Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

204 reviews

daniellekat's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I loved the writing and was immediately and easily rooting for each main character. I thought the changing POVs was used well, but I felt that the book had a bit too much telling and not enough showing. Hart clearly has talent and I appreciated that she didn't paint every male character the same (although nearly all were scum). The ending felt a bit rushed together and I wish there was bit more mystery. While I really enjoyed this and devoured it in a couple of days, I would never recommend this without strongly suggesting taking a look at the content warnings. Some of this book was difficult to read and I'm grateful that I didn't go into this book blindly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

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

journeywithmeow's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Abortion, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Violence and War

jaynovara's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Blood, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, 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

the_clueless_tourist's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Vomit, Alcohol, and War

wildhorses's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Stalking

Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, and Death of parent

bfair's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Vomit, Grief, and Murder

isabelmargetts's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

jadams89's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Abortion

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy