Reviews

Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire

antiqueyouth's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.75

mushababy's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

devonforest's review

4.0

Not as many characters from the original book showed up in this one. Took me a little while to figure out where in the timeline thins took place. But we made it to post-Dorothy times. Probably will check out the next one if I ever find it cheap somewhere

fluffyskunk's review

3.0

Very slow to get going and kind of aimless, much like the main character. The scenes with Nanny were the only redeeming parts haha

With how sexually graphic Wicked was, it was odd that the scenes coded as queer were so coded and not explicit.

xoel_sousa's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

jess_mango's review

3.0

I loved Wicked and was really looking forward to this continuation of the story. Sadly, I did not enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed Wicked. It just didn't seem to have the same magic.

nicoleyu's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

protoman21's review

3.0

I'm really not sure how I feel about Wicked and Son of a Witch. There are certainly parts that suck you in and make you curious about the characters and the world, but there are also a lot of parts that seem rather pointless, or at least don't really add to the story.

codyjj74's review

adventurous dark

3.25

yodisborg's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Unlikeable unrepeatable characters complain about problems in abstract sense.  Convoluted plotting destroys any quality of writing contained In individual lines.  It feels forced such as when the son Lyr doesn’t know If he is the father of his child.  It raises a question why the author is obsessed with parents who suffer birth related amnesia and rape. Rape occurs in these stories in a casual fashion for no clear reason why it exists. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and War