Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

1039 reviews

cloverflux's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Domestic abuse

bookshak's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

2.0

Very readable but on reflection it’s really just a violent revenge fantasy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Domestic abuse, and Rape

jgzatkin's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Rape, Misogyny, Abortion, and Pregnancy

suttonhowell's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

this book is very hard to review because my usual star ratings focus primarily on if i am entertained or more specifically just not bored, and this book was not boring, but also not necessarily what i wanted from it. every woman in this book has a horrific and often violent backstory, through which they find their agency. 
i understand the idea of trying to tie the stories of the ancestors together by similarly lived traumas, but I just don't think it does what the author thinks it does. the graphic depictions of the crimes against these women were not at all necessary to understanding the direness of this situation, and all of them using those traumas as pillars of their motivations felt icky. reading this book made me feel like i was violating these fictional women too. i think this was supposed to be empowering??? maybe???? it definitely missed the mark with that one.

and a nit-picky thing: the reference to the yellow wallpaper was such low hanging fruit that the fruit began dragging the ground and rotted

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Rape, Sexual violence, Incest, Miscarriage, Child death, Abortion, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: War and Suicidal thoughts

northcsknits's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Abortion

booksandbujos's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Blood, Rape, and Pregnancy

Minor: Car accident

izzyrbell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Blood, Confinement, Pregnancy, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Rape, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Medical trauma, Death of parent, Grief, Alcohol, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

claireponting's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Domestic abuse, and Rape

julia_helen's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

Powerful book about women coming together to find their strength. The supernatural elements were welcome and not overplayed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

mal_dale's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

It took me a second to get into it but god i loved it. The book explores one family and the importance of female bonds through generations & centuries.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Sexual assault and Domestic abuse

Minor: Murder, Abandonment, and Alcoholism