Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

368 reviews

_teacher_spice_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Homage to "The Yellow Wallpaper" with an ending with fight and hope.

blt28's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

I am conflicted about this book. Part way through I almost decided not to finish it. The story itself is interesting (although there is a lot of trigger warnings) but many times I felt that the story was too stagnant. I found myself glossing over many pages, which I rarely do (particularly in part two, and particularly about Violet). I think the book could have been edited a lot better.

I also agree with another reviewer who stated they wished the witchiness was more apparent from the beginning, rather than being revealed at the very end.

While I am glad I finished it, paradoxically, I wish I never started it to begin with. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, and Classism

emptzuu's review

The narrative jumps between three women from different eras: one from the 1600s, another growing up post-WWII, and one from 2019. These types of stories have been told before—raw, powerful, and meaningful in other works—but here, crammed together, they lose their impact. The characters become shallow caricatures, and the men are portrayed just as flatly, as villains with no depth.  

This book contains a lot of triggering, hard-to-read content. I found the content overwhelming and discomforting, and the characters didn't engage me at all. The discomfort wasn’t justified by any deeper message or useful commentary. I already know that men have historically treated women terribly—I don't need a book to remind me of that. The idea of empowering vengeance felt like a fairytale—real abused women don’t have supernatural forces to protect or avenge them. It made the empowerment feel hollow.

To market this book as historical fiction with witchcraft and fantasy elements feels misleading. The fantasy aspect is just a gimmick to attract readers to an otherwise disturbing and unnecessary story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

micaelamariem's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-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? No

4.0

At first, I didn’t think I was going to like this book, but I slowly fell in love with the characters and what they were trying to say. Essentially, the book is about three women in the same bloodline who have suffered at the hands at men but discovered their own nature magic to help them. Though the book comes with a lot of trigger warnings, it’s important to note that these women are strong not because of their circumstances but in spite of them. They find strength in their connection to each other and other women. I liked the vivid details of the story, especially as the women connect with nature, though I really am not a bug person myself. I like the revenge the women took on the men (or justice perhaps?) and I like the circular ending. I think it was a bit slow, and perhaps there could have been more details with the women outside of their experiences with men and magic, but otherwise I did enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

danilandry's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, and Pregnancy

cerise_reads's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Rape

Moderate: Incest, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

dreaminthepages's review

dark emotional sad tense 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? No

4.0

Powerful, feminine story with beautiful descriptions of the natural world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death and Suicide attempt

imchelsi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was a phenomenal read.  The three storylines were expertly woven together, showing us women across centuries taking back their power. This book deals with some tough topics. Please read trigger warning before picking up this book as I neglected to do.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

ccmarie_'s review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Stalking, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Death of parent

courtiny's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

Dark but really lovely 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Abortion

Moderate: Miscarriage and Suicide attempt