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Weyward by Emilia Hart

279 reviews

manicake's review

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

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

 Wayward blends historical and contemporary fiction with a dose of magical realism. It's about feminist rage, resilience, and revenge against abusive men. Readers who have a fear of birds, crows in particular, might want to give it a miss, though. In 1619, Altha is accused of witchcraft, blamed for the death of the husband of a childhood friend. In 1942, Violet, an intelligent nature lover with a particular interest in etymology, has her ambition and potential stymied by her controlling, misogynistic father and an abusive cousin. In 2019, Kate flees her abusive partner and moves to a cottage left to her by her great aunt. I don't want to say much more for fear of spoilers, but I enjoyed watching each individual story unfold and seeing how the three separate strands threaded together. This was a satisfying story well told, a reminder of the persistence of male abuse against women, yes, but also of women's resistance, and a cautionary tale of their capacity for revenge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Abortion, and Rape

Moderate: Car accident 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

maggiemcgrath's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

Awesome book. I loved the 3 generation layout, and the magic that was both childlike in wonder and adult in use. Really beautiful descriptions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Rape, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Incest, Sexism, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

kfanucchi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Sexual violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Blood, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Abortion, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: War, Vomit, and Medical trauma

meaghanslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I had been seeing this book everywhere and I probably should have checked the trigger warnings. I highly recommend you do and I wish more people when advertising books did that.

The extremely graphic triggering part of the book doesn’t come in till like a third of the way through.

I liked the switching perspectives especially in the beginning. The chapters were short and there was a nice pace to the book. Toward the middle and end the chapters were long we and started to feel slow. The book was a bit predictable toward the end.

I did like the author’s writing style (although sometimes the dialogue got a bit cheesy) and would consider reading her future works.

What really irked me and took me out of the story is at the end Kate’s abusive ex-husband finds her and instead of immediately calling the police or her friend (which she later admits she should have done) she concocts this more complicated plan to hide in the attic.  I just didn’t understand why she didn’t ask for help earlier in that crisis.  Also I’m not sure why she came down from the attic, I would have phoned for help as the animals were attack Simon. I don’t intend to victim/survivor blame but rather point out that as a reader it took me out of the story because I was thinking “what are you doing?”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Body horror, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gore, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual violence

rubyshoes's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Vomit, Misogyny, Death, Murder, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Rape, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Abortion, Car accident, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

pvp_niki's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Pregnancy, Car accident, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Alcohol, Grief, Animal death, Alcoholism, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Gaslighting, Cancer, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Vomit

agathajanemaud1908's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

So thankful that this was a BOTM pick because I don’t know if I would have found it on my own. I can’t even go into details - one of those books that leaves you with a warm, satisfied feeling and the dread of a good book hangover. I don’t usually like books that bounce around different characters at different times because I think it’s an over-used format, but I loved it in this book. Kept me on the edge of my seat. The author has a similar book about Sirens coming out in 2025 - can’t wait! Though I hope it’s not too similar.
LOTS of big trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Abortion, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Child death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Car accident, and Death

Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, and Animal death

clairelisebella's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Suicide attempt, Blood, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Confinement, Alcoholism, and Classism