For my little classic literature heart, Weavingshaw is a gothic fantasy delight. It’s everything I’ve been looking for recently and made me super nostalgic. If you love gothic fantasy and really want to sink in, Weavingshaw is for you. Keep reading this book review of Weavingshaw for my full thoughts.
Summary
Three years ago, Leena Al-Sayer awoke with a terrible power.
She can see the dead.
Since then, she has hidden herself from the world, knowing that if she ever reveals her curse she will be locked away in an asylum.
When her beloved brother, Rami, falls fatally ill, Leena is faced with a terrible Let him die or buy the expensive medicine that will save his life by bartering the only valuable thing she has—her secret.
The Saint of Silence, a ruthless merchant who trades in confessions and is shrouded in unearthly rumors of cruelty and power, accepts her bargain, for a deadly price. Leena must find the ghost of Percival Avon, the last lord of Weavingshaw—or lose her freedom to the Saint forever.
As Leena’s search takes her and the Saint to Weavingshaw, she finds the estate and the surrounding moors to be living things—hungry for blood and sacrifice. Fighting against Weavingshaw’s might, Leena must also fight her growing pull toward the enigmatic Saint himself, whose connection to Percival Avon remains a mystery.
As the house begins to entomb them, time is running out on their desperate hunt for answers.
For Leena has come to see that here in Weavingshaw, the dead are not hushed—and some secrets are better left buried with them.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
I began Weavingshaw and was instantly captivated. Weavingshaw is like a gothic fantasy mix of the revenge within The Count of Monte Cristo, the almost supernatural of Jane Eyre and the cyclical inescapable family drama of Wuthering Heights combined with a tormented yearning. The tension builds like a crescendo of background noise until it reaches a roar. Talk about slow burn, Weavingshaw whole soliloquies playing out behind quiet eyes and the brushing of desire with gloves on. Al-Wasity builds these characters, pushing them to their brink, and I loved the growth of Saint. For Leena, is this bloody business of secrets and ghosts going to eat her alive?
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In Weavingshaw we explore the past. Whether it be ghosts which haunt our sins, mistakes, and lingering guilt, Weavingshaw is captivating. If you are drawn to ghosts, decrepit waterlogged houses full of secrets, and legacies paid in blood, this is for you. The weight of secrets weighs heavily and the past doesn’t let us sleep. Weavingshaw asks us if legacy, the house of our ancestors, the power, and our revenge is worth everything. In true gothic fantasy fashion, everything is a cycle and can we ever be sure we can escape? I’m so glad that Weavingshaw was my last book of 2025. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I cannot believe I have to wait so long now for book two. Find Weavingshaw on Goodreads, Storygraph, Amazon, Bookshop. org, Blackwells, & Libro. fm.