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The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon

87 reviews

uranaishi's review against another edition

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

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

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

bingo_banjo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious relaxing 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Police brutality, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Murder, Toxic relationship, Deadnaming, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness

oliver_bug's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense 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

3.0

The book is pretty average. It kept me hooked enough to finish the book, but not enough for me to want to read it again. I do want to read the second book just out of curiosity. Wyatt, the main character, is pretty bland. It feels like his only depth is being trans and being mean. I did however enjoy a lot of the side characters such as Emyr, briar, and jin. Emyr had a lot of depth to his character and was very interesting to read about. The world-building was okay at best, a lot of the lore was brought up a few times then almost never talked about again or explained. The plot point of fascism and racism was a little strange at times but I am definitely not the person to speak on that. The LGBTQ representation at some points seemed a little bit forced or over-explained, rather than something that's brought up once and flows naturally with the story, sometimes the story took a little too long explaining that these people are how they are. However, I did really enjoy the way that some of the relationships were written, like Solomons. Overall the book was okay and I would recommend reading it if you're looking for something like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Deadnaming

Minor: Child abuse

whatthefridge's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

It took a little while for me to get into the worldbuilding. The Fae stuff didn't include things I'm used to and the Witch stuff didn't do what I thought it would (I thought it'd be like witches can only be women but aHa trans witch), but in the end I got on board with it.

The relationship Wyatt has with Briar is queerplatonic, which should be a big yay from me, but most of the time it felt like Briar was Wyatt's crutch. I'm glad the story addresses this, but it's still a bit tedious to go through.

I like the chemistry between Wyatt and Emyr. Part of me wishes Emyr had a bit more personality to him because there's not enough show of why he and Wyatt are compatible with their personalities.

There's also the ending that bugged me. There's an entire moustache-twirling villain monologue style thing where the grand plan has to be verbally spelled out to everyone in the room, which conveniently includes *everyone* important in that room.

But, like, I adore Wyatt as a character, and he did a great job carrying the story without making it drag.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Police brutality, and Child abuse

Moderate: Transphobia, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Deadnaming and Sexual assault

librarianlayla's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

I adored this book so much!

If you're looking for a fantasy book with a trans protagonist, diverse characters, a slow burn romance peppered with sarcasm and wit - The Witch King is for you.

A take on the fae world as I haven't seen before and a truly twisting plot, I struggled to put this book down.

I cannot wait for the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

saffyre's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

fleurofthecourt's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Police brutality

asworlds's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

3.25

So, I had high expectations that were not met unfortunately. There's a lot to say, but I dont want to take up your time. Some plot holes, some bad character development. If you're okay with tumblr shitpost style writing, then try it out!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Child abuse

midnightgremlin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Transphobia, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

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