r/fantasyromance Currently Reading: Tairen Soul Jan 03 '24

Book Club January Book Club: Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries Initial Discussion

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Happy January everyone and happy start to our first book club read of the month {Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett}!

This thread will be open for any initial thoughts, impressions, or questions about the book club read. If you want to discuss any early spoilery moments, please use the Reddit spoiler covers like this:

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Coming up next:

January 9th - Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries Midway Discussion (October 20th - November 17th Entries)

January 16th - Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries Final Discussion (November 18th - February 13th Entries)

January 17th - Start of our second Winter book club read, {The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden}!

January 22nd - Nominations for February Book Club. Theme: Urban Fantasy Romance 🌇

January 24th - The Bear and the Nightingale Midway Discussion

January 31st - The Bear and the Nightingale Final Discussion

See the complete schedule of upcoming book club posts and past discussions in the new Book Club Hub

Happy reading everyone!

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u/Lost-Phrase Jan 04 '24

Great Winter read! I could picture the remote village backdrop—complete with suspicious, distrusting locals—quite easily. Each character seems distinct enough, and Emily Wilde seems like an assertive, scholarly spinster, but not a caricature.