Strong sense of AI in this book like other reviewers, I dnf’ed eventually as just couldn’t read and it didn’t sit right with me

Lots of repetitiveness and heavily descriptive, yet very vague at the same time. Like the author was shy about what was happening, so only alluded to it in the most roundabout way possible over and over and over again. It was quite an awkward read that I struggled to get into. Though it is a fantasy romance, it was still not very "believable". I always try to power through, but this one I just flat out couldn't. The amount of repetition and vagueness was too much to overcome. DNF

The writing is rich, sometimes overly detailed, but always committed to making intimacy feel meaningful. THE WEAVER’S AWAKENING, Wilderwind has laid the foundation for what promises to be an epic fantasy series exploring the intimate connections between power and vulnerability, destiny and desire.

I've seen claims this book is AI-written, and I'm a complete dummy when it comes to AI detection, but that's far from the only issue with this book.

First, it opens with an infodump prologue about the world.

Second, it introduces the protagonist, Selene, who's described as a complete Mary Sue droning on and on about her otherworldly beauty, starting from her silver eyes and ending on copious descriptions of her breasts. But she's also very shy and modest. But also she's experienced at sex, however all that sex was unsatisfying so far. Cliche on top of cliche.

Third, there's constant repetition and overwriting. One scene is dragged across 3 (!) chapters. Yes, the same scene is split between chapter 2, 3 and 4. There's no chapter 1 because I guess the Prologue is chapter 1, because the author can't number. Some descriptions seem to repeat to an uncanny degree that I felt I've read the same paragraph a page or two ago.

Fourth, no AI can fix the problem the author has either questionable ideas or very weird fetishes. The 3-chapter-stretched scene entails fmc finding a wounded, unconscious guy in the forest; she prays to a god for healing magic; the god appears in front of her and instructs her to have sex with this guy to create some magical life energy to heal him. Do you like sex with unconscious strangers while a god personified is watching you and giving you pointers / egging you on? It feels inherently creepy on multiple levels.

The role of early chapters is to hook the reader and entice them to keep reading. This opener accomplished the opposite.

I rarely give 1-star ratings unless the book is either offensive, or a cash grab scam, or both. I'll leave it up to your judgement which category this one belongs to.

Thank you Netgalley and Selene Wilderwind for the ARC. Shame I had to break my streak of mostly positive reviews with this one.

I really did not like this book! It felt AI generated and it was very messy and poorly written. Definitely do not read this book!

I was drawn in by the beautiful cover and the book fell short.. I couldn't even finish The Weaver's Awakening, it was that torturous. The plot was nonexistant and felt repetitive. I wouldn't classify this as a romance because the "author" focused on the exchanging of energies with the heroine's status as a healer. If her kitty cat is laced with some sort of antibiotic, good for her. This book was an absolute mess. I suspected this was reliant on AI and it was confirmed when I saw other reviews. I hope this isn't indicative of the future of publishing or I will be severely disappointed. If this is genuinely written by a human, I apologize. This was a rough book and I don't recommend it at the stage it is on now. Maybe with a good editor and some rewriting this book would have better potential. It seems many of the other reviews are similar. Either we are not the target audience but I highly doubt that. Def suggest rewriting a bit, an editor, and maybe some research of interactions with woman... human women.

I thought it would just be me that struggled with this but upon seeing other reviews, it seems we’re all in the same boat. Strong AI sense and in need of a good editor. Has potential but so far, not for me

I, too, agree with others that provided feedback.
Lots of good potential but in need of a lot of editing.

Heavily in need of editing, felt like it was AI - generated, I would not recommend. If someone actually wrote this, then I apologize but this was not for me thank you for the opportunity.

I agree with the other reviews for this book, the AI cover should have been a big indicator

This book has potential but could do with a good editor to help bring it up to its full potential

I was drawn in by the magnetic cover and I was duped entirely. After reflection that the majority of this book was most likely AI generated, I fear the cover suffered the same fate. I couldn't even finish The Weaver's Awakening, it was that torturous. The plot was hazy, paragraphs repeated the same nonsensical phrases, and it felt like it was written by a robot who had never known the touch of a human woman. I wouldn't classify this as a romance because the "author" focused on the exchanging of energies with the heroine's status as a healer. If her kitty cat is laced with some sort of antibiotic, good for her. This book was an absolute mess. I suspected this was reliant on AI and it was confirmed when I saw other reviews. I hope this isn't indicative of the future of publishing or I will be severely disappointed. If this is genuinely written by a human, I apologize. This was a rough book and I don't recommend it.