Episode 2: Weyward

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Welcome to Four Stars and Up — the podcast where friends Jen, Shelly, and Ashley only read books rated 4★ or higher on Goodreads (at selection time), so you know going in it’s worth your time. In this episode of the Four Stars and Up Podcast, friends Jen, Shelly, and Ashley dig into Weyward by Emilia Hart. They talk through the book’s structure — three women from the same family across five centuries (Altha in 1619, Violet in 1942, and Kate in 2019), all connected by a Cumbrian cottage, a bond with nature, and the fight to break free from the men trying to control them — plus a few fun tangents, including the audiobook experience and what they got up to for the fall equinox (ask Ashley about the skull). Then it’s rating time — do they agree with the internet on this one? They get into what worked and what didn’t, answer the questions from the bowl, share the other books they read this month and how they’d rate them, and close with their favorite non-book 4-star recs. 📚 Only 4★+ reads, every episode. 📸 Follow us on Instagram @4starsanduppod