Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

689 reviews

willowjayne's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Rape, Abortion, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and War

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

n00477665's review

Detailed descriptions of domestic violence 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

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

cyrenaaaaa's review

medium-paced

3.0

The concept drew me in but it lost me with the heavy handed pregnancy throughline. While I love stories about punishing men, I wish it went deeper than 2nd wave #girlboss feminism. I enjoyed the writing but the themes were not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

amylwick's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Abortion

Moderate: Death of parent

smartamarta's review

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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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement, Incest, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Miscarriage

nilssjoberg's review

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement, Blood, and Vomit

jitter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer