{"id":9059,"date":"2022-02-08T22:53:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T02:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=9059"},"modified":"2022-02-08T22:53:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T02:53:54","slug":"book-review-within-these-wicked-walls-by-lauren-blackwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-within-these-wicked-walls-by-lauren-blackwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Within These Wicked Walls<\/em> by Lauren Blackwood<\/p>\n

Wednesday Books, 2021<\/p>\n

ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-1250787101<\/p>\n

Available: Hardcover, Kindle edition, audiobook\u00a0(\u00a0Bookshop.org<\/a> |\u00a0Amazon.com<\/a> )<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Within These Wicked Walls<\/em> takes its inspiration from the classic gothic romance Jane Eyre.<\/em> Set in England, Jane is an orphan who arrives to work as a governess in Thornfield Hall, home to the wealthy Edward Rochester, and the two fall in love. Author Lauren Blackwood moves the story to contemporary Ethiopia, replacing Jane with Andi, an impoverished Black debtera,<\/em> who is hired to exorcise the malevolent spirits haunting the opulent Thorne House and its owner, nineteen-year-old Magnus Thorne. The book is focused in on Andi and Magnus and their attempts to eliminate the curse of the Evil Eye that dooms anyone who looks into Magnus’ eyes and causes the deeply disturbing hauntings in the house. Blackwood turns the horror and the supernatural up and intensifies the romance, creating an emotional whirlwind that will blow the reader away. Blackwood does not shy away from addressing race, women’s independence, and colonialism, all of which impact the story in a much different manner than in the original book.<\/p>\n

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Recommended for readers, especially teens, in the mood for a gothic romance, an African-inspired fantasy, a terrifying haunted house, or any combination.<\/p>\n

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Contains: body horror, gore, violence, death, physical and emotional abuse, references to suicide.<\/p>\n

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Reviewed by Kirsten Kowalewski<\/p>\n

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  Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood Wednesday Books, 2021 ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-1250787101 Available: Hardcover, Kindle edition, audiobook\u00a0(\u00a0Bookshop.org |\u00a0Amazon.com )     Within These Wicked Walls takes its inspiration from the classic gothic romance Jane Eyre. Set in England, Jane is an orphan who arrives to work as a governess in Thornfield<\/p>\n

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