Reviews with content warning for Forced institutionalization - Weyward

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amazingamanda's review

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

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

This was a gripping book! I highly recommend the audiobook book because there are different voices used for the 3 timelines that are beautifully braided together. Please check trigger warnings, as there are several heavy themes throughout the book. This is a book for those who enjoy historical fiction, a little sprinkle of magic, women's empowerment, and love to see the patriarchy get pushed back on!

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smartamarta's review

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dark inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
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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xcerealprincess's review

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dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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booksbysunni's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.0

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pandoraschaos's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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? It's complicated

2.0

Audiobook listen time 10:51 at 1.65 speed with 1.7 for last hour.

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SA including drugging/intentionally getting someone drunk & R*pe, & vividly described domestic violence. Suicidal ideations, miscarriage & infertility, pregnancy including unwanted, medical provider induced trauma (checking for hymen). And as someone that has Tokophobia, descriptions of child movement in the womb.

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Giving it 3 stars for women empowerment. But MAN it started slow. Maybe I’ve just been reading too many series where context building doesn’t have to happen for the first half of the book… but boy howdy I almost
didn’t finish this. Within the first 5 minutes of the book, one of the characters is getting slapped by her partner. It was definitely something i had to pause for a second, which was something that happened multiple times while reading this book. And then the author added the age old toxic positivity line about DV and “not being a victim, but being a survivor” just didn’t sit right with me.

I’m guess I’m glad I finished it. But I’m gonna need a palette cleanser after this one.

Took me almost 75% of the book before I realized the connection between Altha’s best friend “whatever(maybe grace?)” metclaf and Violet’s nanny Metclaf. But if the metclaf’s knew about the Weyward’s gifts…. Why would the nanny not have told Violet about her mother?!

And to whoever edited the audiobook after the person read it… you suck. Why did I have to keep hearing the narrators breaths? 😅

Actually the more I write this review. The more I realize that I hated this book. 😂 changing it to 2 stars.

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ltchalfant's review

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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melodyseestrees's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

The Weyward women are unique from the status quo, particularly in medical/religious beliefs. This alienates them and opens them up to abuses from the people around them. I found some of the transitions between the three women a bit clunky sometimes as it felt like the presented plotline was being chopped at the knees to bring one of the others back in.
A lot of the violence happens off page so you know but you don't know. For example you are told a 'medical procedure' has been forced upon one character but you don't see that 'procedure' happening through their eyes. There is a fairly graphic 'encouraged miscarriage'

one of the women was assaulted and, once she learns she is to marry her assaulter, she takes an herbal mixture to cause an abortion

. There is also a less graphic 'encouraged miscarriage' that is paired with a ramping up of domestic violence for a side character, including implied spousal rape

(admittedly this particular series of events I am referring to could have just been a beating so severe the husband didn't want to allow the townspeople to see the bruises and stuff)

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Similar subject matter has been handled way worse in other books so if you are sensitive to the content warnings consider getting the audiobook edition so you can set the person to speak faster and not give yourself time to dwell.

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