Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

224 reviews

kwkitz's review

emotional mysterious sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and War

leslea's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved it, but be aware it’s a story of breaking the cycle of abuse 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Pregnancy

bellsdixon's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative mysterious fast-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit and War

jsmulan96's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

anna_i3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

tmartini's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

What an appropriate time to read a book about women's suppression, abuse and torment by men. This book just added fuel to my female rage, in a good way. And inspired me to not yield. Loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

bectothebooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Incest, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Vomit, Car accident, and War

txikimandy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-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? No

3.75

Overall, I enjoyed the stories. Solidarity between women, close family members, and distant relatives and ancestors is a lovely topic. I liked the way the women took inspiration from one another and passed knowledge along for the next.

The change in point of view and tense was very jarring, and the chapters were so short. It truly felt, sometimes, like nothing had happened in a chapter. I wish the chapters were longer.

At first I thought the book would be better as three separate stories, but I don’t agree with that impression anymore. I think, as the three women’s stories progressed, that they were woven together very well.

Violet’s story was my favorite. Almost a coming-of-age arc, I loved watching Violet grow into herself and lean into who she is. I felt the most emotional towards Violet’s circumstances and the most vindicated by her story’s climax and resolution.

Altha’s was my second favorite by a very close margin. I liked that we ended up reading her story in non-chronological order, it left me very curious about what could possibly happen in part three. I loved the ending was left pretty open compared to the other two.

Kate’s was by far my least favorite. Even though hers had the most immediate action of the three stories and took place over the longest period of time, and even though her character development was on par with Violet’s, it *felt* like nothing happened in her arc. Fundamentally I disagree with her biggest choice, and I absolutely do not relate to her reaction to the consequences of the choice she made, so she was very difficult to empathize with. The climax of her story was incredibly underwhelming- she deserved more time to bask in her power.

All in all it’s a good read about female empowerment and I would recommend it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

emilywemily6's review

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