Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon

31 reviews

choicepotatoes_yetagain's review against another edition

funny tense medium-paced

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

2.25

2.25 - not for me
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i wanted so badly to like this book, but it was not for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, and Gore

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Vomit

bookishchef's review

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

3.25

I wanted to love this so much. 
And part of me does. The characters were great, I loved the representation and I thought Wyatt was a really enjoyable narrator. The writing style was good too...

But the plot was all over the place. The pacing was inconsistent. And the story couldn't seem to focus on literally anything. To the extent that the main plot point of this book doesn't get a resolution by the end. 

I thought Wyatt acted a bit old for his age too. A 17 year old with multiple years of sexual experience and sexual partners? Like... it isn't impossible and I guess some teenagers do mess around a lot but idk.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Gore, Death, Death of parent, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Drug use and Transphobia

Minor: Vomit, Sexual assault, Self harm, and Dysphoria

mxemma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This book was enjoyable in some ways, but suffers from a whole lot of tonal dissonance. It felt like every couple of pages we swung from fluffy fanfic romance (there was only one bed!) to horrifying gore and betrayal. The writing itself is beautiful, but I think cutting a few lines and a couple plot-twists would have made the story flow more smoothly and strengthened the book as a whole. They may be setting up the sequel, but the ending felt rather abrupt because of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Racism, Gore, and Hate crime

Moderate: Body horror, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Sexual violence, War, Terminal illness, and Transphobia

Minor: Pregnancy, Dysphoria, and Deadnaming

zoepagereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring relaxing sad tense slow-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

I was so incredibly close to bailing on this. The few chapters of this book left me in a mix of wanting to read but feeling like everyone word was dragging me through molasses. In the end though, I stuck through it and after about 100 pages, the plot made it worth while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Deadnaming, Gore, Hate crime, War, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

lyd41's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-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

4.0

This was a super fun read. The protagonist is hilarious and I love the inner monologue from this writer. Literally I was laughing the entire book. Even with how funny it was,  the plot and characterizations never suffered! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Mental illness, Infertility, Gore, Grief, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Suicide, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Deportation, Deadnaming, Death, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Transphobia, Vomit, and Police brutality

Minor: Genocide, Stalking, Physical abuse, Torture, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

karcitis'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Murder, Death of parent, and Blood

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Drug use, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Confinement, Deadnaming, Vomit, and Dysphoria

aexileigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Deadnaming, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

carolined314's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

3.0

Glad to have a transman star who was not at all interchangeable for a cis one, in a detailed fantasy setting. A bit challenging by how much trauma was worked in, in what seemed like a romance-type book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Grief, Toxic friendship, Death, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Gore, Police brutality, Stalking, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Classism, Transphobia, Bullying, and Deportation

greyys_libraryy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Deadnaming, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Transphobia

Minor: Gore, Infertility, and Sexual assault

readingelli's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Terminal illness, and Gore

Minor: Transphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Deadnaming