A review by okgm
Weyward by Emilia Hart

Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.
Gosh, I really tried and tried and tried with this one and it got to the point where I simply had to throw in the towel. I really hate dnf-ing books and usually pull through until the ending, but knee deep into the book and I still had absolutely no idea what the point was. I realize that perhaps the book is about empowering women to overcome their horrifying circumstances but I'm not sure if it was really hitting home for me? The writing was pretty good but a lot of the trauma was incredibly heavy handed, like, a LOT more telling than showing, and a lot of the historical White Feminism really made me cringe (this book is Not for womanists). I was hoping there would be a lot more magical elements but the closest we got was a connection to nature and the use of elderberries (I could be wrong as I did not finish the book). A part of me wishes that the author took more time to do research on tinctures or SOMETHING, because the magic-in-question was just based off of "odd" vibes and being outside. It felt more about historical aestheticism than hereditary witchcraft (maybe that was the point??? that these women are being accused of witchcraft and they actually just like bugs??? irdk???). It just wasn't for me and I wanted so badly to enjoy it. Oh well, on to the next.
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