Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

41 reviews

hematthews's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, Stalking, Confinement, Death of parent, and Car accident

Minor: Child abuse, Suicide attempt, War, and Vomit

meaghanslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I had been seeing this book everywhere and I probably should have checked the trigger warnings. I highly recommend you do and I wish more people when advertising books did that.

The extremely graphic triggering part of the book doesn’t come in till like a third of the way through.

I liked the switching perspectives especially in the beginning. The chapters were short and there was a nice pace to the book. Toward the middle and end the chapters were long we and started to feel slow. The book was a bit predictable toward the end.

I did like the author’s writing style (although sometimes the dialogue got a bit cheesy) and would consider reading her future works.

What really irked me and took me out of the story is at the end Kate’s abusive ex-husband finds her and instead of immediately calling the police or her friend (which she later admits she should have done) she concocts this more complicated plan to hide in the attic.  I just didn’t understand why she didn’t ask for help earlier in that crisis.  Also I’m not sure why she came down from the attic, I would have phoned for help as the animals were attack Simon. I don’t intend to victim/survivor blame but rather point out that as a reader it took me out of the story because I was thinking “what are you doing?”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Body horror, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gore, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual violence

keeltrice's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Vomit, and Abortion

Minor: Death of parent

kt_schutte's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Confinement, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

poetsofsweetpea's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious slow-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

4.0

An interesting narrative of three women across generations.  If you like the stories where women triumph over the cruelty of men, then you will love this one.  Check the content warnings.  It had lovely prose and sympathetic main characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Misogyny, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Car accident, Infertility, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and War

sassyyabby's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Abortion, Miscarriage, and Confinement

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Car accident and War

linneak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Abortion, Alcohol, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gore, Grief, Toxic relationship, Death, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Rape, Domestic abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, Incest, and Infertility

brynne_hannah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Violence, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Incest, Rape, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Car accident

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Violence, Physical abuse, Abortion, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Gore, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, Grief, Murder, Confinement, Vomit, and Sexual content

Minor: Cancer, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Classism, and Religious bigotry

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I had high expectations because this was the Goodreads Choice Awards Book of the Year (2023)—perhaps too high.  It was a good book, but I felt the three good storylines were one too many.  With stories set in the 1600s, 1940s, and the present day, the story constantly jumped around.  If I had been able to read it in one sitting, it might have worked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Bullying, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Vomit, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Stalking, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Classism, and Sexism