While the writing is effective in setting the mood and tone of the novel, the romance was off-putting. Total wuss because the book isn’t actually very scary at all. It also helped immensely that I was reading it during the day. Thankfully, it was not enough of a deterrent for my curiosity at what might happen next. Blackwood successfully creates an atmospheric read with its gothic tones and just the right amount of creepiness to make my skin crawl, even forcing a few glances behind me from time to time. She also doesn’t have the luxury to give up the job even if she wanted to.įirst and foremost, I tend to run away screaming from anything scary, so please understand that my threshold for what is creepy is very low.

Although she learned from one of the most famous debterras and has the necessary experience, Andi has her work cut out for her but is determined to finish it. The house is vastly colder than it should be, and her amulet hums at the immense amount of paranormal activity. Upon her arrival, she can already feel the strength of the manifestations. Blackwood’s writing is evocative but the too quickly formed relationships hindered my overall enjoyment of the novel.Īndromeda, or Andi for short, arrives at the Rochester household to rid the house of its curse. Hooked by the descriptive writing, I had to keep reading even though I only intended to take a quick peek at what I was getting myself into. Within These Wicked Walls is very much the latter.

Some books take a few pages for me to settle into and then some books immediately pull me in from the first line. **I was provided a copy of the book through NetGalley.

Behind these wicked walls