Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

197 reviews

theresa_verry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

This book gave me all the feelings. Allowing me to confront past abuse that I have been through (though much of theirs is very different from mine) and feeling the empowerment of those who've come before me and found healing in the natural world. Checking content warnings is a must for this book as it definitely covers a lot of very dark and hard to think about topics. The resilience of women and the story of this family of women breaking free of generational trauma and always helping the future generations was beautifully woven.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

jesster's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexism, and Sexual violence

Minor: Murder

dr_amy_k_west's review

Content warnings were not thorough enough. Too much for me

Rape, marital rape, SA, intimate partner violence, child abuse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Confinement and Death of parent

lindyloureads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: War

stephaniealysse's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Abortion

_teacher_spice_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Homage to "The Yellow Wallpaper" with an ending with fight and hope.

blt28's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

I am conflicted about this book. Part way through I almost decided not to finish it. The story itself is interesting (although there is a lot of trigger warnings) but many times I felt that the story was too stagnant. I found myself glossing over many pages, which I rarely do (particularly in part two, and particularly about Violet). I think the book could have been edited a lot better.

I also agree with another reviewer who stated they wished the witchiness was more apparent from the beginning, rather than being revealed at the very end.

While I am glad I finished it, paradoxically, I wish I never started it to begin with. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, and Classism

kbairbooks's review

I cannot think of a single good thing about this book. It was HEAVY with trigger warnings, at over 60% nothing good had yet to happen which led me to not wanting to pick up this book because it would drastically bring down my mood. The characters were so awful to each other. I just couldn't stand it anymore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

micaelamariem's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

At first, I didn’t think I was going to like this book, but I slowly fell in love with the characters and what they were trying to say. Essentially, the book is about three women in the same bloodline who have suffered at the hands at men but discovered their own nature magic to help them. Though the book comes with a lot of trigger warnings, it’s important to note that these women are strong not because of their circumstances but in spite of them. They find strength in their connection to each other and other women. I liked the vivid details of the story, especially as the women connect with nature, though I really am not a bug person myself. I like the revenge the women took on the men (or justice perhaps?) and I like the circular ending. I think it was a bit slow, and perhaps there could have been more details with the women outside of their experiences with men and magic, but otherwise I did enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

dreaminthepages's review

dark emotional sad 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? No

4.0

Powerful, feminine story with beautiful descriptions of the natural world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death and Suicide attempt