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.

This is a cracking read, i really enjoyed the story, but it is eerily similar to every exquistite thing by Lauren Steven, i had to go back to that book to check if the schools were the same, they arent, but they could be.

Set in an elite boarding school this tells the story of Andromeda whose sister Violet dies but Andy doesnt believe Violet is dead because the body in the coffin is wrong. We get wrapped up in demons, witches, and dark magic. Whilst Andromeda sets out to disover what happened to Violet, what she uncovers is even more sinister than she could have imagined and Violet is not as innocent as Andromeda initially believed..

I really enjoyed this book.

Dark academia had me sold just by looking at the cover!
Really enjoyed how this book jumped right into the action and didn’t mess around with lots of long boring set up.
This was really fun and fast paced and the world building was incredible! I wasn’t sure what to expect for YA but the characters were beautifully well developed and had so much depth. Can’t wait to read more by this author!

I've just finished All the Devils and I feel like a need a lie down. The ending was so fast paced I'm exhausted - but in a good way!
I loved this book - the characters are interesting and believable, the story line is well thought and fast moving. I love the Greek history woven in. I will be recommending this book.
We follow Andy who has just lost her sister, Violet in a drowning at her private, elite school. However at the funeral, Andy looks in the casket and the body is not her sister. Andy then goes on a mission to find her sister. This takes her to the elite private school and beyond.

It’s hard to write an original dark academia story with the number of books in this genre that have recently flooded the market, but I think that Catelyn Wilson managed to write a compelling and suitably haunting book. I am always going to love books about secret societies, intriguing puzzles and adventures in hell-like landscapes. I think that these elements of the plot, particularly the sections of the story that dealt with the Underworld, were the strongest parts of the book.
The characters were also likeable and interesting, but I felt that their motivations could be confusing at times. I think the fact that many of them have secrets is compelling but there were moments where I became frustrated with them and their actions. The protagonist was also a bit bland at times. Andy clearly loves her sister but we don’t learn as much about her as an individual as I would have liked.
Despite some of these issues, I thought that the book was entertaining and I loved the parts which focused on mythology.

this book has you hooked - you are pulled into the world and you have to wait as everything slowly starts to unravel, the hidden codes and the questions that she is asking... you get pulled into needing to know the answers as much as the fmc in the book, you feel like you need to know her and be there for her. demons and monsters YA dark academia books. full of secrets and mystery

Strong world building and dark vibes, with an excellent driving plot pace? Tick tick tick! This is a book that can easily be DEVOURED in one sitting.

Character development was good, I wanted a little more depth but it didn't hinder the overall enjoyment as the plot is moving along nicely.

I can see why this is being touted for Wednesday lovers, it's definitely got that darker mystery elements to it, so if you enjoyed that show, you're likely going to love this!

This book was advertised as a cross between Netflix’s Wednesday and Ninth House; this description along with the dark academia and fantasy themes drew me into this book. However, I unfortunately didn’t really get along with this one.

The story itself was okay, I enjoyed the horror and supernatural aspects as well as the mythological themes throughout the book, but my biggest issue by far was the pacing. Everything was described in such excruciating detail that I lost track of what was actually happening; it was both too slow and too fast which meant that I just couldn’t get fully immersed in the story.

I also struggled a bit with the characters themselves. Andromeda, Andy, was a very dislikable main character who rather lacked any sort of personality or strong character traits - I couldn’t tell you anything about her other than the fact that she has pale skin, curly hair and glasses, has profound and unmitigated anger issues and cares about her sister. By the end of the story, I felt as if she was the same character that we met at the very beginning; we didn’t find out about her aspirations, passions, or life before her sister went missing. This was unfortunately the same for the other characters too, who all felt rather one-dimensional.

The final quarter of the book was probably the best part but by that point, I had honestly lost any investment in the plot. This was such a shame as certain reveals and revelations didn’t quite have the same impact.

I can tell that the author genuinely had a lot of passion to tell this story and I do think that others might enjoy this more than I did. This book felt more like a first draft to me, as many of the issues I had would probably greatly improve after another edit.

Thank you to @NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This was so nearly an amazing read but it just fell short for me in the end.

I think if it had been a non magic world with a teen thriller-esque plot in a boarding school for the elite OR a magic world with the complex magic plot unravelling it would have worked so well. But, the non magic world WITH the complex plot of magic just was a little too disconnected for me personally.

But I think this is a book that a lot of people are going to love! It just wasn’t quite for me.

Firstly, thank you NetGalley / Penguin House for the opportunity to read the arc for this book in exchange for an honest review.

Dark academia, secret society/cult, mythology and egyptology, demons, Gods and the underworld? I am hooked already.

All The Devils starts with a young girl Andromeda (Andy as she prefers) whose sister Violet has recently died. However, while at the funeral, she makes the revelation that Violet may not actually be dead. To find out what happened to her sister, she attends the illusive schools Ravenswood Academy, the institution Violet attended before she met her demise. While trying to find clues and solve the mystery of Violet’s death, she meets Jae, a student who is also trying to discover what truly happened to Violet that night, having an understanding on Andy’s pain.

This book is highly descriptive and well thought-out which is why I shall keep the rest of the review vague to avoid much more spoilers. It’s face-paced and the plot is consistently intriguing. The author provides so much lore, mythology and interest in these topics that it’s captivating from start to finish. Although I feel the limited romance is not pivotal as much as the mystery of Violet, it really balances the entire action-packed dynamic and the slow burn was excellently done. Just all the twists and turns really keep you on your toes.

If I had to critique the story, it would be that I really wish we saw much more of Andy as a person, than just as the sister of the “dead” sister if you will. I feel like her character could have been explored much more on a deeper level so she has much more dimension. While I don’t think she is dislikable character, I think she could be much more relatable had we been allowed in more than we are.

This is my first book by Catelyn and I was not disappointed. I will take several seats for the next one.

If you enjoy fast-paced dark academia with magic, mythology and secrets then this is the book for you!

My Review of “All The Devils” by Catelyn Wilson

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Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the chance to read this ARC.

All The Devils by Catelyn Wilson follows a young girl Andy whose sister has recently died, Andy discovers her sister isn’t actually dead and is on the mission to figure out where her sister is and who tried to kill her. Andy ends up at very secretive Ravenswood Academy, the school her sister Violet went to before she was killed. Andy believes something deeper happened and that the school covered it all up. When she is there she meets Jae a boy who also is trying to discover what really happened to Violet, Andy and Jae team up to get to the bottom of the “death” of Violet, they discover secret societies and cults along the way, all that could be connected to Violets “death”.

I really enjoyed this book, the plot was gripping and I kept wanting to read on and on to discover what was coming next. I loved Jae’s character so much too! At points I felt like they could have been developed a bit more, I think Jae and Andy’s relationship could have been explored more than it was, but that is only a subplot of the story and I’m an avid romance/romantasy reader so will always hope for more romance in any book! I liked Catelyn’s writing style and it was all very fast paced and a nice change from all the slower books I have read recently. From the first page we were chucked in at the deep end but Catelyn really developed and explained the plot well. At points I was slightly confused as there was so much going on but it was all cleared up throughout the story and it just kept giving.

If you are looking for a dark academia, thriller, evil school mystery story then this is the book for you.

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My review of All The Devlils by Catelyn Wilson (2 stars)

I think I will be in the minority on this one, but I struggled to get into this book. Having read 40% of the book, I decided this was going to be a DNF for me. There are a couple of reasons for this:

1. The pacing: This book is incredibly fast-paced, to the extent of giving me whiplash. The events unfolded right off the bat, as we followed our FMC in her journey to uncover what happened to her sister. Unfortunately, due to the pace of the events being so fast, we barely got any time with our characters. I struggled to care for them as I had a very limited idea of who they were and what made them interesting. The FMC showcased very little growth in the 40% of the book I managed to get through and was quite frankly a little annoying. Not having established any connection with the characters made it hard to follow the events of this book.
2. The logic: Perhaps due to this being an unedited copy, I noticed some gaps in the logical flow of events. One moment our FMC is dedicated to finding a certain location and then in the next scene she ends up in a completely different situation, the certain location not even mentioned until three scenes later. None of it seemed to make any logical sense.

Overall, I was disappointed in this book. It had all the elements to be successful: a dark academic setting, secret societies and magical creatures, but the execution was lacking.