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alobearRape, abortion, domestic abuse
I cracked last week and actually bought some new books by going to bookshops - *gasp*!
In WH Smith, I found one I was looking for, but there was a special offer, so I ended up randomly picking up another one as well - Weyward by Emilia Hart.
And it turned out to be really good!
It follows three separate women in different times - Altha, being tried for witchcraft in 1619; Violet, suffering under a restrictive father in 1942; and Kate, fleeing an abusive relationship in 2019.
They are connected by a female bloodline and an unsettling and possibly supernatural affinity for birds and insects.
Unusually for a three-way split narrative book, I was equally engaged by all three narratives, which is impressive on the part of the author. I guessed one or two things along the way, but I was also surprised by others - and it all came together very effectively and satisfyingly in the end, which is also impressive.
The horrible trauma suffered by the various female characters did get a bit oppressive towards the end, but the ways in which they also found their power and their connections to each other were really good.
I spent a lot more time reading during the day than usual this week, because I was enjoying this book so much - so I'm really glad of the WH Smith special offer that prompted me to pick it up (because spending £14 on two books is obviously better than spending £9.99 on one - well, it is if you end up really enjoying the extra one!).
I cracked last week and actually bought some new books by going to bookshops - *gasp*!
In WH Smith, I found one I was looking for, but there was a special offer, so I ended up randomly picking up another one as well - Weyward by Emilia Hart.
And it turned out to be really good!
It follows three separate women in different times - Altha, being tried for witchcraft in 1619; Violet, suffering under a restrictive father in 1942; and Kate, fleeing an abusive relationship in 2019.
They are connected by a female bloodline and an unsettling and possibly supernatural affinity for birds and insects.
Unusually for a three-way split narrative book, I was equally engaged by all three narratives, which is impressive on the part of the author. I guessed one or two things along the way, but I was also surprised by others - and it all came together very effectively and satisfyingly in the end, which is also impressive.
The horrible trauma suffered by the various female characters did get a bit oppressive towards the end, but the ways in which they also found their power and their connections to each other were really good.
I spent a lot more time reading during the day than usual this week, because I was enjoying this book so much - so I'm really glad of the WH Smith special offer that prompted me to pick it up (because spending £14 on two books is obviously better than spending £9.99 on one - well, it is if you end up really enjoying the extra one!).
