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Weyward by Emilia Hart

366 reviews

savcampbell's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage and Abortion

Minor: Suicide attempt

kchisham's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

shaleen64's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

This book follows three different generations of women through separate timelines. Each are, unfortunately, relatable in their own way.

At times the story reads like three separate thrillers as you want to know the outcome for each of the women.

Whilst not necessarily feminist literature this book does highlight the power women hold and how this is only intensified when women are united. A beautifully written book that can easily be enjoyed, despite its heavy content.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Car accident

melw18's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

I read Weyward by Emilia Hart for my book club's October selection. Initially, the first 100 pages were a struggle; I found them slow and hard to engage with, and it took some effort to keep going. However, I’m so glad I didn’t give up, as the story truly opened up after that, drawing me into the lives of the three main characters. Their development and the way their stories connected kept me invested. 

The themes of strong, resilient women standing up against a patriarchal society were both powerful and inspiring, and Hart’s atmospheric writing added depth to the experience. Although this was quite different from what I expected, I’m glad I read it and would recommend it to others. I would, however, suggest checking trigger warnings beforehand, as the book does contain some difficult and dark content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent

whitneymouse's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense 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? N/A

3.5

Not spooky witches. More about women and their connection to each other and nature, so if you’re looking for Halloween vibes, this isn’t it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

becca_cheyanne's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death and Violence

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

the_bookish_babee's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Miscarriage, Violence, Abortion, and Death of parent

Minor: War

adisiki's review

3.0

This was fine, honestly very average overall, but a quick read. I thought the writing was good, especially for a debut novel, and I liked how it wove together the three women’s stories even if it was a bit predictable at times. It was definitely super light on the magical realism/witchy aspects, I kind of wanted more from that. As someone who is not a fan of pregnancy in books, this just had a bit too much of it for me to ever enjoy my time with it, and some of the descriptions really got under my skin. It also just started to feel a little overwhelming with the amount of trauma these women went through, like it literally just kept getting progressively worse as the book went on, and all the women in this story went through an absurd amount of trauma and the men depicted were the actual worst examples on the planet. It’s a pet peeve of mine when I feel like authors use trauma as the ONLY plot device and only way to develop their characters (it happens with women and people of color all the time) and I just think there are much better stories to tell and women are so much more than their trauma.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Suicide attempt