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saliwali'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
madamenovelist'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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Trafficking
There is a brief mention of a child being rescued from sex trafficking. The emotional/physical abuse, blood, gore, and violence are all very graphic. Not for the sensitive.erandle'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Suicide, Death of parent, and Colonisation
silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I do feel like I should address the way the abusive relationship in this book is handled. For me, it came across as 'people are complicated' in a Saving Mr Banks kind of way that I really appreciated. It is possible to extend undeserved love and forgiveness, and understand why a person behaved unacceptably, without excusing the unacceptable behavior. That said, while I was able to take the story in that light, I also think the author could have done a better job presenting all sides of that complexity in the ending of the story. Because of that, I would be hesitant to recommend this book to either people who take abuse and trauma too lightly already, or to people who are struggling because of past abusive situations.
Graphic: Child abuse and Death
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Addiction
c4vyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Addiction and Torture
buttermellow'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Drug abuse, Racism, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Classism
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