Reviews

Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

melsmagicalreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

emilye3's review against another edition

2.0

I was really disappointed in this book. It had good atmosphere but the romance was too insta lovey and I really didn’t understand why the MC was interested in the love interest in the first place. I like two of the side characters (Saba and Jember). The only reason I didn’t dnf this was because I wanted to see what happened with Jember. I wish more had been explained and that the plot was more focused on. This was not for me.

arloq's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

bookfeast101's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

4.0

nancyn13's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

spencerfantastic's review against another edition

I’m not into books where the main character hitting her love interest is portrayed as a cute and romantic thing to do. Abuse is abuse even if it’s a woman hitting a man. It doesn’t even happen once, it happens several times, or she’ll threaten to hit him if he’s acting in a way she doesn’t like. Disgusting. 

bookworm_313's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

3.75

marieintheraw's review against another edition

4.0

When I heard "gothic fantasy Jane Eyre" my ears were peaked. The reimagining elements in this are stellar; however, it does fall into to some typical story plot ARC issues when doing a retelling. Either way, I'm looking forward to whatever Lauren Blackwood comes up with next.

I received an ecopy of this book via Netgalley; however, my opinions are my own.

voula's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

chris10b's review against another edition

5.0

“It’s said the Evil Eye was the first Manifestation of sin—namely jealousy and greed. In a constant state of longing, it latches on to any human who desires the same thing it does.”

Woah.

This book was a random pick up at an overstock store, so I wasn't expecting much, but if it hadn't been for having to go to work, I would have finished it in one sitting.