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The Fae Keeper by H.E. Edgmon

19 reviews

sglance9's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty

tinysierra's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The Fae Keeper was a nice conclusion! Loved the character development. I liked that

we got to see the last few chapters through other characters eyes.

I also liked that

Wyatt was forced to acknowledge the pedestal that he put Briar on. It was honestly kinda annoying seeing her through his eyes because she didn’t seem like an actual person… which I understand was the point lol H.E. Edgeman did a good job with writing that perspective and their dynamic.

TW: Cannibalism, Body Horror and Gore, Car accident

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kybrary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

teddie_valetine98's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Deadnaming, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War

olivialandryxo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

The best sequel—and conclusion—that H.E. Edgmon possibly could’ve given us.

While the whole book was entertaining, the second half was especially thrilling, with many a revelation and plot twist keeping me on my toes. I love that the final showdown included a handful of chapters narrated by various side characters, thus giving us more insight into all that occurred. It really rounded things out, allowing for more detail without risk of the conflict being stretched on for too long. And the ending itself was lovely, so hopeful and honestly just perfect. ❤️

(My potential new ship—Briar/[A Newly Single Side Character]—might not have sailed, and I can see why, but I feel like it could still happen at some point in the future… Here’s to hoping.)

Also, I just want to say that I listened to this duology on audio, and I’m convinced I enjoyed the story more for it. Dani Martineck is a seriously talented narrator, and they did an incredible job with these books. While Wyatt’s chaotic gay inner monologue is hilarious in every format, this one absolutely takes the cake. I’ve never reached the end of an audiobook and wanted more, from it specifically, until now. If I reread, I’m coming back to the audiobooks; if you can get your hands on them, I highly recommend doing so; and if Dani has done any other books, I’m about to go look for them.

Representation:

• gay trans (FTM) protagonist
• Black queer demisexual love interest
• fat indigenous biromantic asexual side character
• nonbinary lesbian side character (they/them)
• various queer side characters & side characters of color (includes a Black character that uses a wheelchair)
• achillean couple (m/m)
• MMF side throuple
• minor sapphic side couple (f/f)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Transphobia, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault, Cannibalism, and Sexual harassment

All things tagged graphic are explicitly on-page, especially in the second half of the book. Most of the rest—excluding animal death and vomit—are only discussed, in varying capacities. Sexual harassment is in regards to a minor, sexual assault to an adult, though none is on-page. Some cannibalism is done by a side character, though again, none is on-page. Racism and transphobia are also discussed, as is gender dysphoria, but the first two are always challenged.

biggaywave's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring 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

4.75

A thoughtful commentary on such societal issues as transphobia, colonialism, and white supremacy, the Fae Keeper keeps the pace of its predecessor, moving from big moment to the next. Ultimately the climax is surprising and haunting. The battles from the first book are not made light of, and are dealt with careful consideration.  Adventurous, while not making war seem glorious, and simultaneously makes fights for social issues worthy. The characters are witty, diverse, and their relationships grow more complex. Overall a fun read, while at times dark and gruesome. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Violence, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and War

dododenise's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.5

I’m so pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I loved the premise of the first book but as that was resolved, I was scared that this book, which is about this world and politics, would not be interesting to me. Now I read this book in two days. 
The thing is, I was so interested I ended up missing some bits. The entire time there is this sense of time pressure and a lot is happening at the same time, representative of how the characters feel. There were moments of breathers but they weren’t enough for me. These characters are so strong and I would have loved it if they had gotten more and calmer moments to exist together. Especially Wyatt and Emyr’s relationship could feel static and stuck in place because the plot got in the way of them developing. 
The only reason why I feel like I missed out on these parts is because I was so engaged. The world building was rich and diverse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content

lyd41's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

This book definitely had sequel syndrome. I still loved Edgmon's writing!!! So funny, the audiobook is 100% worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

karcitis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Vomit, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria

josb's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.5

Series 3.5*

There were less pacing issues than Witch King but the main problem still remained, there was a lot more tell rather than show. Many of the big revelations happened through conversation which I find more interesting if the conversation follows maybe a series of hints, maybe the MC kindof having an inkling of the reveal. 

There were parts where Wyatt was coming to realizations while in quiet moments with his family. This is certainly more realistic, but sometimes I just want to watch cool fantasy people do cool things. The last 30% was very good and did keep me on the edge of my seat. I wish that the book would have been structured so that what happened at the 60-70% mark happened earlier so that there would be more time for natural discovery. 

I enjoyed the discomfort around the disruptive agenda of the novel. Certainly not something I would recommend unless you want to challenge your perspective on current systems and how they treat anyone not "preferred" within it. One thing to note is that Wyatt tends to use a lot of gen z/millennial references. I tend to struggle with pop culture references, it was not so bad I couldn't get the meaning through context but if that is not your thing be aware. 

There were a few chapters where the perspective shifted and I really saw Edgmon's skill as a writer. While I wasn't completely in love with the delivery for the Witch King Series I am excited to try future works by the author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cannibalism and Murder