Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

53 reviews

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity

luisaroesch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-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: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Infertility, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Dementia, Car accident, and War

livlamentloathe's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

I loved this book. It was hard for a bit—as I was raging over Altha’s “trial.” But eventually, I let the time periods dull my feelings. I think it could be (and is) argued that this book treats women poorly for no point. But I disagree. The fact is: women ARE treated poorly. They always have been. And often without a voice to protest. But women are strong and resilient and that’s the mark of this book.

These women were all seen going THROUGH IT. At the worst moment of their lives. But they fought back. They may not have been remarkably heroic. But they were brave and compassionate and wondrous for each time period. Altha was calm, brave, protective. She knew when to fight back. She was careful. And she never *let* them tell her how to live. Violet was curious and feisty. She sought the truth and craved an education—stealing it when it wasn’t available to her. And Kate was growing, gaining strength, love, and confidence (etc).

I’m not one for kids or even motherhood but her pregnancy was what allowed her to heal from her abuse.

I thought the entire story was beautiful. Despite my arachnophobia, I was thrilled by the natural connections. It was a folksy dream. The perfect level of mystical and magical without being overly magic. It straddled the line well. Powerful—about how women help and protect one another.

TW: Sexual violence, r*pe, sexual assault, physical abuse, domestic abuse, abortion, misogyny,

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

literary_bug's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious reflective 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: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

adalieslittlelibrary's review against another edition

4.0

Elements of this really reminded me of Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow. And I really liked those elements. I liked the magic and its ties with nature. I liked flipping between each of the three women and seeing their lives. I liked that they took their power and used it to steer the course of their lives. 

That being said, I was not ready for all of the content contained within the book. This book was recommended to me many times, and no one ever really mentioned the many traumatic topics/scenes. I didn’t think to check the content warnings, and I was taken by surprise. So just go into it being aware of the content.  It’s not a happy read, but I still think it was a really good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, and Abortion

ironspinesally's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

angebrown's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Incest, and Terminal illness

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Car accident

fozzybookmouse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.75

I understand why Altha’s POV was included but I found myself just waiting to get back to violet and Kates storylines

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

celery's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

heatherjchin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Vomit, and War