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Series Review: The Suitable 'Verse by R. Cooper

Greetings and welcome to Reviews That Burn: Series Reviews, part of Books That Burn. Series Reviews discuss at least three books in a series and cover the overarching themes and development of the story across several books. Full Audio Here Powerful noble families known as the beat-of-fours, answerable only to a ruler and the mysterious, godlike fae, scheme and squabble amongst themselves, and go to war for the chance to put one of their own on the throne. But the fae might be pulling more strings than the nobles realize and they definitely have their favorites. A series of love stories loosely centered around the political crisis that led to the current ruler, featuring oblivious librarians, crafty though loving kings, an innocent half-fae noble, a legendary outlaw turned conqueror, worried warriors, clever guards, and an infamous beauty. PUBLISHER: Independently Published LENGTH: ~1000 pages so far AGE: Adult GENRE: Fantasy, Romance RECOMMENDED: Highly Queer Rep Summary: m/m and m/m/...
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White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton (Adam Binder #1)

Not all magicians go to schools of magic.

Adam Binder has the Sight. It's a power that runs in his bloodline: the ability to see beyond this world and into another, a realm of magic populated by elves, gnomes, and spirits of every kind. But for much of Adam's life, that power has been a curse, hindering friendships, worrying his backwoods family, and fueling his abusive father's rage.

Years after his brother, Bobby, had him committed to a psych ward, Adam is ready to come to grips with who he is, to live his life on his terms, to find love, and maybe even use his magic to do some good. Hoping to track down his missing father, Adam follows a trail of cursed artifacts to Denver, only to discover that an ancient and horrifying spirit has taken possession of Bobby's wife.

It isn't long before Adam becomes the spirit's next target. To survive the confrontation, save his sister-in-law, and learn the truth about his father, Adam will have to risk bargaining with very dangerous beings... including his first love.

TITLE: White Trash Warlock
AUTHOR: David R. Slayton with Michael David Axtell (Narrator)
PUBLISHER: Blackstone Publishing
YEAR: 2020
LENGTH: 307 pages (9 hours 19 minutes)
AGE: Adult
GENRE: Fantasy
RECOMMENDED: N/A

Partial Queer Rep Summary: Gay/Achillean Main Character(s).

DNF 5 hours 12 minutes in (56%).

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

Graphic/Explicit CW for blood, gore

Moderate CW for abandonment, toxic relationship, alcohol, alcoholism, mental illness, forced institutionalization, miscarriage, violence, gun violence, suicide, murder, death.

Minor CW for cursing, misogyny, homophobia, pregnancy, sexual content, ableism, child abuse, drug use, excrement, torture, animal cruelty, animal death.

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