Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

64 reviews

nad_books623's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

4.75

This book was incredibly sad and beautiful. I love how the author connected these women together throughout the book. To see each women’s growth and finding freedom despite men trying to cage them is inspiring. I think everyone woman could relate to something that was mentioned today. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Confinement, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Stalking

Minor: Grief, War, and Infertility

jillaay_h's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Confinement, Rape, Violence, and Pregnancy

valodniece's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

A moving portrayal of three women across time, in the same family - and with the same special gifts. I think Kate was the most relatable, since she was the character of the modern era, however Violet's story was more haunting than the rest. A solid debut work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Body horror, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Blood

Moderate: Medical content, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Confinement, Incest, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

readingonthefly's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Miscarriage, Blood, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Abortion, Death, Alcohol, Child death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

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

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

blueinkoutline's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Toxic relationship, Rape, Blood, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abortion, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Weyward overall was an interesting story of women who barely knew each other with three intertwined lives. Though since it was three narrators, it took a long time for the story to build and was easy to forget details of each lead narrator's life. The second half of the book, in my opinion, is far stronger than the first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Sexism, and Stalking

Through telling the power of women, Weyward highlights a lot of the struggles of women which includes an almost excessive amount of violence against them (sexual, physical, and emotional abuse).

snowhite197's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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: Blood, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Abortion, and Death

Moderate: Sexism, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Miscarriage

cassie7e's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This is the kind of story I hoped for from A Secret History of Witches - a winding tale of connected generations of witches. I think it's the focus on fewer individuals, the persistent nature theme and symbolism, and the nonlinear telling that makes this one work better for me. We get to see each woman all throughout the book instead of just being a string of beads we look at one by one, one after the other. The magic is also more ambiguous (but still there) than SHW, more of a magical realism feel like A Murmuring of Bees (one of my faves) than the historical realism vibe of SHW.

TW for Rape, sexual assault, pregnancy, abortion, domestic abuse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Violence, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Abortion, Sexual violence, Car accident, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical trauma, Cancer, Confinement, War, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Medical content, Infertility, Grief, and Blood

sarahflanders's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Child death, Abortion, Gore, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence