Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

134 reviews

fruitwash's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.5

After reading all the wonderful reviews, this book let me down a bit. Maybe I went in with incorrect assumptions, but I wanted MUCH MORE witchy magic. It was a lot of sexual abuse & violence against women to get through for a pretty lackluster ending and NOT MUCH MAGIC. Since there is a main character who is literally going through a witch trial, I thought it was safe to assume there would be some witchcraft? But there was only one spell alluded to in the entire book. No potions, no rituals, no sigils. 80% of the book was just relatively dull, slow-paced, magic-free descriptions of how men are abusing the three main characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexism, Bullying, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Child death, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

orangepeaches's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

I love how it shows women's issues through different generations and with a witchy and nature based element. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Abortion, Grief, Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Violence

megankriegel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

What a gorgeous display of womanhood connected through generations. The ties to nature are breathtaking. Is it too late for me to become a witch?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Abortion, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Emotional abuse, Child death, Alcohol, Incest, Death, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Grief, Miscarriage, and Murder

whiskeylawyer's review against another edition

hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Incest, Grief, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Rape, Vomit, Self harm, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

trishsmelody's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Abortion, Rape, Death, Grief, and Domestic abuse

nialiversuch's review against another edition

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

hmaggs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Blood, Abortion, Grief, Car accident, Confinement, Rape, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism

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

mrsc6713's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, Murder, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Child death, Misogyny, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

rachelly's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Death, Rape, Abortion, Child death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicide, and Sexual assault