Heather Fawcett is simply an auto buy author for me from now on. I did not want this book to ever end. It went beyond my expectations. The first book introduced us to Emily and Wendell. This second book explores their newly budding relationship, which is unlike any other I have read about. They take us along their journey and we get to experience the friendship between the two, their love of the land and faerie, and we learn how they intertwine into the land and people so deeply. It feels like you are actually present for the adventures they are experiencing. While there are other characters which play important parts, Emily and Wendell pretty much carry the upper hand throughout. The book ends in a perfect place for another one to pick up and leaves us wondering exactly what happened to evil family and where the relationship will move to next.
I would say book 2 is even better than the first. The writing is so easy to follow and has the added scholarly narrative that makes it such a fun and serious book at the same time. You truly feel immersed in the book from the beginning through the last page. Waiting for book 3 will seem like an eternity and I cannot wait to travel with Wendell and Emily, and of course Shadow, and see what the kingdom holds for us as readers and fans.
Thank you for letting me review this book.

I don’t dream. I’ve only had two books in my life be so vivid and immersive that they followed me from my waking life into my sleeping dreams. Wuthering Heights held me in its grasp and followed me into sleep, and ‘Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands’ being the second book in all of my life to follow me into the dream realm. When I woke, I remembered grinning fae, rolling green hills, and fog so deep I couldn’t see through it.

This book allowed me to dream. Which is a fete in and of itself.

Heather Fawcett has weaved beautiful magic into the pages of this book, and it immersed me so completely, that I forgot I was reading.

Not only that, I was sad for it to end. I lingered on the last page, rereading lines for minutes on end. Did this beautiful, lush, fantasy world have to end? Did I have to say goodbye to the enchanting characters? It pains me to say I have formed quite the attachment to this book and its vivid characters, and I can see myself rereading it at any given time.

This book picks up with Emily & Wendell at the academy. They both go on a quest to find the back door to his fairie Kingdom, along with some friends.

I LOVED the slow burn between Emily & Wendell, and we get a tad more romance in this book than we had in the last book. I adored their banter, and their continued growth as friends.

Of course, action, beautiful and immersive scenery, beautiful stories, folklore, and more fairies are introduced in this book.

I am disheartened to have finished this book, it was an absolute honor to read. Heather Fawcett, you are such a beautiful story teller. Thank you for making such an all encompassing story that will stay with me for the rest of my life.

Thank you to publishers and Netgalley for sending me an e-arc. All opinions are my own.

This book had everything I was looking for in a sequel to the beloved Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries. It was well-paced, included an exciting mix of new and returning characters, and was rich with faerie lore.

I loved the banter between Emily and Wendell throughout the book. The whimsical, lighthearted conversations were a nice balance between the heavily descriptive depictions fae and settings. The romance between the characters was a slow progression that felt natural given Emily's concerns with becoming romantically involved with a faerie.

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands holds up well to the first in the series and I am excited to see where Emily and Wendell go next.

Heather Fawcett has quickly become one of my favorite authors, and I would read anything by her, including a shopping list.

Emily Wilde's Map of The Otherlands is just as impressive as the first book in the series and is an easy five stars.

Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands is the second book in the Emily Wild Series. It has the same cute, cozy, feel-good, low-stakes, slow-paced read as did. Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries.

I did find the pacing very slow, and there was a lot more “telling” instead of “showing”. I still enjoyed it, and eye-read it pretty quickly. If you enjoyed the first in the series, you will probably enjoy this one, as they are both similar in story/plot set up, pacing, and conclusions.

Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine, del Rey for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely loved this! Book 1 was fantastic and this was even better! The writing style and flow makes it so easy to read.

Thanks for the opportunity to read this and I look forward to more!!

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands is the sequel to author Heath Fawcett's first Emily Wilde novel, Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries. I read EoF last fall as an ARC and fell in love with spunky, intelligent, and somewhat un-self-aware Emily Wilde, professor of dryadology (essentially the study of faeries) at Cambridge in the early 1900s. The series marries all my favorite tropes: strong, independent female character; British setting; historical fantasy; and a not-too-spicy but very endearing romance.

In Map of the Otherlands, Emily and Wendell continue on their quest to find a door back into Faerie and Wendell's faerie kingdom in Southern Ireland. The travel to the Austrian Alps in search of a nexus, or a theoretical door that leads to different parts of the Otherlands, an antiquated term for Faerie. Along for the ride are frumpy professor Rose and Emily's niece Ariadne, an aspiring dryadologist. Once again Emily's wit, pluck, and bravery lead them into a world full of magic, mystery, terror, and beauty.

Will Emily finally give Wendell an answer to his proposal? Will they find a way back into Wendell's kingdom and stop his stepmother's assassination plot? If you loved Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries or are a fan of creative, adventurous stories about magical beings and the humans that study them, this book (and series) is for you!

Our favorite Cambridge professor of faeries returns in Emily Wilde’s Maps of the Outerlands. This time Emily needs to save Wendell, who she still hasn’t agreed to marry, from assassination attempts from his stepmother. So, Emily and Wendell along with two surprise travelling companions from the University journey to the Alps where the suspected door exists. It just so happens to be where the infamous Professor de Grey disappeared 50 years prior.
This book has the same cozy whimsy and faerie malice that Heather Fawcett gave us in Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries. I found the plot meandered more than the previous book in the series. Right in the middle it’s unclear where exactly the story is going. Emily’s growth as a character is more stilted and everything bottlenecks towards the end of the novel. There are also more characters so less time is spent with Emily and Wendell, who are objectively the best part of the series and I only want more of their banter and Emily’s shade in her journal.
The book is still charming and full of wonderful world building. Emily’s intellect is on display as usual and as an academic nerd myself I love the formatting (i.e. footnotes) and that Emily cites where her theories come from. I’m excited to see where this series goes as Emily dives deeper into the Faerie world.

Heather Fawcett does it again! The second book in the Emily Wilde series is just as delightful as the first. It has the same slightly meandering storyline that makes for a somewhat slow start but builds into a delightful story that ties the details together and more of Emily and Wendell's banter and shows of care through rescuing one another.
I loved the first book in the series and was delighted to receive an arc for the second book, which did not disappoint. In this book, Emily's research goals have a more personal motivation which seems to drive her into even wilder situations, which she always manages to handle.
The series is perfect for fans of the Cruel Prince series who grew up but still want to read about callous mortal women who best the fae and the fae prince they team up with.
I just loved this book; it was delightful to read more about Emily and Wendell's adventures and to have a new cast of characters introduced while also getting to see appearances from some of my old favorites.

what an absolute delight this series continues to be. footnotes! bad spooky fox fae! academic ambition! a cold, brilliant woman and her charmingly indolent fairy king!! and such clever little turns--you're always a step behind emily, and there are few places i'd rather be.

4.5/5 stars!!!! Thank you so so much to netgalley for an arc, I didn’t expect to get approved but I flew through this book in less than a day, which is crazy for me. I love this book I love this series it’s so warm and cozy and it comes as no surprise that the author has a degree in archaeology when the book is written like a field study. I love Emily and her awkwardness and Wendell and how much he adores it. Mild spoilers but.. These two really are just… their whole thing is knowing the other has flaws and loving each other because of them, not in spite of them! And that’s wonderful! He loves her silly even when so many ppl around them can’t understand why and she loves him despite knowing who he is and being warned away many times, first by her own instincts and then by others. I LOVE THEM. I love them and I love where this book took them and I love where they ended up and I’d read 78 more books of them and their adventures. I keep describing these books as cozy with the occasional dash of fae horror to spice things up and I do so love a cozy romance.

PS. Wendell is only the second blonde man an author has ever gotten me to love irrevocably. Hop up on your pedestal with nikolai, wendell, u deserve it

