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pastelkerstin's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexism and Kidnapping
Moderate: Bullying
readingbrb's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Sexism and Violence
Minor: Transphobia
cat12345's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Sexism, and Blood
Moderate: Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Bullying
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Confinement
kurumipanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Gore, Sexism, Bullying, Blood, and Animal death
Minor: Violence
vaguely_pink's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Bullying, Sexism, Animal death, and Blood
Moderate: Kidnapping and Transphobia
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail
cozylifewithabby's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Violence
shelvesofivy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Blood and Bullying
Moderate: Animal death and Gore
Minor: Sexism
anniereads221's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexism, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Abandonment
jessnreads's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Blood, and Violence
foreverinastory's review against another edition
- 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
The Witch Boy follows Aster, a young boy from a family of magical people. The men are all shapeshifters while the women are all witches. Aster has never felt attached to being a shapeshifter and he'd much rather learn witchery. When his boy cousins start disappearing, Aster might be the only one capable of saving them.
I really enjoyed Aster's character. He must be protected at all costs. His story really shows gender exclusive activities are really harmful. I'm so glad he found a friend in Charlie! She was the best and always so supportive of him.
I enjoyed this world and I'm really curious to see how things will change for Aster in the sequel. I hope we also get to see more of the world. I wonder if there will be any trans or nonbinary characters. That was really the only thing this was missing.
Rep: biracial male MC, Black female side character with a broken leg and two dads, side characters with two moms, multiple BIPOC characters (specific ethnicity was not indicated), fat white female side characters.
CWs: Bullying, body horror, sexism. Moderate: violence, blood, animal death, injury/injury detail. Minor: gaslighting.
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, and Sexism
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Animal death
Minor: Gaslighting