Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Ah, what a delightful and magical book this was! Academia, mixed with faerie lore - the mischievous, earthy magical and often frightening kind - and topped with a nice sprinkling of humour. It took a bit at the beginning to settle, but once the initial uncertainty faded I was well and truly enchanted by Emily's curmudgeonly, introverted scholarly character and her journal entries describing her encounters with the fae which had a nice balance of storytelling and poetic prose, never getting bogged down by either. The fae realm is described both beautifully and terrifyingly, never over romanticizing it, but also conveying its allure. Just an overall enjoyable book with characters I enjoyed, a fascinating, magical world to get lost in and an story I can't wait to continue diving into in future volumes!