Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

429 reviews

the_pink_pharmacist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? No

5.0

What a sweet historic adventure of three women, all related who deserved better than the situations they were dealt.

I love the story behind the Weyward women and I feel like I have a Weyesrd woman of my own in my oldest daughter.

It’s a great little read. 💗💗💗

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent

dylpickle_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Blood, Misogyny, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Miscarriage, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

hematthews's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, Stalking, Confinement, Death of parent, and Car accident

Minor: Child abuse, Suicide attempt, War, and Vomit

pikkumarja's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Viiden tähden kirjan ei tarvitse olla minulle täydellinen. Tässäkin kirjassa oli kohtia, joista en pitänyt, mutta kokonaisuudessaan lukukokemus oli todella vaikuttava.

Rakastan tarinoita, joissa sukupolvien kohtalot kietoutuvat yhteen, varsinkin silloin, kun tarina kerrotaan naisista ja naisten näkökulmasta. Tässä vielä luonnon merkitys yhdistettynä sukupolviin vahvoja noitina pidettyjä naisia - ah, olin todella syvällä tarinassa.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Abortion, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Death

manicake's review against another edition

2.5

I am sick and tired of the “women must survive horrible trauma from men to be a fully realised and whole woman”. I barely got any sense of plot from these women other than being survivors and being able to give birth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Rape, Abandonment, Abortion, Car accident, Violence, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, and Medical trauma

chaniaclare's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

2.75

The inter generational parallels is nice, but

the women don’t seem to have much plot or personality beyond their trauma from men. I understand that’s the point, but it made it very repetitive and reduced the women to their relationships and trauma

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization

bellebookcorner's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

What a captivating story! 

I recommend this book if you enjoy a character driven fantasy x historical fiction about women’s power and resilience with a dash of magical realism - witches, nature and familiars! 

 

This story was told in multiple POV from three different timeline. Sometimes I would prefer one POV over another but that wasn’t the case with this book. I really enjoyed following each character’s journey through their perspectives. 

 

The characters were well developed and I found it fascinating how these women were able to find strength and power by reading the words of their ancestor that would inspire them to stand up for themselves in a world of men. 

 

It was an emotional read, there’s heart-breaking and painful moments that some readers may be sensitive to so I would suggest checking out the trigger warnings beforehand. But, there’s also hope and love scattered throughout the story to balance out those horrible moments. 

 

For a debut novel this was a remarkable story with great writing style. I have high hopes for this author, if her debut novel is this good!! 

I will keep an eye out for the next book by this author in the future! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Abortion

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: War and Suicidal thoughts

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.75

Felt like all the rage I have of living in the misogyny that built and holds up the patriarchy was expressed and given an outlet in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Car accident, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Confinement, Kidnapping, Infertility, Stalking, Violence, Abandonment, Abortion, Grief, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Physical abuse

beth_s98's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

This was a really interesting story. I really enjoyed how the three story lines were wound together. I love the girl power and sense of family through generations you may not have ever met. There are some very dark moments, though, so it could be triggering to some people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual assault, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Miscarriage and Murder

There are a LOT of dark moments through all three plot lines. Many of them stem from domestic abuse. Truly it is hard to avoid if that is something that may be triggering for you.

ect625's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Miscarriage