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Within These Wicked Walls

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Within These Wicked Walls

By: Lauren Blackwood
Narrated by: Nneka Okoye
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"Lauren Blackwood’s can’t-miss debut is a magical, Ethiopian-inspired remix of Jane Eyre." -
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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.

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"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

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When describing story narrator was very flat apart from dialogues, dialogues were brilliant. But rest of the story lacks emotion

Great story but narrator not so much

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I loved the story. But felt the narration fell flat and mono tone. Feel this would make a great TV series.

Good storyline but a bit flat in narration.

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I loved the narration, very engaging. I really enjoyed it! I think the story was well done and the romance believable.

a great listen

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Wonderful performance to invoke the imagination. Terrifying at parts but on the quest for true love which kept me hanging on until the end.

A Terrifying story on the quest to true love.

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Fantastic book! Couldn’t put it away and finished within 2 days. Brilliantly read by Nneka with such animation to feel the tension, fear, passion and each character came to life.
Enjoyed it immensely.
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Simply amazing

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