This take on magical entities was brilliant, so well written, and just simply beautiful! I was hooked!

A great cozy fantasy book <3

Great characters, world building! I have a new favorite author!

I loved every page of this delightful book.

Good Read

The farther I read, the more I loved. Emily Wilde is determined to find evidence of a group of fae that no other researcher has found. As she settles into her rustic cottage far from comfort and all she knows and feels unwelcome by the townspeople, her arch rival Wendell Bambleby arrives with two assistants in tow. He moves right into the cottage and starts to take over. Emily is determined that it’s her name that will appear on the research paper and this will be the culminating entry in her encyclopaedia of faeries. I loved every page of this book. In many ways it made me think of Katherine Arden’s Winternight trilogy beginning with The Bear and the Nightingale. As the Russian fantasy develops and deepens in that series, so does the Scandinavian lore grow and flourish in Heather Fawcett’s fantasy. I have high hopes for the success of this book.. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read this arc in exchange for an honest review.

I was privileged to receive a digital ARC from Del Rey books and NetGalley. This review is my own. I read this book about a week ago and haven't known what to say in a review. All these words have been circulating through my brain: amazing, colorful, magical, other worldly, enchanting. I am in awe of the writer who has written a wonderful fairy tale for adults. While this book would certainly be enjoyed by readers in the YA (Young Adult) category, it reads as so much more. This book is about faeries. There are many different kinds and they all have their own doors to get in and out of their magical realms. They can put enchantments on people and cause all kinds of mischief. Emily, a scholar, has been doing research for years on faeries from all over the world, so when she stumbles into problems in Hrafnsvik, she needs to rely on all she has learned over the years. There is a love story woven into this novel that will warm your heart, both between the villagers, Emily's co-author and Emily. This novel was superb!! I had so much fun picturing the snow, the magical realms, the faeries and the love. I look forward to reading the next book by the author.