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The House Witch 2 by Delemhach

11 reviews

earlgreyjedi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

Book 2 of the House Witch provided a lovely story of how Finn and Anika grow their new relationship, Finn accepting that he has people to depend on, and the crew gearing up for the war ahead. This is my first time listening to the audiobook version so I was a little shocked by the different voices at first! But overall it was a wonderful narration and a fantastic story. Seriously, this book had me laughing out loud, jumping for joy, and crying for characters too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Violence

Moderate: Infertility, Slavery, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Additional warnings:

premature birth, depictions of difficult birth, depictions of Dissociative identity disorder

tanacef's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Pregnancy

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

marzandme's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

Moderate: Domestic abuse

ravia14's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Violence, and War

More info on the content warning for death, obviously a fairly big spoiler for the story:

For a large part of the book, it seems like queen Ainsley is going to die from childbirth. She does in fact survive as does her baby.

rosatyrs's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Infertility, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Transphobia

fabphryne's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted sad slow-paced

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

3.5

**This is for the audiobook version of this title.**

A continuation of the first book (as in this is really not a sequel so much as more of the first book) this is another charming entry into the world of The House Witch. This is a cosy fantasy and it feels like hanging out with slightly bizarre friends. 

While we delve more into the lives and histories of the characters introduced in the first book the execution is a little uneven. Sometimes we bounce back and forth in time which would work better if it was just for a chapter at a time. At one point the love story between the king and queen is revealed, which is lovely, but transition is truly awkward. Since there don’t seem to be any chapters (at least no notation of them on the audiobook) sometimes once scene abruptly changes to a completely different point of view. 

**light spoiler**There is another scene in which a particular mental illness is discussed that threw me out of the story. While the characters behaved in a kind and accepting manner the portrayal by the book itself seemed a little forced. While I applaud the inclusion of characters experiencing mental challenges, it didn’t feel like an especially organic way to include this character. It was informative but not storytelling, it felt more like a lecture. 

This is a fun series that I will continue to read. The characters are engaging and the situations fun, but I wouldn’t say this is an especially cohesive book. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

rrgailey's review

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

I wasn’t ready to leave this world after the first book and happily dove right into the second. I enjoyed getting to know a bit more about some of the side characters, and while the plot felt maybe a bit darker and scattered at times compared to the first book, the vibes continued to be immaculate. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Pregnancy

litwitchbitch's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

Moderate: Grief and Pregnancy

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Abandonment, and War

eicart_reads's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage and Grief

For a light-hearted book, this has Major content warnings surrounding pregnancy:

past miscarriages, past stillbirths, current pregnancy in crisis, premature birth, doubt about whether mother and baby will survive the birth.

Spoiler for what happens to baby and mother:

baby is born early but in good health. Mother is at death's door and they don't think she'll make it but she does pull through. The King's grief is massive during this period while the Queen seems to be dying.

angelchrys's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy