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A review by graceybookster
Weyward by Emilia Hart
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
TW:
*emotional, physical and sexual abuse
*controlling behaviour
*rape
*gaslighting
*miscarriage
*abortion.
This was an intense read at times but I was captivated by the 3 female lead characters in ther subsequent years, each living different lives but still connected by blood, name and soul. I especially liked hearing Alther’s accounts. The written language for her really did transport me back in time and I found it fascinating how they treated women and what they deemed ‘witchery’ back in the day. In each time setting it really felt like their surroundings and creatures within it were an entire entity of its own, you could feel and sense everything along with them.
This was gut wrenching through certain events so if you’ve experienced any of the above triggers I’d be cautious about reading this. Despite the difficult theme which ran throughout, I enjoyed this story. I thought it was cleverly written and each Weyward had such heart and depth to their character. I loved the epilogue from Violet and found it tied everything together in a magical/serendipitous way.
*emotional, physical and sexual abuse
*controlling behaviour
*rape
*gaslighting
*miscarriage
*abortion.
This was an intense read at times but I was captivated by the 3 female lead characters in ther subsequent years, each living different lives but still connected by blood, name and soul. I especially liked hearing Alther’s accounts. The written language for her really did transport me back in time and I found it fascinating how they treated women and what they deemed ‘witchery’ back in the day. In each time setting it really felt like their surroundings and creatures within it were an entire entity of its own, you could feel and sense everything along with them.
This was gut wrenching through certain events so if you’ve experienced any of the above triggers I’d be cautious about reading this. Despite the difficult theme which ran throughout, I enjoyed this story. I thought it was cleverly written and each Weyward had such heart and depth to their character. I loved the epilogue from Violet and found it tied everything together in a magical/serendipitous way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Rape, Violence, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Sexual violence, Confinement, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Domestic abuse