Since I loved Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries, I had to read the story of Emily Wilde’s cartographic adventures.   This book is the story of scholar Emily Wilde and her irrepressible urge to get into trouble research all things faery.  She wants to be regarded as the foremost authority on the subject, and though she has had a fine education, including some illuminative field trips,  she also happens to be very close to a real faery.  Wendell Bambleby is a refugee from his Otherland world and wants nothing more than Emily and to return home. 

The adorable Poe from book 1, shows up and while his baked goods always make me hungry, Poe is also great for filling in some knowledge where Emily has gaps.  Emily’s niece, Ariadne, is sweet, energetic and will have a career in dryadology sure to rival Emily’s.   The Dryadology department chair, Rose, is prickly, full of himself and distrusting of any ideas that come from Wendell. 

The cartographic expedition to a possible portal to the Otherlands is a wild ride with lots of fun, friendship and adventure.  There, Emily has no regard for the locals’ warnings.  Which means she is always storming off into danger.  I found this endearing, and every time she ignored advice I knew she was about to get into trouble.  Every.  Time.

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands  is full faeries, professors, assassins, a dog and even a cat. Curiosity, genius, stubbornness, and charm meet up to form characters that are endearing, captivating and quite memorable.  This series is absolutely charming! 

Through Netgalley, the publisher provided a copy of this book. My review is my honest opinion.

Delving into the faerie world of Emily Wilde is always a treat. A bit darker than volume 1, Map of the Otherlands takes its readers into faerie once again albeit with nastier magical creatures and higher stakes for Wendell's life rather than Emily's. I look forward to the final volume of this book!

An incredible follow-up to the first Emily Wilde book! This series checks all the boxes for me as a lover of fantasy, world-building, and academia. I usually pitch this series as a cozy faerie dark academia, rather than a fantasy romance. That being said, this book leans so much more on the romance and it was a welcome stepping stone from the first book which had me yearning for more. I cannot WAIT for the third installment!

Emily Wilde is back at it again, with another scholarly hunt for the faerie door that will allow her companion back into his world. Even with her vast knowledge of Faerie, can she and her troupe of academics survive long enough to find what they are looking for?

This is the second book following Emily Wilde's escapades and I've rated both 3 stars, as this one was much like the first. The premise of the book is so good in theory, but it gets bogged down a bit by the academic writing style to fit the theme. About halfway through it really slowed down, but got more exciting in the last 15%. This is the slowest burn of romance and I'm hoping to get some satisfaction in book 3!

I love the Emily Wilde series so much and Map of the Otherlands is just everything I hoped it would be. Just like with Encyclopedia of Faeries, I struggled for a little bit to get into the voice of the story. But I always encourage folks to push through. The fact that this book is written like a journal from an academic you're going to deal with some barriers in terms of writing style. But one thing that I love about Emily's voice is how in depth she's willing to go. I think Heather Fawcett is bold for wanting to go into this entire complex universe from the standpoint of journal entries.

I continue to love Wendell and I loved that we really got some more information about his kingdom and all the other interesting characters that live there. I think it's very interesting that the more we dig into this story the more Emily starts to doubt even her own crediblity to make judgements because of Wendell. As a reader I find that that is in my head a lot too. The addition of characters such as Rose and Ariadne was also fun. I felt like it was a good study of how the world in Emily Wilde's life is not all her being this strong academic all alone. Truthfully, I loved this book and I can't wait for book three!

Such a charming and fun addition to the Emily Wilde series. I loved seeing Emily and Wendell’s journey continue, and Emily’s return to Faerie on her own terms. Wendell continues to be one of the most charming male love interests in current series. I love how charming and kind he is. In a world of growling/purring alpha males in other books, Wendell is such a breath of fresh air. He is soft and kind but incredibly powerful in his own right and I love this in a character. I also find it super unique. I can’t wait for additional installments in this series.

Emily and Wendell are back for another go in book two. While I liked this one slightly better than the first, it still took me over a month to get through, lol.

It’s a slow burn with consistently long chapters (like 25 - 30 min) and I didn’t find myself really wanting to read more than one chapter at a time. Overall this didn’t really hook me in like some fantasy novels do. I think my biggest struggle with this series is the way it’s written in journal form.

But I do like the more folk style to the storytelling and the academic musings from Emily. I appreciated the animal interplay and the last quarter did finally pick up. There is some excitement!

I loved this book!

Map of the Otherlands is just as good, if not better, than the first in the series, Encyclopaedia of Faeries. I suggest reading them in order for the best experience.

Emily is strong-willed, independent, and quirky. I enjoy every moment of the time I spend with her.

This story gives us magic, adventure, and a touch of romance. But it’s not the sappy kind of romance, because that’s not Emily at all.

I can’t wait for book 3!

This is the sequel to Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries. I loved it just as much as the first one. Once again Emily, a scholar on faeries sets off to find a map. Wendell Bambleby, who we know is an exiled faerie king, accompanies her on their next adventure. They both hope to find a way to enter Bambley's faerie realm and put an end to his stepmother's cunning attempts to kill him. Emily is still as socially awkward as ever and Bambleby still charming, lazy and set on Emily becoming his wife.

These books are really fun to read. The characters all complement each other and the hint of romance with Emily and Bambleby makes me want this series to continue. I received an e-book from the publisher in exchange for a review.

Heather Fawcett continues to deliver with excellent pacing, picking up this story very shortly after the first one. The character voices and personality drive my excitement of "What will happen next?" and the new character additions add more layers of richness. Very unique and highly recommend.

I really enjoyed this book! If you loved the first book, you’ll equally love this one. The world building is so fun and you really just sit with the characters and learn to love them, quirks and all. A solid 4/5 for me.

Going into this I thought that it felt cozy. But about 30% in I realized that this was the second in the a series but I wasn't going to let that stop me. So I keep going. I really liked Emily's relationship with Bambleby. I also really liked the niece. Didn't love the guy that was kinda making Emily think the Bambleby would in the future possibly get bored of her that really up set me but over all I think this book was pretty good and I may have to go back to the first one in the future.

Emily Wilde is back for more in Map of the Otherlands and it picks up almost right where we left off in the previous book. With new characters and glimpses at characters we’ve loved before like my favorite bread making Brownie Po!

This one did have a slower start to it than the first book but by the time I got around half way through I could not get enough of it! I can say that the ending is definitely one we’ve all been waiting for and it was an exciting glimpse as to what else we can expect from this world!

In this second installment of the Emily Wilde series, Cambridge University professor of dryadology, Emily Wilde, and her friend and suitor, fairy king Wendell Bambleby, go on a quest to find a door back to Wendell's kingdom. Joining them are Emily's niece Ariandne and department chair Farris Rose. To complicate matters, Wendell's step-mother has poisoned him and keeps sending assassins after him. Mix in the day-to-day dangers of the fairy realm and a little romance and you have a delightful cozy fantasy.

This was an amazing sequel to this cozy fantasy series. Emily is a bad ass FMC without being your stereotypical “bad ass FMC” if that makes sense. Her intelligence and intellectual curiosity allow her to resolve the conflict in a not so typical fashion. This still is a cozy fantasy but the plot moved much more quickly than the first installment (which I still loved!) but enjoyed the sequel much more. Looking forward to (hopefully) reading more books in this series! Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC on this one!

Reading the first Emily book was like have cozy tea with a best friend, snuggled under covers, talking about one's fave academia romances. The english accent is a must. This continued where the first one left off, and we get to know more about the world the two leads find themselves in. Lovely sequel. Can't recommend it enough!

I did like the first one more I think. I'm not reallt sure why. It did take me much longer to get into this one but that might have been because I took so long in between to read.

The perfect sequel! Love going on adventures with Emily Wilde.

I really enjoyed this book and thought the pacing was just perfect. All of the characters were so fun and interesting. I just love how the book is written and that it reads as if you had just picked up someone’s scientific journal. It just makes the book stand out and so different to other books. Overall this book gave me all the warm and cozy feelings. I would definitely recommend you pick it up!

I love love loved this book! The world Heather Fawcett has created here is one that I find so enjoyable. I'll be back to post a full review when I stop squealing so much and can form some proper thoughts but this sequel was worth every second I waited for it and more

I absolutely love Emily and Wendell, Poe and Shadow, and this entry escalated everything that I loved about the first book. It's always a comfy world to return to and I can't wait to read the next book!!!