I recently completed the first installment of this series "Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries" and was anxious to read the second installment in "Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands." Thanks to NetGalley, I was able to whet my curiosity before its release! I enjoyed the representation of an autistic-coded main character. This coding provided a very unique relatability for people like myself as Emily related being unable to read expressions or sometimes understand what someone meant by doing or saying something. I loved her endless curiosity and knowledge in her special interest, Faerie. Emily proves to be unapologetically selfish which is something we don't often get to enjoy in a main character. She wishes to do something, and regardless of anyone's inconvenience or feelings about it, she will see it done. This quality is something that I think helps in her relationships with Folk as she understands their selfish nature personally. This is also why I think Wendell has been so drawn to her and believes in her ability to achieve absolutely anything she sets her mind to.
The story was well written and well detailed. Although Wendell's proposal of marriage was still unanswered in book 1, it remained a subplot throughout book 2. We see a more dedicated side to Wendell in this book, but I have still (and will never) forgive him for his unfaithful ways in book 1 even while clearly loving Emily. He is Folk, it is true, but I as a reader won't forgive him as a love interest. This grudge, while absolutely immovable, did not detract from the story as a whole as the romance is very much a subplot. The overall story follows a scholar as she navigates the world of the Folk. She is sharp and observant and this guides her in surviving what would would be many human's peril.
As primarily a fantasy romance reader, this did not scratch that itch. I enjoyed the characters. I enjoyed the plot. The romance was sadly without much depth for me. This is of course in character, though. This is not a criticism of the way it was written. Emily would not and could not relay those kinds of feelings, although they are clearly strong for those she cares about (autistic people are not unfeeling robots). But these are not the things our Emily would wax on about in her journal.
I am torn on a star rating as I think the book was well done, and yet I did not overly enjoy reading it. Based on people reading the synopsis and choosing to ingest the book ocularly, I will give it five stars. Just because it wasn't the story I wanted to read certainly does not mean it does not deserve such a rating.

A charming, cozy faerie historical fantasy.

This sequel holds up as a well-written, lighthearted, romantic tale. Just as in the first, the fictitious academic citations (and general style that is inspired by academic folklore studies and ethnography) add to the sense of an alternative history with a rich world.

While some parts of the story felt a bit repetitive, fans of book one will enjoy the lush landscape of the Alps and the new types of Folk who make an appearance. The stakes felt bigger in this book, and the ending leaves a door open for an additions to the series.

I enjoyed learning about other scholars in the field as well as Emily’s niece. The locals don’t make quite as big of an appearance, though, which at points made it seem less cozy than the first. Shadow is great, as ever, and we meet some new furry friends.

All in all, would give the series a 4.5/5!

4.5/5
Fawcett does it again. Book two has the same lush world building that allow the reader to be fully immersed and enchanted. I loved that book two had a bit higher stakes while still maintaining the cozy feel. I adored the new faces we were introduced to and loved the development of the characters we already knew. This series is one of the first I've read with footnotes and blurbs throughout the book and I think it really is such an intelligent way to add to the world without dumping information. I do wish the books could be longer to dive more into the action bits just a little more, but I do appreciate the buildup to such scenes.

The second book in the Emily Wilde Series, 'Map of the Otherlands' by Heather Fawcett, is a delightful read that immerses readers in fantastical realms. This enchanting sequel surpasses expectations and showcases Fawcett's skill as a master storyteller, seamlessly infusing magic into her narratives.

Fawcett's writing in "Map of the Otherlands" creates vivid landscapes and rich character interactions that maintain a sense of suspense, keeping readers invested in the plot's adventure, mystery, and unexpected twists. The brave character of Emily Wilde inspires readers, and Fawcett skillfully develops her growth as she overcomes obstacles in an exciting story.

If you were a fan of the first book in the Emily Wilde series, "Map of the Otherlands" will blow you away. Heather Fawcett's captivating writing weaves a tale of bravery, friendship, and the limitless possibilities of the unknown. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking an escape into a magical world, and its story will linger with you after you finish reading.

In summary, "Map of the Otherlands" is a stunning masterpiece that cements Heather Fawcett's status as a captivating storyteller. With its intricate world-building, relatable characters, and thrilling plot, this book is a treasure that belongs on the bookshelf of every fantasy fan. The Emily Wilde series is a must-follow, and I eagerly await the next chapter in this spellbinding tale.

So happy to be back with Emily and Wendell on their next adventure into the land of Faire. I enjoyed the story set in a new part of the world with all new magical beings. The development of Emily’s relationship with her niece Ariadne and Wendell made this book even more enjoyable. Filled with magic, adventure, and thrills so exciting that I liked this book even better than the first. Definitely worth a read. Can’t wait to see what happens in the next installment.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me the sequel to a book and author who have steadily become my favorite since last year.

I absolutely LOVED this sequel. I realized even way back in the first novel that in order to even get a basic understanding of the fae, one must pay attention to even the smallest detail, especially with the power of words. The author is very creative in how she weaves words from one page to the next and there is never a dull moment reading about Emily's journey in experiencing more fae magic and her slow burn romance with Wendell. Learning more about Wendell's nature type powers and its limitations were also a delight to see, especially when it amusingly (to me but not so much Emily) inconvenienced people around him. Made me envious and wish I had such powers to command nature myself! The journal entry form of storytelling is something the author has shown once again to have mastered - I enjoyed reading the footnotes that are added in entries for even if I don't 'know' that world's academia fully, it's always fun to read and further understand the world of the fae. While the ending was lovely, I still have many questions about the fae in this world and how Emily will continue to take them head on and what Wendell will do to protect her, I cannot tell if this is the end of their adventures but if it is, I must say it's definitely one of the better ends to a series I have had the pleasure to experience in recent memory for a book I was so enthralled for. I hope for more tales in this world of fae the author has built and look forward to the next book!

Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

Fantasy • Adventure • Folklore
eARC • publication date: 16 Jan 2024

It can be hard to follow a debut as enchanting as Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries, however Heather Fawcett delivers again in this delightful second installment of the adventures of Emily Wilde: Map of the Otherlands.

The tale picks up where Bambleby and Emily left off; post haste they are off on another fanciful quest, this time aided by both some familiar faces (Poe the brownie and Shadow the grim have returning roles), along with many new quirky characters, mortal and Folk alike.

The novel picks up speed and progresses very quickly from the jump, having set up context, world-building and character development already in the first novel. The story builds upon this foundation while tackling new concepts, leveraging the world and domains already established in book 1.

The pursuit of the study of dryadology as a science, including the ensuing conflict between academics’ theories, and the clash between the “OGs” like department head Farris Rose and the new creative thinkers of the field was not at all a stretch of the imagination, but rather a true parallel to similar fields of scientific study in modern day Cambridge, lending credibility to the fantastical realism of the novel.

Simultaneously a cozy read, but also fast paced, with interesting concepts to explore including faerie nexus’ and bending space and time, sprinkled throughout with a good dose of witty banter, and many new words to look up, I was not ready for this book to end as quickly as it did. Not unlike others in her orbit, I am drawn to Emily’s independence, adventurous spirit, and unquenchable thirst for discovery and exploration.

There is perhaps no better compliment for this book than to say I am already looking forward to the next installment!

Thank you to NetGalley for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review!

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In short, I loved it!!! This story is a wonderfully compelling continuation of the first, diving deeper into the characters’ development and moving the overall series’ plot forward in an intriguing way, while still staying true to the feel and coziness of the first book.

After Emily Wilde, expert dryadologist and professor, publishes her Encyclopaedia (and gains the tentured position she was after), she began another academic project involving the creation of a mapbook of Faerie, including the various doors to and from the mortal world. Wendell (her friend, fellow researcher, and also exiled Fae royalty) Bambleby is the target of his stepmother’s wrath, as she wishes to secure the throne that he was forced to leave behind ten years ago. These two developments lead Emily and Wendell on an expedition of science and the heart. New friends, as well as a few first book favorites, make appearances along their journey.

Emily and Wendell’s relationship deepens in this book, and occasionally left me giggling contentedly, I feel like there’s not a lot I can say without spoiling it. I was very satisfied with the direction of this subplot.

“Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries” (the first book in this series that was released January 2023) is one of my favorite books I’ve ever read, and while I was a little nervous to read the sequel, this one lived up to, and even surpassed in some ways, my expectations. It simultaneously felt like an adventure tale and a warm hug.

Another five beautiful stars for book two of Emily and Wendell’s adventures with the fairy folk! I absolutely adored everything about this book. I feel like I’m wrapped up in my softest, coziest blanket when I step into the world that Heather Fawcett has created. Her ability to develop the characters and their relationships with one another, while also building such an interesting, complex world, is just top notch and I can’t wait for another book in this series! This book has a similar vibe to Neil Gaiman’s Stardust which is one of my absolute favorites! Love love love!!!!