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birdykinsreads 's review for:
Weyward
by Emilia Hart
adventurous
emotional
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:
No
I DEVOURED this book. Listening to the audio, I could not stop. I listened all day and didn’t want it to end.
Weyward is about a family line of witches, women that lose their knowledge and link to their power and past through (of course) the selfishness and violence of men. We come to know Altha a fierce friend being tried for witchcraft; Violet an aspiring botanist and entomologist who has been confined to her family estate her entire life and is just beginning to search for the reasons why; and Kate, finding the courage to escape her abusive husband by running away to the cottage left to her by her estranged great aunt.
I loved all these characters and the way their stories entwine. I love how they grapple with their own abilities and when to attempt to intervene, I love how much this novel had that push and pull of duty and desire, a deep calling and the resistance to it, and ultimately how trauma is generational, yes—but, so is power. So is magic. So is the deep knowledge inside us that will come to light despite suppression.
Ahhhh just loved this book and loved how it ended. It awakened something in me—maybe it will for you too.
This would have been a five star read for me, but that it did feel a bit repetitive at times. I’m ok with that though, sadly some of the worst things have a way of being repeated generation to generation.
Weyward is about a family line of witches, women that lose their knowledge and link to their power and past through (of course) the selfishness and violence of men. We come to know Altha a fierce friend being tried for witchcraft; Violet an aspiring botanist and entomologist who has been confined to her family estate her entire life and is just beginning to search for the reasons why; and Kate, finding the courage to escape her abusive husband by running away to the cottage left to her by her estranged great aunt.
I loved all these characters and the way their stories entwine. I love how they grapple with their own abilities and when to attempt to intervene, I love how much this novel had that push and pull of duty and desire, a deep calling and the resistance to it, and ultimately how trauma is generational, yes—but, so is power. So is magic. So is the deep knowledge inside us that will come to light despite suppression.
Ahhhh just loved this book and loved how it ended. It awakened something in me—maybe it will for you too.
This would have been a five star read for me, but that it did feel a bit repetitive at times. I’m ok with that though, sadly some of the worst things have a way of being repeated generation to generation.