Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

50 reviews

katwritesandreads7's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

The idea for this book was really good. I was drawn in by the magic and strong female voices. However, the execution lacked. I found it took a long time to get into the modern story (Kate) and sadly I found her to be not as strong or able to help herself as the other two stories (Altha and Violet). I was really disappointed by a lot of Kate's actions and found she didn't serve much purpose besides unveiling Violet's story. For me, Violet was the main character and could have done with a novel of her own without her great niece. Not to mention, there are many many triggers in this book that made it hard to swallow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and War

kelburke's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

paris_nicole's review

emotional informative inspiring 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

4.75

I loved this book! The story is told in three different timelines (1619, 1942 and 2019), with three different women. Their stories are interwoven and involve some witchiness, survival and self-discovery. There is a fair amount of abuse throughout, at the hands of men. (Many trigger warnings.) The message in the story is about the strength of women who, unfortunately, have been abused by men (partners, fathers, doctors, strangers) for centuries. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Racism, Self harm, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

pandemonicbaby's review

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

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

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

jocogr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

megharris's review

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

dazzy's review

dark emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

annetaylor5942's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Car accident, and Abortion

jakirby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy