Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

1018 reviews

kurdiwrites's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

emilllama's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I picked this book up during an Amazon sale months ago and finally had the chance to read it. The perfect read on a rainy fall day. This book is done so well!! It is told through three different characters narratives. This can be a hard thing to do well, but the storylines blend so well and the switching back and forth doesn't feel forced or like you have to stop in the middle of something. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Spoilers for the end of the book regarding what happens to the abusers

all of the abusers get what's coming to them and are either killed, driven mad, or satisfying dissuaded from continued actions/arrested

eriley's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Physical abuse and Abortion

sarahmaemae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Abortion

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Abandonment

bek1nd's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

artemismoon057's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, and Abortion

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Stalking, and Pregnancy

daniellekat's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

I loved the writing and was immediately and easily rooting for each main character. I thought the changing POVs was used well, but I felt that the book had a bit too much telling and not enough showing. Hart clearly has talent and I appreciated that she didn't paint every male character the same (although nearly all were scum). The ending felt a bit rushed together and I wish there was bit more mystery. While I really enjoyed this and devoured it in a couple of days, I would never recommend this without strongly suggesting taking a look at the content warnings. Some of this book was difficult to read and I'm grateful that I didn't go into this book blindly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

emilywemily6's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

I think if I was in a different mood/headspace I would have enjoyed this book more. It was very tense and melancholic, so I felt a lack of hope for the first 65% of the book. That made it hard to read and enjoy. The writing style was also a little off for me, lots of beautiful prose juxtaposed against some really stilted sentence structure. Since I was listening to the audiobook I noticed that. I liked the themes and seeing three different witches and how their heritage affected their lives, but this wasn’t my favorite type of story. Lots of on page trauma and triggers, so be aware of that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, and Classism

journeywithmeow's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Abortion, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Violence and War

chloe16's review against another edition

I really wanted to like this book. I liked the concept of women connected by blood and experience but I did not connect with any of the characters. There were moments of solid writing but then multiple paragraphs discussing one minute detail or thought. A lot of telling and not showing the reader how the character felt. Or, worse, showing and then explaining how the character was feeling or why they did what they did. Overall, it was disjointed. I couldn’t stick with it any longer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault