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Weyward by Emilia Hart

529 reviews

duesaji's review

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

dizzy_mittz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

khaleesimod93's review

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

TWs for Rape, Domestic violence, abortion, stillbirth, suicide ideation, miscarriage, and all around misogyny from ignorant men


Ok I'm having a hard time getting my thoughts together about Weyward. The book is sad and full of such pain and anger. Yet, at the same time, full of powerful women during different time periods that all connected. I can't say who I love more.

 Altha's POV is just a sad testament of the ignorance of humans, more specifically men. If women didn't fit into a certain category, well she must be a witch. God forbid a woman is smarter than a man. It made me so incredibly angry to see what Altha went through. The friendship she had with a particular character made her life a little less sad. What she did for her friend, she's not guilty nor should she feel that way. We all must find ways to survive and push through. 

Violet's POV is the one I resonated with most. A young girl in want of love and affection. Taken advantage of and left with the consequences. My heart broke for her innocence stolen and her light shattered. She had such strength to continue on, even when she wanted to die. I don't blame her for her actions and decisions. We all must make the best choices for ourselves. Graham's support helped Violet in so many ways. I'm so glad he stuck by his sister. And what she did to Fredrick, well hell has no fury like a woman scorned. What he did was unforgivable and he only got part of what he deserved. 

It all ended with Kate. Both Altha and Violet connected to Kate's story. I hated Simon. I was so proud of Kate for running away and taking the chance Violet gave her. The forethought that Violet had to give Kate the Weyward legacy. Kate took it and created something new and different. The same legacy with hopefully a better ending for her daughter. 

The ending wasn't what I expected, but this book wasn't what I expected as a whole. I think this has moved up to one of my favorites of the year. It's not happy. It's ugly, real, and horrifying. The brutality of man is at the forefront, but the strength that women have to overcome. Beautifully written and executed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Abortion

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

karleeread's review

adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Blood and Car accident

Minor: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

txikimandy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

Overall, I enjoyed the stories. Solidarity between women, close family members, and distant relatives and ancestors is a lovely topic. I liked the way the women took inspiration from one another and passed knowledge along for the next.

The change in point of view and tense was very jarring, and the chapters were so short. It truly felt, sometimes, like nothing had happened in a chapter. I wish the chapters were longer.

At first I thought the book would be better as three separate stories, but I don’t agree with that impression anymore. I think, as the three women’s stories progressed, that they were woven together very well.

Violet’s story was my favorite. Almost a coming-of-age arc, I loved watching Violet grow into herself and lean into who she is. I felt the most emotional towards Violet’s circumstances and the most vindicated by her story’s climax and resolution.

Altha’s was my second favorite by a very close margin. I liked that we ended up reading her story in non-chronological order, it left me very curious about what could possibly happen in part three. I loved the ending was left pretty open compared to the other two.

Kate’s was by far my least favorite. Even though hers had the most immediate action of the three stories and took place over the longest period of time, and even though her character development was on par with Violet’s, it *felt* like nothing happened in her arc. Fundamentally I disagree with her biggest choice, and I absolutely do not relate to her reaction to the consequences of the choice she made, so she was very difficult to empathize with. The climax of her story was incredibly underwhelming- she deserved more time to bask in her power.

All in all it’s a good read about female empowerment and I would recommend it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

kurdiwrites's review

dark inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

emilllama's review

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I picked this book up during an Amazon sale months ago and finally had the chance to read it. The perfect read on a rainy fall day. This book is done so well!! It is told through three different characters narratives. This can be a hard thing to do well, but the storylines blend so well and the switching back and forth doesn't feel forced or like you have to stop in the middle of something. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Spoilers for the end of the book regarding what happens to the abusers

all of the abusers get what's coming to them and are either killed, driven mad, or satisfying dissuaded from continued actions/arrested

sarahmaemae's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Abortion

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Abandonment

emilywemily6's review

dark emotional mysterious slow-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

3.5

I think if I was in a different mood/headspace I would have enjoyed this book more. It was very tense and melancholic, so I felt a lack of hope for the first 65% of the book. That made it hard to read and enjoy. The writing style was also a little off for me, lots of beautiful prose juxtaposed against some really stilted sentence structure. Since I was listening to the audiobook I noticed that. I liked the themes and seeing three different witches and how their heritage affected their lives, but this wasn’t my favorite type of story. Lots of on page trauma and triggers, so be aware of that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, and Classism

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Alcohol, and War