![]() ![]() Andi makes some unusual friends (and potential enemies) during her time at the house, and we also meet her adoptive father and mentor, Jember. I often enjoy romance in books, but the romance in this was just not for me – I didn’t enjoy Magnus as a character, he was needy and whiney, and couldn’t understand why a strong woman like Andromeda saw in him.īut there were other relationships in this book I did like. Sadly, I think this is where the book falls down for me. ![]() There’s some great, creepy scenes as she starts to settle in and get the lay of the land, but the spooky factor is quickly overshadowed by an insta-love, over-the-top romance with her employer, Magnus Rochester. It opens with action from the very start as we meet our protagonist, Andromeda, arriving at an old manor for a new assignment as a ‘debtera’ – cleansing the house of the ‘evil eye’. I think this might be better promoted as a straightforward YA horror romance, and I’m sure fans of that genre will enjoy this. However, there are some clever takes on Ethiopian folklore, some genuinely creepy scenes and a lot of romance. I was so intrigued to read an Ethiopian-inspired Jane Eyre retelling, but personally I didn’t think there was a lot of Jane Eyre in this story. ![]() Well, I’m a little bit torn about this book. ![]()
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