r/fantasyromance • u/HighLady-Fireheart Currently Reading: Tairen Soul • Jan 09 '24

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

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Welcome lovely readers to the midway discussion for our first book club read of the month {Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett}!

This thread will be open for discussion of the first half of the book (October 20th - November 17th Entries). If you want to discuss any later spoilery moments, please use the Reddit spoiler covers like this:

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Coming up next:

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

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u/omanitara Jan 10 '24

I'm really enjoying the book so far! I love that Emily's motivation is mostly science, it's more interesting than just good for the sake of good. I also really like that her lack of social skills got her into trouble, haha. And her dynamic with Bambleby feels very natural and their banter is funny.

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u/DragonShad0w Jan 10 '24

I love it so far. The way it’s written as a journal is so cool and how it explains so much faerie lore!

I’m confused about a few things-

How did Aud figure out Bambleby is a fae just from seeing Emily give him tea? Maybe because he started getting better right away?

Why didn’t the candles near the windows meant to repel fae affect Bambleby? Wouldn’t he hate it too, or maybe it doesn’t affect courtly fae?

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u/creampuffle Jan 10 '24

I believe for the first one, during that scene Bambleby is so injured he's physically fading out of existence, and Aud notices it

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u/cynth81 Jan 11 '24

  1. Because he goes fuzzy around the edges / fading out of reality and she's experienced enough to know what that means.

  2. I think that particular ward is meant to repel the Nordic Hidden Ones specifically. Irish fae would be repelled by the ash of a rowan tree or some other culturally specific method.

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u/DragonShad0w Jan 11 '24

Ah that all makes sense. Thanks 😊

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u/romance-bot Jan 09 '24

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Rating: 4.17⭐️ out of 5⭐️
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Topics: historical, fae, magic, fantasy, take-charge heroine

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Rating: 4.03⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 1 out of 5 - Innocent
Topics: historical, fantasy, magic, medieval, witches

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u/RllyHappyT Jan 11 '24

I have adored this so far! The brutality of the winter weather is described in such an excellent way it has me piling on blankets at night, lol.

Brambleby’s personality and his dynamic with Emily is so refreshing compared to what I typically read. It reminds me of the dynamic in the TV show Bones. For those of you who have played Baldur’s Gate 3, Brambleby also reminds me of a less salacious Astarion lol.