I was extremely excited for this after reading the description and for the most part it didn’t disappoint. I was captivated by the death and mystery that is layed out at the start. The prose is very descriptive and although I enjoyed the gothic imagery, at times it felt a little too forced, maybe just needed dialling back very slightly.

The overall plot was extremely captivating. I wanted to go along with Andy for her journey to find out what happened to her sister. The magic of gods and the underworld specifically was very well thought out. The intense imagery certainly leant heavily on horror fantasy which I thoroughly enjoyed.

The pacing was for the most part medium to fast which I prefer. However I did get a little bored waiting for things to pick up in the middle but it wasn’t for long.

My big issue with this book was the lack of character development. The main character, Andy, was extremely surface level. There was no deep dive into who she is, the only thing I really knew about her was that she loves her sister but I was always waiting for something more, which was disappointing.

Although this book is described as dark academia I think it is lacking in the academic aspects for it to fully be considered such. It takes place in a school but other than that we don’t deep dive into the academic world. There is of course a murder and a secret society which counts towards the dark academia label however this is a largely fantasy book, not a bad thing at all - just don’t go into this book thinking you are getting an Atlas Six or The Secret History.

Overall I did enjoy this book, the stakes were high and the fantasy elements were great. The detailed imagery captivated me and I wanted to keep reading. I just wish the characters had been developed more. If you are a fan of the Netflix show ‘Wednesday’ I think you will very much enjoy this book.

I struggle to review this one because while I really liked the concept, I didn’t feel that grasped by it. Perhaps a case of the right book at the wrong time!

Can definitely see people loving this, it was just a shame it didn’t hit for me

I was drawn to this book as a fan of novels that feature mythology, secret societies and dark academia, and this is that all in one.

I really loved the way the author describes the surroundings of the world that Andy finds herself in. In other books I sometimes find descriptive passages dull or repetitive, but that was never the case here, and it built a great picture. I also really enjoyed the way Andy's sister was written when she are able to get a glimpse of her outside of Andy's memory of her. I think she was the most interesting character to me, overall.

I did find that this book was a bit too fast-paced. I would've preferred to get to know Andy and some of the other characters in a bit more depth before so much action started happening, and find out who Andy was outside of Violet's disappearance. I also felt that some of the side characters (the GSE members) could've been more fleshed out.

The last third of the book was my favourite part for sure. There were a few elements that surprised me, and I liked the way the story wrapped up (or did it...?)

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House for this ARC.

Thankyou to Catelyn Wilson, Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this advanced readers copy.

If you’re interested in secret societies and the occult, this is the book for you. I enjoyed how this book explored elements of ancient history and mythology intertwined within the magic system.

At times I did feel as though the characters lacked depth, my favourite was Jae and would have liked to see his complexities amongst thw other characters within the book. A lot of the world building also seemed surface level, I never felt I was actually in a prestigious school which the premise of dark academia would suggest.

Overall, I did enjoy the story, I just felt some things were missing.

This book kept me gripped until the end. It contains magic, witches and the underworld, dark academia at its best, what more could you ask for. Andy Emmerson wants to find out what happened to her sister Violet at Ravenswood Academy so she enrols to try to unlock the truth. She meets Jae who wants to help her for his own reasons. Andy soon discovers there is something dark at play in Ravenswood. She comes across secret societies, monsters and demons along the way. This book had twists and turns that kept me from putting it down. Great read.
#allthedevils

This book grips you from the beginning! It’s dark academia filled with magic, gods, secret societies and an unlikely love interest of course.
The plot was really good, a great concept and had plenty of twists and turns. I did think there were too many characters at one point, I was finding it hard to keep up but overall a great book and I’m excited for the next installation.

This book is going to be amazing for anyone who loves dark academia paired with mystery and a little dash of horror.

It being set in an elite boarding school, with mysterious happenings, I agree it is reminiscent of the Netflix series "Wednesday". It has similar vibes and boarding school settings, so this isna fair comparison.

The story focuses on Andy, and her mission to find out what really happened to her sister, and who the body is in her coffin. It is a unique twist that kept me wanting to fjnd out more about the situation, and learn along wktg out main character.

I do love my complex characters, but it is nice at times to have some simplicity. And this us what this book gives. Simple main character with clear motives, that you can follow along easily, and learn alongside them. The characters have magical ability but they have a lot of normalcy in their loves too, so it never feels complicated, and they're still highly relatable.

The story feels like it is slowing down in parts, but it quickly picks right back up again, so I was never bored while reading this! It keeps yoy coming back for more, page after page.

I love that the story also has mythology woven into it and takes a unique spin on the gods, and underworld in particular. It is nice to see a fresh take on this.

I am pretty invested now, in the characters and interests. I would love to read more!

Thank you to NetGalley and publisher Penguin Random House for this eArc.

3.5 stars

Like many have said this dark academia is reminiscent of the show Wednesday, with the story taking place in an elite boarding school. Andy, our main character, upon discovering her sister’s body is a fake (at her funeral) enrols in the mysterious school to uncover the truth. The book was well written and enjoyable. I did find some parts more slow paced and sometimes I wondered if I was losing interest but then found I wasn’t as it does pick up.

Will recommend to any that enjoy a bit of dark academia and mystery.

#AllTheDevils

Despite this book not being my typical read, I really enjoyed it.

As much as I love my complex characters, it's nice to see simplicity in main characters sometimes. And the characters in these books were so much fun to read about. They were fantastical in their magic abilities but still had some sort of normality in their lives.

Overall, I thought this book was an enjoyable one and one that I would definitely recommend.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me an eARC of this book.

I loved this book, but I wasn't a love a first sight kind of thing, I took me a little bit to get into the story, but once I did, I was hooked. 
Andy is investigating the death of her sister, who she thinks isn't actually death, and finds a dark secret Society that's been killing students and covering it up with money for decades. I would love to know more about Andy and who she is outside of her sister's shadow, maybe in future books. But I liked that she is plain and not special, despite having magic, she is a mediocre student, and a normal human with nothing too remarkable except a strong moral and sense of justice. 
The story is full of mythology and has a very interesting take on the underworld and the gods that I truly enjoyed. I enjoyed the villain and the love interest, and I would love to read more about these characters.

A great genre splice of YA dark academia and mythology with some folklore and magic mixed in for added effect.

Nothing too creepy and suitable for middle teens this novel will be a popular choice for academic fantasy fans.

Likeable characters and a prestigious USA school setting but with a lot of atmosphere and a pacey plot.

I think this skewed slightly younger than I wanted it to, but that's not the books fault, more my personal preference.

I see another reviewer likened it to Wednesday on Netflix, which is a super fun and silly sort of nostalgic bit of YA TV. I actually really enjoyed watching it, and I did see the similarities here with All The Devils. I did want to see more interaction and engagement generally with her classmates and the school itself, and a bit more of an understanding of the deities. I think this would be my main issue with the book, sometimes I was craving more details than the author was providing.

I loved this! It was such an easy read with some interesting characters. I enjoyed the references of deities and inspiration drawn from Egyptian gods. Some twists that although somewhat predictable were thoroughly enjoyable. I will be reading more from Catelyn Wilson in future.

I have mixed feelings about this book for about 50% of it I was thinking I’m not going to finish this. I’m really not enjoying it but then towards the end I started getting into it. If it becomes a series, I would read the next one.
I wish we got to know Andy a little bit better and more about the school because although she was there, she didn’t interact with it. The darker side of the book was interesting and I enjoyed the old gods however I didn’t feel immersed in this story. I would’ve liked more information about these gods and their origin and how they’re connected and in general more about Andy, the school and her relationship with her family it just felt like it was missing a lot of elements to me.

Stopped reading on page 1.
There is no cover on the book when downloading it to kindle and the author is down as Steve Jones instead of Catelyn Wilson.
Formatting is horrible. Everything is on one page and there is no page break between chapters from what I've seen as the contents go straight from cover to end.

If the above are fixed, I will happily read the book but I just can not read a book that's so badly formatted and where the details don't match the advertised book.

This book definitely has Wednesday vibes from the boarding school, dark academia and the creepy forest! As a plus, the book kinda gave off House Of Anubis vibes as well! Did anyone else watch that show? I really liked the lore, magic and atmosphere in this book!

The main MC was unfortunately not my favourite, however, Jae Han has my whole heart! Seriously, he’s the absolute best 😍

If you’re into Dark Academia, dark magic, creepy vibes, and want to fall in love with Jae Han, you should definitely pick this one up…

I think if you're a fan of Wednesday then you'll enjoy this book. Similar vibes which was cool. This isn't my usual genre but that is why I requested the book and was grateful to have received an ARC.

The first 50% gripped me, I was completely invested and then it was a slow decline to the end for me, where I realised I didn't really like any of the characters but I wanted to see how things played out. I think my biggest issue was why Andy trusted anyone. I appreciate she had very few options but she just got messed around over and over and over and over again so I didn't really see her character development as suggested in the book. Also, I wasn't sure if the end set itself up for a series or if I just wasn't a fan of it.

Worth a read if this genre is up your street.

4 ⭐️

- Thanks to NetGalley I got to read this book early! I loved it, the pacing, the plot and the characters! I ate this book up so fast and I cannot wait for its official release, I’m hoping so many people get to experience this book and place Catelyn on the map. I loved all of this book, the ending was perfect and I cannot wait to pick up more by this author. I thought that this book had everything, its genre intrigued me after getting into fantasy and I loved this book. The aspect of an underworld and the gods within really spiked my interest and I loved getting to know each god and who they were. I’m hoping for a book that follow the two main characters….

All the devils is a dark academia meets horror series in which we follow a young girl named Andy who is struggling to come to terms with the death of her sister. However on the day of her sister’s funeral, Andy discovers something that changes everything: the girl in the coffin is not her sister. Andy decides to enrol in her sister’s elite bording school, the Ravenswood Academy as she is sure it is connected somehow. This leads her onto a dark path with magic, secret societies and demons.

I was immediately intrigued by this book as I really enjoy dark academia as a genre and this didn’t disappoint. It follows the classic criteria of secret societies, corrupt faculty members and unlikable characters that believe themselves to be above everybody else. And I ate it up.

The first third of the book gave me House of Anubis vibes which I think is down to the whole idea of boarding schools and ancient symbols and searching for clues that link to certain mythology. That is where the similarities end though. I did really enjoy the mix of mythology in this book as it’s not often you see multiple deities or gods from different cultures touched on in the same book and I think it was done very well. I also really enjoyed this author’s take on the underworld, I think it was unique and done in a way that I can’t recall reading before.

When it came to characters, I especially liked Jae. He’s such a deeply layered character who deals a lot with the topic of grief. I think this book in general deals very well with just how much grief can affect a person long term. Andy was a character that grew on me and by the end I was satisfied with the character growth that she has as she finally starts to stand on her own instead of relying on others. All the other characters are deeply unlikable which is not off brand for a book of this genre. I feel like it shows just how well the author wrote them for me to feel such strong dislike towards them. Violet particularly frustrated me as while on some level I could sympathise with her reasonings, I feel like it still wasn’t enough to absolve her. She definitely shows how greed and power can corrupt and make people desperate but I did end up hating her and was frustrated at just how quick it seems that Andy got over everything that happened regarding her sister.

While I had a few issues with the book, it was overall a very enjoyable read that I absolutely demolished. The author knows exactly how to create an eerie, mysterious, at times threatening atmosphere, especially in a young adult book. The world building was by far the strongest point and while the pacing does drop at times, it’s still a gripping read.

Thank you to Penguin Random House and Netgalley for this ARC!

Set in the elite and mysterious boarding school, Ravenswood Academy, All The Devils follows Andromeda 'Andy' Emmerson as she enrolls at the academy in order to investigate the events surrounding her sister Violet's disappearance. Through her journey to find answers, Andy discovers old secrets buried deep, countless brushes with death and a dark undercurrent of magic that threatens to up turn her world as she knows it...

Firstly, the pacing of this book flies by at breakneck speed, which means some of the heavier hitting plot points fall flat. There isn't many chances for the reader to explore the setting -- given that this is marketed as a dark academia this was a weird choice -- which means that there was more 'telling' than 'showing'.

Another area of the book that I wish we had gotten more from were the secondary characters, especially Violet's group of friends. This was an issue I had across the board; the characters felt a little flat and on dimensional. In the case of Violet's friends, you know they are no good and so interactions between them and Violet lack the tension to make the mystery more interesting. I had less of this issue with our main protagonists and I especially liked how Jae's motivations in the book were explored. He was the most fleshed out character in my opinion.

I did enjoy the explanation of the magic, especially incorporating elements of Ancient Egyptian mythology, which you don't see often with books in this genre. I do think most people will either overlook or not care for the 'complaints' I mentioned above, especially since the magic system is so interesting. It also makes the fast paced plot very interesting.