series.
“A darkly gorgeous fantasy that sparkles with snow and magic.”—Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.
Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world’s first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make small talk at a party—or even get invited to one. And she prefers the company of her books, her dog, Shadow, and the Fair Folk to other people.
So when she arrives in the hardscrabble village of Hrafnsvik, Emily has no intention of befriending the gruff townsfolk. Nor does she care to spend time with another new arrival: her dashing and insufferably handsome academic rival Wendell Bambleby, who manages to charm the townsfolk, muddle Emily’s research, and utterly confound and frustrate her.
But as Emily gets closer and closer to uncovering the secrets of the Hidden Ones—the most elusive of all faeries—lurking in the shadowy forest outside the town, she also finds herself on the trail of another mystery: Who is Wendell Bambleby, and what does he really want? To find the answer, she’ll have to unlock the greatest mystery of all—her own heart.
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Chanterelle Solace\ \ Sabie\ \ • Jun 1
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Is there any book(s) that you feel makes you seen? 👀
Books that make me feel seen belong to a lot of categories, including those that focus on found family, cozy fantasy and retellings. A lot of the themes that tie this books together are finding a place where you belong, having our stories told with the beauty and fairness they deserve and being accepted wholly for who you are 🤎
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Chanterelle Solace\ \ Sabie\ \ • Dec 19 2025
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[Hello friends, and welcome back to my weekly newsletter! This week, I talk about a series I finished, some of the most recent books I added to "want to read," and some wintry fantasy books. \ \
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chronicallybookish\ \ Kaley\ \ • Aug 11 2025
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chronicallybookish\ \ Kaley\ \ • Jun 20 2025
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Chanterelle Solace\ \ Sabie\ \ • May 23 2025
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Sometimes the forest is filled with academics, looking into the fantastical creatures and learning more about them and what’s more cottagecore than that?
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And we’re back in the second week of the year with another book recommendation: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries and if you read that one, you might as well read book two: Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands and wait for it… Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales which is coming out in February 11th and I can’t wait
I truly cannot wait for book 3 as this is one of my favourite series and I always read it as soon as it drops! Last year I was lucky enough to get book two as an arc and I devoured it
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chronicallybookish\ \ Kaley\ \ • May 19 2025
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chronicallybookish\ \ Kaley\ \ • Mar 17 2025
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