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redus_reuse_recycle's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Deadnaming, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Miscarriage
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adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Deadnaming, Drug use, and Sexual content
Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts
bananakin's review against another edition
adventurous
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
The Witch King is a YA debut fantasy novel by H.E. Edgmon published by Inkyard Press.
Wyatt, a transmasc Witch grew up in Asalin where the Fae rule and the witches are treated like second-class citizens. As a child he was soulmate-bonded to the Fae prince Emyr, until one night he loses control of his powers and escapes to the human world. In the human world Wyatt finds a family of his own where he is accepted until one day his fiance finds him there and drags him back to be married so he may ascend the throne in a desperate attempt to stabilize the kingdom. On his return to Asalin Wyatt is faced with everything he ran from. In the hope to return home to the human world forever, he makes a deal with the head of the guard, Derek, a fascist fae attempting to steal the throne from Emyr to push his Fae First agenda. Wyatt is a wonderful embodiment of queer wrath as he goes through the shame and rage of learning to accept himself and forgive his past mistakes. As Emyr and Wyatt reconnect he begins to see the boy he fell in love with as a child is still there. Wyatt is forced to decide between staying and fighting for his people or returning to the human world with the family he found there.
The Witch King has a wonderfully queer cast with great character development. This book includes some of my favorite things: childhood friends to enemies to lovers, messy gays, found family, queer friend groups, some loose Catradora vibes, and burning down systems built on oppression. I saw both parts of myself and parts of friends in these characters in such a wonderful way. Wyatt’s explanation that he was not born in the wrong body, he is a boy and his body is a boy’s body was something that I enjoyed seeing to expand on different forms of trans rep in YA.
Wyatt, a transmasc Witch grew up in Asalin where the Fae rule and the witches are treated like second-class citizens. As a child he was soulmate-bonded to the Fae prince Emyr, until one night he loses control of his powers and escapes to the human world. In the human world Wyatt finds a family of his own where he is accepted until one day his fiance finds him there and drags him back to be married so he may ascend the throne in a desperate attempt to stabilize the kingdom. On his return to Asalin Wyatt is faced with everything he ran from. In the hope to return home to the human world forever, he makes a deal with the head of the guard, Derek, a fascist fae attempting to steal the throne from Emyr to push his Fae First agenda. Wyatt is a wonderful embodiment of queer wrath as he goes through the shame and rage of learning to accept himself and forgive his past mistakes. As Emyr and Wyatt reconnect he begins to see the boy he fell in love with as a child is still there. Wyatt is forced to decide between staying and fighting for his people or returning to the human world with the family he found there.
The Witch King has a wonderfully queer cast with great character development. This book includes some of my favorite things: childhood friends to enemies to lovers, messy gays, found family, queer friend groups, some loose Catradora vibes, and burning down systems built on oppression. I saw both parts of myself and parts of friends in these characters in such a wonderful way. Wyatt’s explanation that he was not born in the wrong body, he is a boy and his body is a boy’s body was something that I enjoyed seeing to expand on different forms of trans rep in YA.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual harassment
Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts