Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon

16 reviews

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

What an incredible and beautiful story focusing on a complex and layered main character. I love the world building, the language and the characters 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Transphobia, Violence, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Genocide, Infertility, and Police brutality

mazomazli's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

Great ideas poorly done. There’s so much I wanted to love about this but I was so disappointed. I hate to say that I’m glad it’s over so I don’t have to read anything more about you tongues flicking over lips, wings shooting out, more mouth stuff constantly over and over again. I didn’t even mind the meme-y writing, I think that’s actually fun. I just cannot with these descriptions repeating what easily has to be at least 100 times. 

It also feels like the story needed some rearranging and adjustment of length of various scenes. There was so much potential :(

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Genocide, Infertility, and Dysphoria

uranaishi's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: Child abuse, Genocide, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, and War

0xreid's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Genocide, Sexual assault, and Violence

caseythereader's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0

 - Hi hi welcome to another QUEER SCREAMING review! THE WITCH KING is packed with so much good stuff: found family, the fluidity of trans identity, a huge spectrum of genders, sexualities, races, and more.
- Though the book is a wild ride through the fae kingdom, it also covers a lot of hard topics, too: cruel parents, trauma recovery, broken friendships, racism, trying to burn the system down.
- You know I love a book with a prickly protagonist, and that's Wyatt. He makes a lot of bad choices and says a lot of hurtful things impulsively, but much of this book is about him and his friends growing through it together.
- THE WITCH KING is just such a unique book for so many reasons that I can't fit it all here. If you love queer fantasy, put it at the top of your list! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Infertility, Transphobia, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

xoodlebooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia

Minor: Genocide, Infertility, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment