Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

426 reviews

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

emella's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

Moderate: Miscarriage, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Domestic abuse and Suicide attempt

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

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

gpfot's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

mlr1122's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book was very good. It was very hard to read. I'm giving it a 3.5 almost solely for the fact that there is no Content Warning in the book. That is unforgivable considering the content of this book and her publisher/editor should be ashamed of themselves for not including one in the year 2023. I'm glad I read it, the story was powerful, but I'm not sure if recommend it to anyone simply because of how intense the subject matter is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide attempt and War

xcerealprincess's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

loumurrey's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I really wish this book had come with trigger warnings for SA and s*icide. 

I liked the story writing in the beginning, but the end really didn’t work for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Suicide attempt

nastasial's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

Oh my god, I could not put this book down. I was so taken by the story and wanted these women to be ok so much and to see them growing in their power as the story unfolded was pure joy.
It can be a difficult read a time as it tackles some tough subjects (see content warning). 
This book follows 3 women through the centuries, and the secrets that have been kept under key about their abilities and true power. This is also a book about men and their never ending desire to clip women’s wings and keep them silent and in cages. 
I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

mandyreads22's review against another edition

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

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy