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A review by chippyreads
Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
dark
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
I have many feelings about this book and not many of them are nice. Firstly, the MCs relationships with both men in her life is grotty. Actually. That's my whole gripe about this book. I don't enjoy reading toxic relationships. So this book was a massive boooo for me.
The dude that raised her is abusive, both physically and mentally. The guy that hires her is the love interest. He is a flake. His only redeeming quality is that he can draw.
The love interest is cursed and people who live in his castle 'go missing' but apparently it's ok to just keep using them as servants? Apparently if they look into his eyes they're doomed, so he walks around with bells on in order to warn them to look away. If it was such an issues, why doesn't he cover his eyes or lock himself away? Stop prancing around your cold castle putting your staff in danger. He has a rule that demands people socialise with him after dinner. How about no. You're a danger to EVERYONE, stop forcing people into your company when your gaze kills them. Also the dude is her BOSS, she's literally starving when he hires her and he falls in love with her asap.
Dont get me started on the father figure. He saved her from being sold to a brothel as a child and in order to protect her, he abuses her...... Wot. Also he has this thing where his skin hurts if people touch him, so naturally he hates people. What is this shit? I woul have minded if at the end Andy told him he was a horrible man and he deserves to die. But no, she calls him daddy and loves him. Yuck. No thank you. No wonder she fell for the first man who was half way nice to her.....
The whole cleansing the cadtle/boss thing can't even save this story. If I wasn't listening to this book via audio book I would have DNFd it.
The dude that raised her is abusive, both physically and mentally. The guy that hires her is the love interest. He is a flake. His only redeeming quality is that he can draw.
The love interest is cursed and people who live in his castle 'go missing' but apparently it's ok to just keep using them as servants? Apparently if they look into his eyes they're doomed, so he walks around with bells on in order to warn them to look away. If it was such an issues, why doesn't he cover his eyes or lock himself away? Stop prancing around your cold castle putting your staff in danger. He has a rule that demands people socialise with him after dinner. How about no. You're a danger to EVERYONE, stop forcing people into your company when your gaze kills them. Also the dude is her BOSS, she's literally starving when he hires her and he falls in love with her asap.
Dont get me started on the father figure. He saved her from being sold to a brothel as a child and in order to protect her, he abuses her...... Wot. Also he has this thing where his skin hurts if people touch him, so naturally he hates people. What is this shit? I woul have minded if at the end
The whole cleansing the cadtle/boss thing can't even save this story. If I wasn't listening to this book via audio book I would have DNFd it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse