#125 White Trash Warlock

 White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton 

• Goodreads: Check it out here
• Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
• Genre: Urban Fantasy
• Page count: 307

Thank you as always to @The WriteReads for yet another opportunity to be a part of this amazing blog tour and to the publishers and author for sending me a physical copy of the book. I was immediatley drawn in by the really cool cover and couldnt wait to get started with this, i also have a very deep love for deckled edges!

The book follows Adam Binder who has the power of the sight, meaning he can see into the spirit world which includes gnomes, elves and spirits. Adam unlike most people in books with an ability has always seen it as a hinderance causing friction in his family, friendships and triggering his fathers rage. When Bobby, Adams brother has him committed to a psych ward it takes Adam years to begin accepting who he is and to try and use his ability to help people. When Adam tries to find his missing father, he follows a trial of cursed artifacts only to find that a spirit has possessed the wife of his brother Bobby. It isnt long before Adam attracts the attention of the spirit, he must use his abilities like never before in order to bargain with dangerous entities to save his sister in law and to find out the truth of his missing father. 

The story is set in modern day Denver but with the inclusion of many paranormal entities, the author did a great job of writing both aspects parallel to each other. I actually cant fault the writing at all. I really enjoyed the characters and the LGBTQA+ elements, surprisingly this is still quite rare in fantasy books! I thought Adam as a protagonist was particularly intriguing with his history of trauma and childhood of abuse, he was such a complex character with his flaws and insecurities, i enjoyed watching him grow in confidence and learn to accept who he is. Other stand out characters for me were definitely Vic and Argent. Im not normally keen on romanace elements in fantasy books but i will make an exception as it wasnt overdone and felt really natural between Vic and Adam. I would have liked more background from Vic's character but perhaps the author is leaving this to later books in the series. 

I would say this book was definitely a grower, it took me a few chapters to become completely hooked! I usually dont like reading both urban fantasy or paranormal fantasy so i really wasnt sure how it was going to go but i was so surprised by how this book hooked me in. I enjoyed the twists along the way (as a thriller reader the twists were much appreciated and kept me enthralled) The themes of acceptance, anger, grief and family strife were what made this book such a great read. The book has an excellent set of characters who are realistic, complex and flawed, an interesting world and an awesome plot. I cannot wait to see where the next book takes us! 

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