Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

The Fae Keeper by H.E. Edgmon

6 reviews

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Oh I liked this one even better than the first book, I think. Yeah, some of the themes and ideas are a bit heavy handed, but I didn't really find that I minded that. We get to see more of the Fae world, and some of the world details that were a little fuzzy in the first book get expanded on this book.

Of course, we get more of Wyatt and Emyr, who are my favorite. I just really loved their chemistry in both books, and their bond gets even stronger in this book. Briar also comes into her own, realizing that she can be someone besides the helped. There were some excellent character arcs throughout this one, and I can't wait to see what Edgmon does next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual assault, and Genocide

Minor: Racism, Animal cruelty, and Sexual content

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Shooootttt I loved this. I listened to it on audio, and the narrator was everything. The first in the series is H.G. Edgmon's debut, and is understandably a tad rough around the edges, but THIS IS A MASTERPIECE. The rep, the characters, even the twists and turns, I was hooked. Also the humor is just peak. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Genocide, Cursing, and Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual content, Animal cruelty, and Racism

ofbooksandechos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Genocide, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal cruelty and Racism

pagesofnay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gore, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Cannibalism, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Cursing, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Dysphoria, and War

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Animal cruelty

the_vegan_bookworm's review

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

I love the world created in the Witch King duology, and this book continues to explore it in an exciting way. The plot kept me super engaged, and I continue to adore all the characters. It was a great continuation of the first book in many ways!

The book lost 0.25 stars, because some elements of the plot (like Emyr and Wyatt's relationship, and the addition of the changelings) felt unecessarily complicated and caused the plot feel slow-moving at times.

Spoiler

The inclusion of sexual violence against Tessa was completely unnecessary, and I am really disappointed in the author for featuring it. It didn't add to the plot in any meaningful way short of showing how evil Clarke is (which was not needed - we already knew that when she killed her brother and ate his heart). Tessa just becomes collateral damage to show how depraved someone else is, and the author deliberately chooses to never even examine the harm that it causes her. For such an otherwise progressive read, I felt a little betrayed by this careless inclusion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dysphoria, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Body horror, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Genocide

Minor: Racism

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, War, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, Colonisation, Death, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Cursing, Genocide, Terminal illness, Body shaming, and Cannibalism

Minor: Animal cruelty and Dysphoria