A review by rosebex
Weyward by Emilia Hart

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.25

I loved the concept of Weyward - the power of female connection across generations - and the world the author built was framed by moments of really beautiful prose. However, I sometimes felt like the writing fell into stereotypes of feminist thought about witchcraft instead of exploring the nuances of it. Men are bad and women are magical is 100% true (hehe) and a great start for the story, however, I felt the concept could have pushed further to integrate more depth and complexity to the stories. I also couldn't get over the fact that it felt like the author wanted violets storyline to be set in the Victorian/Edwardian period rather than the 1940s. 
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