Weyward

Weyward

Emilia Hart

Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 2.0

18 ratings • 3 reviews

I am a Weyward, and wild inside. 2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great aunt she barely remembers. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kate. But she begins to suspect that her great aunt had a secret. One that lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century. 1619: Altha is awaiting trial for the murder of a local farmer who was stampeded to death by his herd. As a girl, Altha’s mother taught her their magic, a kind not rooted in spell casting but in a deep knowledge of the natural world. But unusual women have always been deemed dangerous, and as the evidence for witchcraft is set out against Altha, she knows it will take all of her powers to maintain her freedom. 1942: As World War II rages, Violet is trapped in her family's grand, crumbling estate. Straitjacketed by societal convention, she longs for the robust education her brother receives––and for her mother, long deceased, who was rumored to have gone mad before her death. The only traces Violet has of her are a locket bearing the initial W and the word weyward scratched into the baseboard of her bedroom. Weaving together the stories of three extraordinary women across five centuries, Emilia Hart's Weyward is an enthralling novel of female resilience and the transformative power of the natural world.


From the Forum

No posts yet

Kick off the convo with a theory, question, musing, or update

Recent Reviews
  • Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:

    4.5 ⭐️ I would do anything to a.) have a familiar and b.) take revenge on my enemies with insects. Brilliant, I love female rage.

    0
    comments 0
    Reply
  • Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:

    Enjoyed it. Sad in the way that Circe was sad. Misunderstood witchy women who were punished by men.
    -women in STEM
    -men suck
    -read it kind of fast, skipping a few sentences because I wanted to know what happened (and it was overdue from the library) so there might have been plot holes or I just missed it

    0
    comments 0
    Reply
  • Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:

    This novel wasn’t as satisfying by the end as I wanted it to be. While the characters were likable and sympathetic, the story seemed to skim across the surface of experience. I’d recommend it for 16-23 year olds looking to relate to women embracing their independence. It wouldn’t be my first recommendation to more mature readers.

    0
    comments 0
    Reply
  • View more reviews
    Community recs for similar books
    Buy Lucy & Jennifer a coffee ☕️