Emily Wilde is one of the world's most knowledgeable experts on fairies in 1901, and she's nearly finished with her encyclopedia, which she hopes will become an essential reference source for her colleagues (and also secure her tenure, that most elusive of goals for professors). To finish up, she travels to a cold northerly land to learn about the wintry fae that live there. But after her arrival, she becomes a bit more involved with the people of the rural town where she's based, and also with the local fae community, to a disturbing degree.
This was an interesting take on fairy stories, though I had trouble suspending disbelief over a few things (namely that Emily would have any doubts about the presence of a fairy noble — she's too well versed in the lore and too smart to doubt herself). I loved her dog though, and if he's around in the sequel, it may make it worth picking up when it comes out in a few months. We shall see.
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