Wild and Wicked Things, Francesca May
Wild and Wicked Things, Francesca May
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Wild and Wicked Things

Author: Francesca May

Narrator: Marisa Calin, Gemma Dawson, Ralph Lister

Unabridged: 14 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Redhook

Published: 03/29/2022


Synopsis

A lush and decadent gothic novel following a young woman’s journey into a glittering world filled with illicit magic, romance, blood debts, and witchcraft in the aftermath of World War I. On Crow Island, people whisper that real magic lurks just below the surface.

Magic doesn’t interest Annie Mason. Not after it stole her future. She’s on the island only to settle her late father’s estate and, hopefully, reconnect with her long-absent best friend, Beatrice, who fled their dreary lives for a more glamorous one.

Yet Crow Island is brimming with temptation, and the most mesmerizing may be her enigmatic new neighbor. 

Mysterious and alluring, Emmeline Delacroix is a figure shadowed by rumors of witchcraft. And when Annie witnesses a confrontation between Bea and Emmeline at one of Crow Island’s extravagant parties, she is drawn into a glittering, haunted world. A world where the boundaries of wickedness are tested, and the cost of illicit magic might be death.

To those who are bright and young; to those who are wild and wicked; welcome to Crow Island. 

Praise for Wild and Wicked Things:

“Entrancing, seductive, and decadently beautiful. Here is a deep, sensuous exploration of the bonds between three very different, complex women that readers won't soon forget." —Gwenda Bond, New York Times bestselling author 

"Haunting, immersive, and seething with dark magic."―Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching

"Brimming with romance and gilded with danger, Wild and Wicked Things is a heady, lyrical gem of a book."—Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author

Reviews

Goodreads review by theresa on April 12, 2022

I have been highly anticipating Wild and Wicked Things ever since it was announced and described as a sapphic, witchy The Great Gatsby and I am happy to say it did not disappoint. It was the gorgeous gothic slowburn I didn’t know I needed. I studied The Great Gatsby in school and thanks to my wonderf......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on March 29, 2022

Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May is full of dark witchy magic with a slow burn sapphic romance. World War I has just ended, and Annie Mason has arrived on Crow Island to settle her late father’s estate. She quickly falls into a world of dark magic and feels a strong connection to her enigmati......more

Goodreads review by Holly Hearts Books on February 15, 2022

I really enjoyed the atmosphere this book created but I couldn’t find it in me to like any of the characters. Full Review to come on YouTube: [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Samantha on October 16, 2023

TW: self harm; possession; physical abuse; sexual abuse This sapphic witchy story inspired by The Great Gatsby meets Practical Magic is great for spooky season.......more

Goodreads review by Era ➴ on June 13, 2022

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me an ARC! They said lesbian witches in the 1920s and gave me a pretty cover and I ran. I’m not really sure what it was about this book, but I couldn’t really get into it. I was fully prepared to start shipping and screaming and overall getting really immerse......more


Quotes

"Brimming with romance and gilded with danger, Wild and Wicked Things is a heady, lyrical gem of a book."—Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf

"Haunting, immersive, and seething with dark magic, Wild and Wicked Things cast its spell on me"—Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching

Wild and Wicked Things ticked all my boxes. May’s vivid prose carries us off to a world not quite unlike our own and spins the story of one woman coming into her own, another fighting the darkness inside her, and the two of them drawing together to become something more. I couldn’t put it down.”—Genevieve Gornichec, author of The Witch’s Heart

"Viciously enchanting, with a spell woven onto every page. Francesca May has given us a cast of wild and wicked women who dare to hold a mirror to the darkest, and most tender, parts of our souls. I couldn't get enough!"—Heather Walter, author of Malice

“Entrancing, seductive, and decadently beautiful, Francesca May weaves an intoxicating spell. Here is a deep, sensuous exploration of the bonds between three very different, complex women that readers won't soon forget."—Gwenda Bond, New York Times bestselling author

"An intoxicating blend of secrets and glamour, romance and scandal, blood magic and dark pasts. If you’ve ever thought the Jazz Age would have been better with witchcraft, this book is for you."—H. G. Parry, author of The Shadow Histories

"Even after the last page is turned, this intoxicating story lingers like a deep dark wine. Sparkling and deadly, Wild and Wicked Things enchanted me, and if you're feeling dangerous, it will enchant you too."—Lucy Holland, author of Sistersong