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Weyward by Emilia Hart

1208 reviews

whalls_'s review

dark emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Abortion

e_misailedes's review against another edition

Too many descriptions of sexual abuse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

dchum's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

One of my new favorite books. The writing was brilliant and the story was beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Death, Incest, Miscarriage, and Car accident

bastibooks's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective sad

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

immakingt0ast's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

bec28's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

violinknitter's review against another edition

I’m DNFing this book. From reading some of the reviews, especially from people whose reading taste I’m familiar with, the things that are bothering me now in the book aren’t going to get any better. I’m only semi-interested in these characters, and it’s not enough to drag me through the men-doing-awful-things-to-women in virtually every chapter

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

sophieblanca's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

Weyward has an interesting premise. I enjoyed the characters, the atmosphere, the connections across time, and the descriptions about the beauty and wonder of the natural world. I listened to the audiobook, and the performance was excellent.

But the story itself is trauma after trauma, without much else to make up for it.

I don’t mind books that explore difficult themes—abuse is, unfortunately, a reality many women have faced—but this was overbearingly bleak. Around 70% through, I felt drained, wondering when these women would ever catch a break. It was exhausting.

 

By the time the main characters finally found freedom, revenge, or empowerment, it felt too little, too late. The amount of trauma far outweighs the moments of strength, leaving the story feeling sad, rather than empowering. It's very unbalanced and that's my biggest issue with Weyward.

I don't regret reading it, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it. If you decide to pick it up, I encourage you to look up content warnings first. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage

tbeggs's review

3.5

A story oboist generations of women struggling through similar traumas. Explores how to use lessons from each other and inner strength (and witchcraft) to overcome said trauma. Took a bit to get going and for me to fully get into it, but overall would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

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

katiek14's review

emotional reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Abortion