Within These Wicked Walls, Lauren Blackwood
Within These Wicked Walls, Lauren Blackwood
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Within These Wicked Walls
A Novel

Author: Lauren Blackwood

Narrator: Nneka Okoye

Unabridged: 8 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/19/2021


Synopsis

REESE'S BOOK CLUB FALL 2021 YA PICK

"Lauren Blackwood’s can’t-miss debut is a magical, Ethiopian-inspired remix of Jane Eyre." - Harper's Bazaar

What the heart desires, the house destroys...

Andromeda is a debtera—an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. She would be hired, that is, if her mentor hadn’t thrown her out before she could earn her license. Now her only hope of steady work is to find a Patron—a rich, well-connected individual who will vouch for her abilities.

When a handsome young heir named Magnus Rochester reaches out to hire her, she takes the job without question. Never mind that he’s rude and demanding and eccentric, that the contract comes with a number of outlandish rules… and that almost a dozen debtera had quit before her. If Andromeda wants to earn a living, she has no choice.

But she quickly realizes this is a job like no other, with horrifying manifestations at every turn, and that Magnus is hiding far more than she has been trained for. Death is the most likely outcome if she stays, the reason every debtera before her quit. But leaving Magnus to live out his curse alone isn’t an option because—heaven help her—she’s fallen for him.

Stunningly romantic, Lauren Blackwood's heartstopping debut, Within These Wicked Walls, ushers in an exciting new fantasy voice.

A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books

"An intricate magic system, a grimly humorous Black heroine, AND a heart-thumping romance? This book leaves nothing wanting." - Jordan Ifueko, New York Times bestselling author of Raybearer

About Lauren Blackwood

LAUREN BLACKWOOD is a Jamaican American living in Virginia who writes Romance-heavy Fantasy for most ages. When not writing, she's a musician and a tiramisu connoisseur. She's the New York Times bestselling author of Within These Wicked Walls and Wildblood.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on November 17, 2021

Horrific, claustrophobic, YA fantasy version of Jane Eyre meets Exorcist and Mummy series!What a tempting, astonishing, dreamy combination of extreme fans of horror and action packed fantasy premises like me! I have to admit this is not Jane Eyre’s retelling: the only resemblances with the classic......more

Goodreads review by jessica on September 11, 2021

as a ‘jane eyre’ retelling alone, i wouldnt be able to rate this very high. honestly, the only thing taken from the source material is the last name rochester (which is rarely used). nothing else alludes to or makes me think of ‘jane eyre’, so i honestly cant see why this is being marketed as a reim......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on September 11, 2020

I wrote this with my own two hands (and a keyboard). If you love kissing, creepy stuff, and banter for days PULL UP A CHAIR YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.......more

Goodreads review by Irena BookDustMagic on November 11, 2021

Actual rating: 3,5 Action packed from the very beginning, and I love it! I picked Within These Wicked Walls by accident, misplacing it for another ya horror that was coming out this year. However, I am not sorry because I was in a mood for horror, and horror I got. I like how the story opened with an ac......more

Goodreads review by Danielle on November 17, 2021

Man, this was a creepily good book. 😱 Those first three chapters really set the scene for a spooky story. I especially loved the main characters. ❤️ This had gory spooky bits, but also lovely tender moments too. I wish I had read this for haunting month. 🎃 but I guess it’s better late than never!......more


Quotes

* REESE'S BOOK CLUB FALL 2021 YA PICK *

* A NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 KIDS' INDIE NEXT PICK *

"Lauren Blackwood’s can’t-miss debut is a magical, Ethiopian-inspired remix of Jane Eyre." - HARPER'S BAZAAR

"[A] creepy, immersive, romantic and thrilling retelling." - MS. MAGAZINE

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"A fast-paced and heart-wrenching tale...Perfect for lovers of light horror, romance, and suspense,
Within These Wicked Walls will be a surefire pick for the coming autumn nights." - BOOKLIST (starred review)

"Blackwood’s storytelling skills and the worldbuilding and fantasy components of the novel will intrigue readers... A promising debut." - KIRKUS REVIEWS

"Blackwood’s eerie, evocative debut fully embraces its gothic lineage and brings a welcome contemporary feel. The book is sure to lure readers in with the promise of hair-raising chills and passionate romance." - THE BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS

"Mesmerizing." - BUZZFEED, "18 Horror Novels About Ghosts You Won’t Put Down"

"If you’re a fan of intricate lore-filled magic systems, Blackwood has you covered. She crafts a truly terrifying take on Brontë while bringing a unique voice all her own to the page-turning proceedings." - NERDIST


"Within These Wicked Walls is an indulgently Gothic fairy tale, comparable in mastery with Mexican Gothic and Jane Eyre. An intricate magic system, a grimly humorous Black heroine, AND a heart-thumping romance? This book leaves nothing wanting." - Jordan Ifueko, New York Times bestselling author of Raybearer

"Within These Wicked Walls adds a haunting new landscape and a chilling curse to Jane Eyre’s magnetic romance and searing chemistry. A Gothic retelling, and a true original." - Anna Bright, author of The Beholder

"Fierce, eerie and heartfelt by turns, Within These Wicked Walls is a romantic and spine-chilling reimagining of a classic. I loved every creepy, swoon-worthy moment of it." - Laura E. Weymouth, author of The Light Between Worlds

"Lauren Blackwood's Within These Wicked Walls is the Jane Eyre retelling I didn't know I needed, and everything I needed it to be. Atmospheric and moody, with sharp subtle humor and romance, Andromeda's story is engrossing and unputdownable. This Jane Eyre isn't your average classroom read; it is so much more than that." - Rachel Simon, Newton Free Library