Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

523 reviews

victoriastarkid's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and War

elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, and Abortion

Moderate: Pregnancy and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

gracecb's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

A powerful spin on the often told witchcraft narrative. The book moves at pace, flipping through alternating chapters from three women of very different eras, but telling not too dissimilar stories. 

It’s fast, harrowing and really quite enraging - loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Death of parent

perifairy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent

jaimeeleigh_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-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

I don’t tend to think of books as page turners. But I kept wanting to know what happened. The way the three stories blended throughout as more information unearthed felt like you were a fourth generation reading about your family. I loved it wholeheartedly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Abortion

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

caa108's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

karalyndawn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Rape

sdg87's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Death of parent

afpena's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

My rating for Weyward is really because the story fell a little flat for me.  I've read a lot of other reviews that are around 2-3 stars and I agree with most other comments.  Just about everything awful that can happen to a woman does happen to at least one of the characters in this story.  There are no profound relationships that develop over the course of the novel so readers only get this slightest hint of the three protagonists interacting with those around them, even when the character is a close family member or close coworker.  The magical realism aspects are very unique, but also extremely subtle for the majority of the time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Car accident, and Death of parent

szuum's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment