Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

1729 reviews

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

jamiefrancesca's review

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

mrsw0215's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Incest

kthc's review

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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, Abandonment, and War

meeshlev's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Abortion

Minor: Domestic abuse and Suicidal thoughts

emilymarleymorris's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

monster_tabs's review

I've heard nothing but how empowering this book was but the DV got to be too much for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

jessv's review

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved the writing style and how the three characters' narratives were woven together. Each of the three women and their chapters had a distinctive voice. Alternating between each point of view made for an interesting story that I didn't want to put down. However, this book needs a lot of significant **content warnings** for graphic descriptions of: rape, domestic violence, abortion, and miscarriage. I almost didn't read it because of another review talking about how the book is all misery and violence against women. I would say that this is true as a dominant theme of the book  - but there is also more to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Blood, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

bees_circus's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

ggruth's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.5

I really wanted to love this book, but it just wasn’t as enjoyable of a read as I hoped it would be. First, I really struggled to keep all the details straight across the three stories we were being told. I didn’t love how, especially in the first few chapters, we only got a couple of pages of each story at a time. It not only made the pacing feel very slow in some parts, but it also felt like every time I had adjusted to the character’s voice, I was whisked away and dropped into another story.

Second, I think this book was intended to be an inspiring story of strong feminist women. But it left me feeling pretty sad for these women who lived in solitude and seemed destined to face the same traumas generation after generation. I appreciate that this was a story of survival, and that each woman learned from those that came before her. But even though Kate had resolved to live a more full life, I still didn’t finish the book feeling hopeful for that future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and War