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zoepagereader's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
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
- 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
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
- 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
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
- 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
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
- 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
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
5.0
Graphic: Xenophobia and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Terminal illness, and Gore
Minor: Transphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Deadnaming
theblerdnewsletter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Classism, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
urlocalhethey's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Outing, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, War, Abandonment, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, and Suicide attempt
queer_bookwyrm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
"Somewhere, at some point in time, some random cis person, who's probably dead now decided all trans people were stuck in the wrong body, and that became law. But I'm not a boy trapped in a girl's body.y body is a boy's body and its mine. My body isn't wrong."
"Your value as a person is not based on how much you can do for other people. You are valuable, Wyatt. You. All on your own. For exactly who you are."
Witch King by H.E. Edgmon is a YA urban fantasy and a queer dream! I loved this book with every fiber of my being. The representation was so so good. We get Trans, gay, bi, ace, demisexual, Indigenous (specifically Seminole and Diné), nonbinary, polyamory, and disability and fat rep! Whew! That's a lot of rep!
We follow Wyatt, a trans witch who lives in the human world with his found family and best friend Briar. We learn about Wyatt's trauma and why he left. Then his fae fiance shows up and all hell breaks loose.
Every snarky thing Wyatt says is mood af. I love that we get all the queer teen angst, and it feels so really instead of feeling like what adults *think* teen angst is. We explore the dark parts that comes with being trans and the guilt and self-loathing that comes with trauma. Edgmon does a great job of weaving these together with making the story too bleak. It's just so dang relatable as a queer person! Edgmon also clearly understands how impulsive (and how much of a dumbass) teenagers can be. And there are consequences.
We have found family tropes, childhood friends to lovers, and there's only one bed tropes. I absolutely loved Wyatt and Briar's relationship. They are family and have such an intimate bond, that is something I personally crave as an Aromantic person. Edgmon also did a wonderful job of showing how easy and seamless it can be to get consent and discuss boundaries. Just great communication about sex.
That twist at the end! I didn't see it coming at all! Imma need that sequel, like, yesterday! You need to read this book. This is a queer person's dream. Also dragons.
Moderate: Deadnaming, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Blood, and Gore
Minor: Sexual assault