A review by alexiab
The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon

adventurous funny medium-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

3.75

I am the biggest simp on the planet for Wyatt and Emyr. oh me oh my.

This is a pretty solid fantasy story with some pretty impressive world building for a teen book, even though a lot of the language definitely feels like Youth Speak that will probably age very poorly. I really enjoyed the characters, it has all the best tropes, and the conflict was pretty solid for the most part. I've never seen a fantasy-world-hidden-in-modern-world story where the narrator wonders how the outside world has affected the fantasy society, whether racism and homophobia have leaked in where they otherwise wouldn't have away from our world, and I thought that was a really unique and interesting thing to see as part of the story. 

There's a couple plot things that made me wonder if I wasn't paying enough attention to catch the foreshadowing or if it was just random, so I can't say if that's the book's fault or my fault lmao. All in all not bad. It opened pretty strong and had me interested and invested pretty quickly, and the few bumps in the road didn't completely derail my enjoyment of the story. I'm curious where the second book will go.
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