Weavingshaw Read Along | Week Three
Bramwell Avon, Demon Revelations, & Slow Burn Tension
Welcome back to our read along for Weavingshaw by Heba Al-Wasity. We’re in Week Three, and things are getting intense.
The deeper we get into this fantasy romance read along, the more obsessed I become with the secrets, the tension, and the slow unraveling of St. Silas.
Hargreave’s Betrayal Changes Everything
We started this week with Hargreave selling Leena’s father through the Wake…to the demons.
A twist I really should have expected, and I’m surprised I didn’t.
I love it.
This gives so much weight to Lord Kilworth’s presence at Weavingshaw, even if he doesn’t broker the deals.
Having Hargreave’s parting shot at the man be about his daughter’s employment by St. Silas is foreboding but also gives me a bit of hope.
Pain now. Redemption later.
The Secrets Around Weavingshaw Are Growing
We also find some answers to secrets, but we’ve only unearthed more questions.
Like how St. Silas is connected to Hargreave’s drowned wife, the house itself, and the demon who made the bargain to keep Weavingshaw a formidable fortress.
Everything feels tangled together in the best possible way.
Bram St. Silas Is Actually Bramwell Avon?!
Learning that St. Silas is actually Bramwell Avon?
Yes.
All of the brooding, dark, elevated energy around him suddenly makes complete sense.
His attachment to the demon and that book. How he was sold to the demon king—Kilworth’s father—as a child.
Everything is starting to come together with his backstory, and I am here for it.
Do they know? Mr. Martin, Hargreave, and Kilworth?
They must.
Someone must.
Demon Reveals & Why Orley Makes Sense Now
We also get the reveal that Mrs. Van is a demon, which I think we already knew but didn’t say aloud in the last section.
And Orley is too.
This makes so much sense.
The atmosphere in this book keeps rewarding the reader for paying attention to the details, and I love that.
Rami at Weavingshaw Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen
Having Rami at Weavingshaw is a bad idea, as we discover when he destroys the Black Tar that Martin and Kilworth are hiding in the crypt.
And we’re left not knowing if they’ll be caught before they return home.
I want to guess no, but I haven’t been able to predict a lot with this story so far.
I’m dying to know what’s going to happen here.
Especially since Martin recognizes Rami.
How could he not?
Leena Is Stronger Than We Realized
Rami has also been important in saving Leena from being possessed—twice.
Who knew she could fight off a demon?
I mean, I suspected.
There’s a reason I like her after all.
The Slow Burn Between Leena & St. Silas Is Perfect
The best part of this section, of course, is the tension between St. Silas and Leena.
He keeps using her given name, touching her, checking her out, staring.
I mean, it’s palpable.
Especially when they’re by the water. Both times.
And her undressing to wade into the water only for him to go in after her when she slips?
The almost kiss?
And my favorite part is when he protected her from the blast in the mines.
The way he looks at her is downright possessive.
Why the Romance in Weavingshaw Works So Well
Her internal fight is intense.
And she’s right—love is a lot like possession, and she’s only trying to keep herself safe.
Yet I cannot wait for her to break, because that’s when I think he will too.
Slow burn is always the best.
The longing. The fear. The vulnerability.
Can’t wait to get there in this last section.
I mean, I hope we get there in the next section.
This is a trilogy, but we need at least a kiss.
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Final Thoughts Before the Finale
Okay, there’s a ton more to unpack in this section, but as always, I haven’t got the time and space (and I doubt you want me to, let’s be honest).
If there’s something I didn’t touch on and you want to talk about it, let me know in the comments below.
Let’s have a conversation.
For next week, we’ll be finishing Al-Wasity’s Weavingshaw and our read along.
Until then, happy reading!
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