Generations of the Weyward women are connected by their unusual power and the terrible men who attempt to break or use them for their own gain. Even though harmed, each woman finds a way to defend or protect herself or those she loves.

So happy to be able to recommend the audio version of Weyward. After a string of lackluster listens, this one was a solid journey. Also surprised to discover it is a debut novel, so hopefully author Emilia Hart has a long and successful career.

As a reader, 2022 has been the year of strong female characters breaking free and Weyward gives us multi generations of women who have faced abuse, trauma and struggles and do so fiercely. I loved the periods in history which told the story of these women - 1619, 1940s and 2019 - this kept the story moving and my interest piqued.

As a lover of setting being a strong character, Weyward Cottage was integral to each of the characters, and connected the generations beautifully.

Well done.

This one is scheduled for release March 7, 2023. Add it to your tbr now.

I really enjoyed listening to this - with 3 distinct narrators for each woman, it was quite enjoyable. I loved the connection they all had with nature and the animals. As is known, I'm a fan of magical realism, and this definitely made its mark. ♡

This is the harrowing tale of multiple generations of women in the same family, faced with secrets and a family legacy that is unrivaled.

This was such a beautifully written debut novel, which absolutely didn’t seem like a debut. The women we follow are strong and brilliant, but each face some terrible acts committed against them. It’s in how they handle those things like abuse, scorn and control being ripped from them that show their true strength.

I love books about witches and long family lines. This book goes through five centuries of time in these pages, all culminating in empowerment and tenacity.

I listened to this in audiobook and the narration provided by Aysha Kala, Helen Keeley, and Nell Barlow was superb.

Thank you to NetGalley for the advance copy of the audiobook. Fantasy is not my typical genre so I thought I would branch out with this book. It sounded very interesting and it did not disappoint.

This was amazing, beautiful, and heartbreaking. I loved the entire experience of listening to this. I would reccomend this to every woman I know.
The best part was the crows!

Oh my goodness, I enjoyed this one! I am so thankful to St. Martin's Press, Macmillan Audio, Emilia Hart, and NetGalley for granting me both Advanced Listener's Access via audiobook. I am also sending lots of grateful love to the fabulous team at St. Martin's Press/Macmillan for sending me an excellent PR package made complete with a physical copy of the book and some nature-bound accessories. Publication for this book is set at March 7, 2023.

Weyward tells the story of three generations of Weyward women who, for hundreds of years, were fighting the oppressive side of history that sought to cast them as failures, witches, and just weird. Altha is just struggling to survive the gallows in 1619; Violet is also navigating how to live in 1942 as a motherless outcast, and Kate is escaping the harmful hand of her abusive husband and now with child.

Kate flees her husband after learning she is with child, not wanting to put another life in danger of his grasp, and heads to the countryside to claim her inheritance of her estranged Aunt Violet. Overridden with bugs and weeds, Kate adapts to her new home and the town around it. Between this adjustment, the reader receives flashbacks to 1942 and 1619 as Violet and Altha are coming to be the women they are escaping lashes for their crimes, all for the betterment of those they love.

Weyward reminds me a lot of Hester, for we see several women learning to stand up for themselves and their causes, pushing down the patriarchy and thriving/surviving forward and onward. I can't wait for this one to hit shelves for the general public, for I think it will score high on booklists to come!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.
I switched back and forth from the audio version and written version of this book.
This book is absolutely amazing. I could not stop listening or put it down. Finished it in less than two days.
The author did a great job developing the three main women in this book and their history. I liked all of the main female characters and of course disliked the men.
The ending with Kate was perfect.
Awesome book. Look forward to more from this author.

I read a physical copy of this and wanted to see how the narrator got the narrative voice across and I am happy to report that this was spectacular.

Kate is fleeing domestic abuse when she runs to the remote cottage her aunt left to her. The cottage holds a definite appeal to Kate, and not because it's a respite from violence. The bones under the house would indicate that her great aunt had some pretty big secrets. It turns out those bones go back to the 17th century when a young woman, wise in the healing properties of plants is accused of witchcraft. Telling the story in three timelines, Kate in the present, Altha in the 17th century and Violet in World War II, a young woman who yearns for the freedom to live free from the conventions of the time. Three different women, all persecuted, all remarkable tell their stories across 500 years in this beautifully constructed story