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Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames

10 reviews

nikki_saulnier's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gore, Murder, War, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Grief, Violence, Death, Infidelity, Cannibalism, Blood, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy, Slavery, and Terminal illness

missmali's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Violence, War, and Gore

valjeanval's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Funny for a couple hundred pages, but the jokes just repeat and the flaws get more noticeable as it goes on. The female characters lack and depth and the run of duck jokes and fat jokes just goes on and on.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Terminal illness, Violence, and War

vivavia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gore, Kidnapping, War, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Blood, Death, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

ollie_again's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Cannibalism

Minor: Ableism, Genocide, Homophobia, Slavery, Child abuse, and Drug abuse

harmjoyw2's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Cursing, and Murder

seanml's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

One of the most uniquely enjoyable experiences I’ve had in fantasy in a long time. Eames doesn’t try to be overly clever; the tropes and archetypes that populate this book are laid out front and center. The characters are all lovely in their own way, and legitimately hilarious. Longtime readers of fantasy should enjoy everything in here. 8.5/10. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders

kjoli's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Vomit, Child abuse, and Homophobia

clevernamehere's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Kings of the Wyld perfectly evokes the feelings of nostalgia that anyone with a life well-lived would recognize. The characters are ridiculously endearing, well-developed, and lovable in the case of our heroes and friends, and at the very least fascinating and intriguing in the case of our foes. The humor is impeccable and hooked me even before the plot did. The descriptions of settings and events are memorably unique, be they beautiful or grotesque, even for a book that refuses to take itself and its genre too seriously. Anyone who loves the atmosphere of D&D among funny friends will take to this book like a fish to water. There are solemn moments treated with the appropriate gravitas, but it never feels like we're stuck in melancholy for too long. The family dynamic of the adventurers, their inherent good nature, and the love they continuously express for each other in various ways are all aspects that made this book so captivating. I cannot recommend this book enough, as it easily vaulted over any other book I've read to take its place as my favorite I have ever had the joy of reading. 

I highly suggest the audiobook, read by Jeff Harding- his dynamic voice acting and character voices had me so engaged, and I laughed harder at the delivery of the funniest parts because of his skill! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Murder

The portion that describes the domestic violence Clay's mother suffered through is brief in length, but the descriptions are heart-wrenching and could definitely trigger someone who is sensitive to this topic. It can be easily skipped over, however, and does not take away from the plot; it mostly happens as a fever-dreamlike sequence after Clay

nearly dies

due to a nasty fall.

planreadrepeat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Picture a troupe of warriors who have retired from their glory days grown old. Grouping up for one last adventure to help a friend and maybe save the world. There are adult themes in this book. Not the sex (hardly any and nothing graphic), some cursing, but it's the so relatable of looking back at youthful glory years (with some regrets) by older guys. Plus cracking knees, sore back, and missing family. At parts laugh out loud funny and at others reflective and emotional, this was an epic read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gore, Physical abuse, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism