Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

121 reviews

lillianfc's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

bluedart91's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Abandonment

ladynavalon's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

kelly93's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Incest, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

godfrina's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Three women's stories through the centuries, centering on their suffering, horrific abuse and mistreatment mostly at the hands of men. The writing itself is beautiful and I guess it's meant to read as a story of "female resilience".
However, it taught me predominantly two things:

1. I must stop getting seduced by gorgeous cover art 
2. I cannot stomach stories about misogynistic physical and emotional abuse 🤷🏻‍♀️

2 stars for the writing style and tackling the issues at hand. 
Content warnings longer than this review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Abortion

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit, Car accident, Colonisation, War, and Classism

amberreadsromance's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? N/A

4.0

Unputdownable. I quickly became invested in the three women's stories. The writing is perfectly paced and beautifully rendered. I especially enjoyed Violet's story, though I thought the epilogue was a little long. This book is a love letter to the strength and resiliency of women with just the right touch of magic. My favorite aspect is how the Weywards and nature are closely connected and the interconnectivity and repeated themes of all their stories, from Altha's mother to Altha, Violet's grandmother, mother, herself, then Kate and her daughter. It made me want to wrap my mother, sister, and grandmothers in my arms. 
***I also appreciate the approach to abortion and a woman's right to choose.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

brookealdridge's review

dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• 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, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

lauren_drinkard's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Abortion

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

lorettoberg's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

2.0

too rapey

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abandonment

nialiversuch's review

dark 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail