Where Is Your Bookmark: A Peek Into Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands & Other Friday Fun

I am just about to begin reading Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands #2 by Heather Fawcett.  I am so excited! The first book in the series was one of my favorite reads last year. 

A weekly meme where readers share the first sentence of the book they are reading and say what they think. Hosted by the amazing Gillion Dumas of Rose City Reader.

The foot would not fit in my briefcase, so I wrapped it in cloth and wrestled it into an old knapsack I sometimes carry with me on expeditions. [opening of Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands]

Already off to a curious start! It isn't everyone who would carry a foot in their bag. 

A weekly meme in which readers share a random sentence or two from page 56 or 56% of the book they are reading. Our wonderful host Freda of Freda's Voice is on a break, and Anne of My Head is Full of Books  has stepped in to host! 

As if it wished to lure me on, the fog parted on the easy path, revealing the mountainous landscape beyond. Most travellers would have surged ahead immediately in order to orient themselves, but I did not trust the behaviour of the fog. I surmised that the path ahead was a faerie door, and what sort of place did it lead to? The mountains I saw through the break in the fog were familiar, and yet something was off about them. [excerpt from 56% of Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands]

I have a bad feeling about the situation Emily finds herself in here. Where faeries are concerned, one never knows what will happen next. I have not reached this point in the book, but I look forward to finding out more. 

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands (#2) by Heather Fawcett

When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde must uncover their secrets before it’s too late in this heartwarming, enchanting second installment of the Emily Wilde series.

Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore—she just wrote the world’s first comprehensive of encylopaedia of faeries. She’s learned many of the secrets of the Hidden Folk on her adventures . . . and also from her fellow scholar and former rival, Wendell Bambleby.

Because Bambleby is more than infuriatingly charming. He’s an exiled faerie king on the run from his murderous mother, and in search of a door back to his realm. So despite Emily’s feelings for Bambleby, she’s not ready to accept his proposal of marriage. Loving one of the Fair Folk comes with secrets and danger.

And she also has a new project to focus a map of the realms of faerie. While she is preparing her research, Bambleby lands her in trouble yet again, when assassins sent by Bambleby’s mother invade Cambridge. Now Bambleby and Emily are on another adventure, this time to the picturesque Austrian Alps, where Emily believes they may find the door to Bambley’s realm, and the key to freeing him from his family’s dark plans.

But with new relationships for the prickly Emily to navigate and dangerous Folk lurking in every forest and hollow, Emily must unravel the mysterious workings of faerie doors, and of her own heart. [Goodreads Summary]

Does this sound like something you would enjoy? If you have read it, what did you think?

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What is your favorite type of candy?

I have a shameless sweet tooth. I am your stereotypical woman who loves chocolate. My top favorites today (because it changes from time to time) are See's Scotchmallows (dark chocolate covering marshmallows and caramel), Riesens (chocolate-caramel candy covered in dark chocolate), and Dove's dark chocolate squares. Yum!

Do you have a favorite type of candy? 

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How do you organize your bookshelves? (submitted by Elizabeth @ Silver's Review)

I like order and, with so many books around the house, I need organized shelves if I want to find a book with relative ease. The shelves in my personal library are divided mostly by genre: fantasy, mystery/suspense/thrillers, fiction (historical, contemporary, romance, literary), poetry, and nonfiction. I also have a bookcase (and giant basket) devoted to Mouse's books in that room (not divided by genre). Within those sections, the books are alphabetized by authors' last names. I keep all the mass market paperbacks on a couple of bookcases in the spare bedroom, which are also alphabetized by authors' last names. In other parts of the house there are bookcases for my family's graphic novel and manga collection. I also have a TBR shelf by my bedside with a mix of books on it. We won't talk about the books in Mouse's room, spilling from the shelves onto the floor, in  no particular order. Although, I think she tries to keep the series together. 

My many e-books are not organized at all. I am afraid I haven't taken the time to figure out how to do that. I really should though just so I can more easily see what I have lost between its covers.

How do you organize your bookshelves?

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Be sure and tell me what you are reading!

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