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A review by noriboo
The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
4.0
I was entertained!
Wyatt is a young boy of 17 years old who was born to Fae parents. He's also betrothed to the Fae prince, Emyr, through a blood contract.
When Wyatt was 14, he incited a big incident that ended in several calamities, after which he ran away to earth and ended up being fostered by a human family.
The past has a way of catching up to us, and the time has come for Wyatt to deal with the consequences of his actions and the current ongoing political escalations.
Honestly, I felt bad for both Wyatt and Emyr. From the get-go, Wyatt came across as a person with a lot of unhealed trauma, living in survival mode. A lot of people project their expectations on to Wyatt when all he really wants is for people to see him as the person he is. Besides that, he's very much a teen. He makes impulsive choices and doesn't oversee the long-term consequences. What I appreciated in his character arc is that Wyatt does manage to develop more empathy towards his best friend, Briar and Fiancée, Emyr. Acknowledging that he was so wrapped up in his own trauma that he wasn't actually capable of being a good friend. That's the growth that I love to see!
What I would have liked to see more of is more in-depth worldbuilding into the Fae and Witch dynamic. How come the fae came to hate Witches when they are their literall offspring?
Wyatt is a young boy of 17 years old who was born to Fae parents. He's also betrothed to the Fae prince, Emyr, through a blood contract.
When Wyatt was 14, he incited a big incident that ended in several calamities, after which he ran away to earth and ended up being fostered by a human family.
The past has a way of catching up to us, and the time has come for Wyatt to deal with the consequences of his actions and the current ongoing political escalations.
Honestly, I felt bad for both Wyatt and Emyr. From the get-go, Wyatt came across as a person with a lot of unhealed trauma, living in survival mode. A lot of people project their expectations on to Wyatt when all he really wants is for people to see him as the person he is. Besides that, he's very much a teen. He makes impulsive choices and doesn't oversee the long-term consequences. What I appreciated in his character arc is that Wyatt does manage to develop more empathy towards his best friend, Briar and Fiancée, Emyr. Acknowledging that he was so wrapped up in his own trauma that he wasn't actually capable of being a good friend. That's the growth that I love to see!
What I would have liked to see more of is more in-depth worldbuilding into the Fae and Witch dynamic. How come the fae came to hate Witches when they are their literall offspring?