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emily_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War
Menstruation, drowning, chronic painruthlessreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism
earlgreyandhoney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
kayladaila's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
ellariawrites's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Chronic illness, Gore, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
stephbakerbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Our main character, Andromeda, was an excellent lead. I loved her determination and drive, her survival skills, her optimism, and how she searched for love still even though she’d been denied it most of her life. That being said, I do think the romance was too much insta-love for me, but after I got over that and accepted that they were in love, it was a cute romance. I don’t think the romantic interest got enough development (his obliviousness to what was going on is never really addressed), but I did appreciate the complexity in Andromeda’s relationship with her father-figure, and the development that Jember was given.
The spookiness was just the right amount for me—I could read this book at night but it still made me want to keep the lights on. However, I think the world and magic needed a bit more explanation. I kept thinking certain things would get explained later but then they never were, and I was left thinking it was a plot hole.
Overall, a good story with a few great characters, but I would’ve appreciated some more world-building and less insta-love.
Thanks to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for my eARC!
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
internationalreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
caseythereader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
- Y'all know I'm a JANE EYRE lover, so as soon as I heard this was a YA fantasy retelling, I ran to grab a copy. And yes, WITHIN THESE WICKED WALLS delivers!
- I love how Blackwood kept all the pieces of the original story but rearranged them a bit, and it all still works wonderfully. Slight tweaks to relationships, and of course the entire idea of Andromeda being a debtera, relocate this story to the fantasy space quite smoothly, while maintaining the basics of the original characters and plot.
- I was gripped by the action and the imagery. Some of those manifestations are gonna stick with me for real.
- The one thing I wish there was more of was backstory on how the church came to be involved in the debtera process. It felt like there could have been a whole prequel novel here with Jember's experience and Andi's training.
Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism and Trafficking
foreverinastory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Rep: Ethiopian female MC, Ethiopian male love interest, Ethiopian male side character with a peg leg and chronic pain, Ethiopian supporting cast.
CWs: Abandonment, blood, child abuse, death/death of parent, emotional abuse, fire, gaslighting, gore, grief, injury/injury detail, murder, slavery, violence.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail