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Weyward by Emilia Hart

100 reviews

acourtofsaraflames's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

The audiobook is good and I recommend this format. I feel if I had tried reading instead of listening then I would have DNF’d. 

I was expecting more witchcraft than trauma reading this. Most reviews mention to read the content warnings and I agree. I tried to add as many as I could remember. At the height of the stories there’s abuse, mostly physical, and unwanted/unplanned pregnancy. I don’t want to spoil anything further so I’ll leave it at that but read the rest of the warnings in case something may be triggering to you. The beauty behind this story is the resilience of the three women and how their stories are connected. The women are alike and intertwined in more ways than one. We get their POV’s that take place over 400 years. 

A couple of my favorite quotes (spoiler free):

“Witch. The word slithers from the mouth like a serpent. Drips from the tongue as thick and black as tar. We never thought of ourselves as witches, my mother and I, for this was a word invented by men. A word that brings power to those who speak it, not those it describes.”

“There are enough men in the world already” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Abortion

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

perifairy's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent

szuum's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

soozevp's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

I could not put this down! The way these three stories are woven together is brilliant! There are some pretty heavy topics in this book, but handled really well I felt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Abortion

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

bubblybelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.0

women are a force of nature

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Dementia, and Suicide attempt

nataliemarieee's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

audreyofthenorth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I am extremely conflicted about this book. On one hand this book was written well, and I always love some history/woman’s history. Each chapter always had a cliff hanger from this 3 perspective book which kept me reading. On the other hand please, please, PLEASE read the content warnings, I didn’t because I’m stupid and was not prepared for what I was about to read (NOT in a good way). Also the 3 story’s felt repetitive in the aspect of

childbirth, evil man, nature magic

. Which is fine but it’s a lot. But anywho definitely a rollercoaster, maybe I’ll change the rating later

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Abortion

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

bookstorian's review against another edition

4.5

As a historical fiction girlie this read has been on my TBR for awhile, it wasn't until a friend absolutely raved about it that I bumped it up my TBR and got it from my local library - My only disappointment is that I hadn't read it sooner and don't own a copy... 

What I liked about the book:
-Compelling to read, the fact that three women's narratives were intertwined through centuries to create the story was simple yet so enjoyable. 
-Mini cliff hangers to end the POV made it all the more motivating to keep reading to see what happens!
-Emotionally invested in each of the character's story lines. The author created vivid characters
-Enjoyed the magical realism element, I felt the story could have leaned towards this a little more
-Overall message of a woman's power and resilience was strong especially in the face of male abuse and oppression

Sad I don't have my own copy, I usually collect my five star reads like treasures but this copy will just have to go back to the library for so many others to cherish instead! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Suicide attempt

mooreca25's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

oliviaalbion's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

I'm so torn between a rating of 4 or 5 for this book, but considering it's the first book in ages I've stayed up reading, it's probably a 5. It's taken me a day to process the story of these 3 Weyward women and how their individual stories and lives link to the wider story. The themes travel through time splendidly, and each chapter was so perfectly timed with the others, alternating between the 3 women nearly equally and showing them all at the age of 'becoming a Weyward woman' despite the difference at age. I think the power of women was sometimes not given enough credit and could have been portrayed better as the main theme of the book. 
I also wonder if more books like this should have a trigger warning as the chapters on domestic violence and rape were hard to read, and this wasn't hinted at in the blurb or anywhere else pre-reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Rape

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment