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The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon

32 reviews

princess_peach's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.5

This book might be better to read once all three books are published. It's a first-person character book, so everything we know is based on what the main character, Wyatt knows. Wyatt, however, is a witch who was forbidden from learning about his powers and left Asalin, a fae kingdom for the human world. Wyatt is found and brought back to Asalin by his fae prince fiancee, Emyr. As Wyatt learns (or actively resists learning) about Asalin, fae and witch craft, so does the reader. I personally found that very frustrating. I'm hoping that once all three books are out, it will be less frustrating for me to read and I'll enjoy it more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Dysphoria, Grief, Racism, and Transphobia

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

3.0

I felt a bit so-so on this book but have absolutely no doubt that it'll be a treasure for the target audience. Many teens, especially LGBTQ teens and teens who love magic and excitablr queer culture will probably love this. I liked the fantasy setting, the characters, and the LGBTQ representation in this story. Several things about this book didn't work for me because they felt too forced to be an organic element. My top complaint was how forced the Facebook and cellphone stuff felt. It seemed like a cool concept that just needed a little more kneeding before it was fully mixed in. 

📘The Gist 📘: Wyatt ran from the Fae world and his betrothed prince following a cataclysmic, traumatic event. When the prince comes to drag him back, Wyatt finds himself facing the same anti-witch discrimination and new transohobia as he fights to return home. 

📒Representation📒: trans mc, mlm, wlw sc, nonbinary sc, bipoc mc and sc, native American mc

💕 For readers looking for 💕: Complex characters, evolving relationships, friends to lovers to enemies to...?, Magic, fantasy exploring real-world discrimination, moody protagonist

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Ableism, Violence, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Homophobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, Child abuse, Blood, and Drug use

Moderate: Racism

nefariousbee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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

4.75

I understood the concept of book boyfriends because of this book. it was the perfect relaxing fantasy queer read and I can't wait for the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Infertility, Violence, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, and Emotional abuse

contains often passages about trans male pregnancy

caseythereader's review against another edition

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

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

lagiven's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.25

There's lots of queer representation in this book which is what made me most excited because there aren't many fantasy novels featuring trans characters especially. The worldbuilding wasn't very detailed, but it was interesting and needed to be explained more. The plot was probably one of the weakest parts as it was all over the place, characters faced little to no consequences for their actions, and the reveal of antagonists at the climax wasn't well planned out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, and Xenophobia

foreverinastory's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

I loved this so much!!!

Rep: white gay trans male MC, Black male love interest (Wyatt-sexual/aspec), fat indigenous (Seminole) bi-asexual female side character, sapphic nonbinary side character, sapphic side characters, achillean side characters,

CWs (from the authors website): Violence (including gore, arson, attempted murder, and murder), Misgendering (accidental and intentional, including deadnaming—however, the deadname is not written out), Abusive parents, Childhood sexual harassment and assault (harassment is graphic, assault is not), Grooming/predatory behavior between an adult and a teenager, Infertility and miscarriage mention, On-page panic attack, Suicidal ideation and brief mentions of suicide, Drug use. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

frantic_vampire's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

*ARC copy won in a goodreads giveaway*

I loved this book so much! It was just such a fun reading experience. The world building was incredible. I loved the mixing of fantasy and technology and the fact that not everything meshes well or in the way that you would expect. The Witch King is probably one of my favorite books that I’ve read this year. It’s just so good!

Wyatt is such a great character. He’s a little bit of an asshole, he’s a little careless sometimes, but he’s also a sweetheart that needs all the hugs he can get and I loved that about him! I loved that he got to be a bit of a mess and wreak some havoc and just be a teen making some new friends. I also really liked that this book didn’t shy away from Wyatt being trans! It was front and center and completely unapologetic. And the fact that there were so many queer side characters? I freaking loved this book!

I really liked that this book didn’t shy away from taking about politics, police brutality, the environment and climate change, protesting, and human rights. I also loved that I absolutely hated the villains by the end of this! Clarke was unexpected and she is practically the definition of Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss. And Derek? I loathed him with every fiber of my being.

Honestly there aren’t many things that I didn’t enjoy about this book. It did take a little bit to dig into this world and get past the info dumps, but this was such a great read! I loved Wyatt and Briar and Emyr to pieces. Just…everything about this book was awesome and you should definitely check it out! It’s getting a solid four and a half stars. 😊

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual assault and Physical abuse

gcjay1994's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-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

Moderate: Deadnaming, Violence, Blood, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, and Sexual content

bananakin's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

The Witch King is a YA debut fantasy novel by H.E. Edgmon published by Inkyard Press.
Wyatt, a transmasc Witch grew up in Asalin where the Fae rule and the witches are treated like second-class citizens. As a child he was soulmate-bonded to the Fae prince Emyr, until one night he loses control of his powers and escapes to the human world. In the human world Wyatt finds a family of his own where he is accepted until one day his fiance finds him there and drags him back to be married so he may ascend the throne in a desperate attempt to stabilize the kingdom. On his return to Asalin Wyatt is faced with everything he ran from. In the hope to return home to the human world forever, he makes a deal with the head of the guard, Derek, a fascist fae attempting to steal the throne from Emyr to push his Fae First agenda. Wyatt is a wonderful embodiment of queer wrath as he goes through the shame and rage of learning to accept himself and forgive his past mistakes. As Emyr and Wyatt reconnect he begins to see the boy he fell in love with as a child is still there. Wyatt is forced to decide between staying and fighting for his people or returning to the human world with the family he found there. 
The Witch King has a wonderfully queer cast with great character development. This book includes some of my favorite things: childhood friends to enemies to lovers, messy gays, found family, queer friend groups, some loose Catradora vibes, and burning down systems built on oppression. I saw both parts of myself and parts of friends in these characters in such a wonderful way. Wyatt’s explanation that he was not born in the wrong body, he is a boy and his body is a boy’s body was something that I enjoyed seeing to expand on different forms of trans rep in YA. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

ofbooksandechos's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful fast-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

I had a few issues with the world building (or lack of thereof) and how the novel felt condensed into a little more than 300 pages, but overall I still loved how relatable The Witch King was to our world and how seen Wyatt's thought process made me feel. 
Looking forward to reading the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence