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Weyward by Emilia Hart

179 reviews

acourtofsaraflames's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

The audiobook is good and I recommend this format. I feel if I had tried reading instead of listening then I would have DNF’d. 

I was expecting more witchcraft than trauma reading this. Most reviews mention to read the content warnings and I agree. I tried to add as many as I could remember. At the height of the stories there’s abuse, mostly physical, and unwanted/unplanned pregnancy. I don’t want to spoil anything further so I’ll leave it at that but read the rest of the warnings in case something may be triggering to you. The beauty behind this story is the resilience of the three women and how their stories are connected. The women are alike and intertwined in more ways than one. We get their POV’s that take place over 400 years. 

A couple of my favorite quotes (spoiler free):

“Witch. The word slithers from the mouth like a serpent. Drips from the tongue as thick and black as tar. We never thought of ourselves as witches, my mother and I, for this was a word invented by men. A word that brings power to those who speak it, not those it describes.”

“There are enough men in the world already” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Abortion

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

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

librosdeunamestiza's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Abortion

Moderate: Incest, Miscarriage, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War

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

soozevp's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

I could not put this down! The way these three stories are woven together is brilliant! There are some pretty heavy topics in this book, but handled really well I felt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Abortion

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

sarahtreeburke's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage and Car accident

bubblybelle's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

women are a force of nature

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Dementia, and Suicide attempt

emmabunny's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Murder

bookish_bell's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

The way this book graphically portrays every traumatic event a woman could imagine enduring throughout the centuries(public humiliation and witch trial, incest rape and emotional abuse, and extreme domestic abuse and control). All under the guise of telling a magical feminist story, but these women were powerless in their circumstances until discovering they had a magical connection to nature.

Also, the narrative lacks any real story and the only connection these women share is that they are victims of abuse. It hardly seems believable that the best outcome after centuries of women experiencing these atrocities and delivering magical justice to the horrible men inflicting pain on them  is for the latest generation to be Kate, perhaps the most helpless victim of them all. 

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Content Warnings

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