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White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton

4 reviews

tifftastic87's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

I really enjoyed this! I chose it based on the title, which got a laugh from me. But what I found was surprisingly excellent. 

Adam was born in a trailer and being gay in OK was rough on him, but then add in that he is descended from witches and has a touch of magic unlike theirs. He has a rocky relationship with his family, both due to his sexual orientation and his magical one, who had him committed in high school. 

This book focuses on Adam's relationships, his romantic ones, his familial ones, and his magical one. This is a story of a traumatized youth healing and finding his path in life while fighting monsters. 

Adam is amazingly well adjusted. He communicates his feelings, even if he struggles to do so, asks for help when he needs it and doesn't do the typical chosen one nonsense, even though he was literally chosen by not one but two powerfu  magical beings. He also is aware that his use of his magical abilities creates a power imbalance between him and the love interest and is careful not to abuse that. 

This was a fun and sad listen, and I am definitely going to be reading or listening to the rest. 


There were a few things I wasn't a fan of,

such as that Adam's first teenage relationship was an ancient elf who was supposed to be teaching him and that wasnt addressed as problematic.

But it could have been worse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Miscarriage, Cursing, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Classism, Homophobia, Bullying, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Car accident

booksthatburn's review against another edition

The way the love interest is handled started to feel like copaganda. It sucks, because otherwise I was enjoying the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Gore

Moderate: Murder, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Violence, Death, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, and Suicide

Minor: Excrement, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Ableism, Cursing, Misogyny, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Drug use

pvbobrien's review

adventurous mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Homophobia, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Infertility

littlesmaug's review

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

HOLY. CLIFFHANGER. BATMAN.

I’ll have an actual review up on my blog and edit this review later to link it but WOAH. This book was all kinda of amazing. As a tarot reader, using the deck to actually see the future was *chef’s kiss.* I mean just all kinds of phenomenal. Again: WOAH. I read as an audiobook and the narration was nearly FLAWLESS. I’ll need a physical copy. I’ll also need to listen to book 2 ASAP.

https://littlesmaug.wordpress.com/2022/01/31/review-white-trash-warlock-by-david-r-slayton/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol