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Wiedźmi król by H.E. Edgmon

81 reviews

nightshaderoots's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

It was a fun book. The world building was something different from what we seen and there are similarities to the real world that tie in nicely. The characters feel lived in and I love how the author describes each and every one of them. Even the characters that aren't ment to be likeable they have a charm to them that makes you want to learn more about them. I usually don't like the main characters of my books and this was not an exception but even though I wasn't a fan of his personality I still understood him. The way he interacts with those around him feels so lived in that I really enjoyed how their relationships developed. What really makes thus book a high rating is also the different kinds of love displayed. From romantic to platonic to love between family or pets it is everywhere in the book. That and the fact that the author put trigger warnings in the beginning shows how much thought and care was put into this book. Can't wait to read the second one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Transphobia, Abandonment, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Deadnaming, Sexual content, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

hazel_oat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Confinement, Abandonment, Classism, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Gore, Deadnaming, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: War, Hate crime, and Genocide

jennireadsmaybe's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

The Witch King is such a strong start to a fantasy duology featuring a trans witch MMC, his fae childhood best friend and fated mate, his fat Indigenous new best friend, and so many more fun characters. H.E. Edgmon explores repression and indigenous in both the fae kingdom and the human world that Wyatt flees to prior to the start of the series. 

A queer normative fae world is the most powerful aspect of The Witch King, because so much of fae fantasy romance revolves around cishet fated mates. Wyatt is unapologetically trans and not falling for the pressure to become the baby-making mate the kingdom needs him to be. I loved everything about it!! 

I'm excited to see what's to come in the second book after where things left off. 

This book is perfect for anyone looking for queer fantasy, messy and chaotic trans/queer characters, and just a funny time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Deadnaming

Minor: Child abuse

bohemianhermit04's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Vomit, Blood, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Deadnaming, Genocide, Alcohol, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

tinysierra's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I love Wyatt as a narrator. He is so funny.

Book 10 for the
#TransRightsReadathon2024

CW: Wyatt is a vomiter 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Stalking, Vomit, Classism, Excrement, Grief, Homophobia, Bullying, Infertility, Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Colonisation, Gore, War, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Terminal illness

Minor: Racial slurs and Drug use

asahome's review against another edition

3.5

Two people struggle with the balance of power their relationship has been built on. They must decide how they will allow the expectations of others to determine their course.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Classism, Deadnaming, Racism, and Colonisation

Minor: Sexual assault, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Infertility, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Sexual content

saracat's review against another edition

dark emotional 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 knew from the content warnings this would be a hard read in some ways. But there were also tears and emotions I was not expecting to feel from this book.

Despite all of Wyatt's flaws, there is almost never a moment I was not on his side. All decisions he made that from the outside were bad, could be understood based on how he'd been treated in the past and how he continued to be treated by others. This is not to say that Wyatt doesn't have responsibility for his actions, but the reasoning behind them makes sense. And really, when someone is so violently backed into a corner, it shouldn't be a surprise if they lash out.

Watching the evolution of Wyatt as an individual and his relationship with those around him really pulled at my heart so often. I cannot wait to start the next book in this duology.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Racism, Violence, Deadnaming, and Transphobia

Minor: Sexual assault

The 'racism' is not between humans, but from the fae towards the witches.

killahb94's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

2.0

Strengths: It was cute in places. I liked the Tessa redemption arc. I liked the unique character voice of Wyatt. I loved how queer everything was. I loved how energies were explained. I thought that was unique and cute. I thought it was interesting that the witches were 1. From the fae and 2. The societal outcasts.

Could have been betters: the character motivations seldom made sense. Briar opening the door. Wyatt not wondering where abandoned witch babies go. The characters seem flat? There are no actual consequences for actions so everything feels very uh.... Shallow? Wyatt 1. Steals a dragon 2. Shatters a greenhouse 3. Is like let's kill all fae and insights a riot 4. Is proven to be a traitor 5. The DOOR IS OPEN 6. KILLS THEIR PARENTS 7. Kills another guy 8. Frees prisoners from the dungeon. The consequence is the guy who should be King is and you are free from a contract you always hated.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual assault, Violence, Physical abuse, and Hate crime

buttermellow's review against another edition

adventurous reflective 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: Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Colonisation, Infertility, Physical abuse, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Deadnaming and Death

pipn_t's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

The narrator was great.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault