Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Weyward by Emilia Hart

72 reviews

lillianfc's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Confinement, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

bluedart91's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

ladynavalon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, Rape, Abandonment, Vomit, Abortion, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Stalking, Murder, Confinement, Violence, Toxic relationship, Incest, and Death of parent

kelly93's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Abortion, Blood, Rape, Pregnancy, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Incest, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Abandonment, Grief, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

godfrina's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Three women's stories through the centuries, centering on their suffering, horrific abuse and mistreatment mostly at the hands of men. The writing itself is beautiful and I guess it's meant to read as a story of "female resilience".
However, it taught me predominantly two things:

1. I must stop getting seduced by gorgeous cover art 
2. I cannot stomach stories about misogynistic physical and emotional abuse 🤷🏻‍♀️

2 stars for the writing style and tackling the issues at hand. 
Content warnings longer than this review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Sexual violence, Incest, Religious bigotry, Blood, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Grief, and Death

Minor: Vomit, Car accident, Classism, War, and Colonisation

amberreadsromance's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? N/A

4.0

Unputdownable. I quickly became invested in the three women's stories. The writing is perfectly paced and beautifully rendered. I especially enjoyed Violet's story, though I thought the epilogue was a little long. This book is a love letter to the strength and resiliency of women with just the right touch of magic. My favorite aspect is how the Weywards and nature are closely connected and the interconnectivity and repeated themes of all their stories, from Altha's mother to Altha, Violet's grandmother, mother, herself, then Kate and her daughter. It made me want to wrap my mother, sister, and grandmothers in my arms. 
***I also appreciate the approach to abortion and a woman's right to choose.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, Abandonment, Abortion, Animal death, Blood, and Emotional abuse

brookealdridge's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

lauren_drinkard's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Abortion

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

lorettoberg's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

2.0

too rapey

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Stalking, Domestic abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abandonment

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