Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

51 reviews

fruitwash's review

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

nadine34b10's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Abortion

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

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

cassie7e's review

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: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Infertility, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and War

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

megatron1560's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

Really enjoyed this but it is painful to read; each of these women went through so much but the ending was very satisfying 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Blood, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

chelseanaylor's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

This was a beautiful weaving of the resiliency of women. It reminded me of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi in the way the story weaves through time. This was powerful, tense, and beautiful. 

The theme of the book can be summed up in this quote: 
"Perhaps one day, she said, there would be a safer time. When women could walk the earth, shining bright with power, and yet live."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Abortion

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

Decent amount of mention of spiders and bugs.

jasmijn's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-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

3.0

read the content warnings. Seriously. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, and Death of parent

theonlyjthom's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Incest, Infertility, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol

nadijya's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail