Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

97 reviews

strawberrylemonade7's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

zgreyz's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

I really like how everything connected throughout the book.  I thought i'd be more grossed out by all the bugs but surprisingly it didn't bother me, because of the context i think.  I really liked the writing. very trauma heavy though and have some mixed feelings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Incest, Rape, Abortion, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexism, Blood, Medical trauma, and Car accident

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Death of parent

kyzumi's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was a wild ride from start to finish. I was enraptured by each women’s story, and how they ultimately were tied together. How each managed to have similar hardships across generations, but managed to find ways to persevere and have a fulfilling life was inspiring and hopeful. But, the problems they faced were some of the worst things, things that every woman fears happening to them. 

I’ve read a fair few of “witch” themed books at this point, and this one had a unique take on the concept that I enjoyed thoroughly. Each woman’s connection to nature was described so nicely, provided both great visuals and conveyed emotions and feelings in a relatable manner. It was kind of refreshing to read a version of “magic” described in a way that I’m not sure I’ve ever personally read before.

Do be warned though, the subject matter for each of the women is quite heavy, with explicit depictions of abuse in varying forms. This book did one thing very, very well, and that was make me extremely angry at basically every man in it (with the exception of Graham and Henry). You know a book is well written when it can make you really feel something, and this one had me experiencing so many emotions. Albeit, most of them were combinations of extreme rage at the horrible men, and sadness and empathy for the women and the terrible situations they were in.

If you can handle the rather graphic depictions of abuse in this book, then it is absolutely worth the read. Make sure you take a look at the content warnings to see if there is anything that might be too much here, I don’t want to spoil anything but there are some very detailed scenes involving blood and pregnancy that could be bothersome. Other than that, I can’t think of anything negative to say about the story itself or how it was written. I’m hoping to find more by this author, I enjoyed this quite a bit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Abandonment

cshap_'s review

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Abandonment

lord_lut's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

caseymalsam's review

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

Trigger warning for: sexual violence, domestic violence, parent death, abortion, miscarriage 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

readdanoread's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

amalauna's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kimveach's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

I had high expectations because this was the Goodreads Choice Awards Book of the Year (2023)—perhaps too high.  It was a good book, but I felt the three good storylines were one too many.  With stories set in the 1600s, 1940s, and the present day, the story constantly jumped around.  If I had been able to read it in one sitting, it might have worked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

gisbornius's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment