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Weyward by Emilia Hart

234 reviews

emmabunny's review against another edition

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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Murder

kimberleyw12's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Abortion

Moderate: Bullying, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Death, Grief, and Abandonment

kiersten620's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

norahhm's review

dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

3.5

The prose was very beautiful and raw at points, particularly in the perspective of Kate, describing her experience with domestic abuse. But much of Violet and Altha’s stories are told in a way that feels very young adult, which felt discordant with the very violent and emotional content…like the quote on the front “they call us witches…we call ourselves weyward” was so Wattpad lmao.

I didn’t think the witch theme was explored enough for the amount of suspense built up throughout the book about what that entailed…I think delving more into the ways the women used their powers aside from just punishing the men would have better served the message the author seemed to be sending about finding empowerment from within—rather than from a man. Because the culmination of each woman’s journey was finding their power through hurting abusers, it decentered their personal journeys to emancipation and refocused the way they found freedom on the involvement of men.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and Car accident

Minor: Cursing and Forced institutionalization

mangofraiche's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Abortion

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and War

asourceoffiction'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I love going into a book knowing nothing about it and then really enjoying it. I was taken in by the cover, then by the flip book in the corners, before getting into the actual story!

This had mystery, danger family secrets dating back centuries, rampant misogyny and a whole heap of punch-the-air feminism. Of the three stories I found Kate's most compelling, probably because of the modern setting and the way it tied into the other two timelines so well. But I also loved Altha and Violet (though Altha slightly more).

I found myself really grateful for Graham's character because there really were very few decent men to be found! But I loved how that gave these incredible women the space to find and embrace their own power (figurative and literal). Each woman's life is littered with tragedy, but there's a whole "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" that drew me right in and hooked me more as I went on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, and Murder

books_and_fairy_lights's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

Omg this book!! Sooooo awesome.
It was gifted to me and I'm so happy it was because I don't know if I would have bought it myself. It was so good though and I'm so grateful for getting to read it. I'm not really sure how to express everything this book made me feel. It awakened female rage as well as feminine power in me. Reading it was like experiencing true sorority with the characters but also with every woman in the world. It was a powerful and enthralling reading experience.
Emilia Hart's writing was so good, the vibes immaculate. It was just the right amount of witchy. The right amount of feminism. The right amount of everything. For the two weeks it took me to finish the book it's been floating in the air around me, somewhere in a corner of my consciousness, for all the time I wasn't reading it. And when I was reading it, it was like being engulfed in a familiar place. A bit dark, sometimes scary, but home. Like I was directly sitting inside Weyward cottage.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Misogyny, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Murder

pollyhall's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

kshuler's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

Read content warnings before reading this book!

The writing: absolutely beautiful
The story: heartbreaking
The cover: gorgeous
The vibes: immaculate

Summary - women with the gift of magic get back at the men who wronged them and find strength in themselves and each other
I picked this book up randomly at a library book sale. It's not what I usually would choose for myself but I bought it because it was 50 cents and I loved the cover art. I had zero expectations before reading it. Don't go into this book expecting fantasy, it's historical fiction with a touch of magical realism that deals with a lot of sensitive topics. The story was extremely slow-paced. It felt like nothing was happening for half of the book but I didn't even care because the writing was so beautiful. I would read Emilia Hart's grocery list. At times it was so lovely the way she described the garden, noting the bird and insect sounds, the sway of the breeze, the sunlight. At other times it was so hauntingly, heartbreakingly vivid when she described the tragic things happening to her characters.
I certainly would not recommend this to just anyone, considering the subject matter, genre, and pace.
Will this be everyone's cup of tea? No. Was it mine? Hell yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and War