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sashahc's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Queer SFF is one of few areas where there aren’t a lot of queer male writers, so today meet “White Trash Warlock” by David Slayton. It’s a bit misnamed, in my opinion, implying a more lighthearted #book than it is. It’s an urban fantasy starring a 20 something gay low-powered magic user living in a trailer park in Oklahoma who needs to solve a mystery and save his family. LOTS of trigger warnings in this one, but the characters and plot are very compelling and it’s got relatively rare class diversity. Not a cozy, but the MC has a sweetness that you don’t usually see in urban fantasy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Death of parent and Child death
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