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- Content warnings: Sexual assault (referenced), Domestic violence, Child abuse (referenced), Self-harm, Murder, Gun violence, Drug use, Death, Grief, Anxiety, Panic attacks, Abortion
Wild and Wicked Things
by Francesca May
A lush, atmospheric sapphic fantasy that uses magic as a metaphor for queerness in the post-WWI era. The slow-burn tension between Annie and Emmeline crackles beneath layers of dark magic, murder mystery, and gorgeous 1920s aesthetics. If you loved the decadence of Gatsby but wanted witches and women kissing, this is your book.
goodreads 3.39/5 8,763 ratings
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Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Tension
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- F/F
- Low
- Tension
- Book hangover
- Forbidden love
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- Anticipation
- Beautiful grief
- Class difference
- Longing glances
- Atmospheric immersion
- Only one who understands them
- She falls first
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Magic bond
- Coastal / island / beach
- Historical
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Manor house / estate
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- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Opposites attract
- Gothic
- Dark academia romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Slow
- Dark
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- High
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- Innocent / sheltered
- Sapphic
- Atmospheric
- Runaway / on the run
- Bookworm/scholar
- Mysterious
- Lush
- Eerie
- Literary
- Brooding
- Bittersweet
- Magical
- Forbidden desire
- Page turner
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Book details
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book