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Lydia grew up on a farm deep in the Dorset countryside alongside her three elder brothers, using the fields and woodland as their playground.

As an adult with two young children, she has used the memories of the wild woods of her youth to write The Wicked Woods Chronicles

A tale of lost sisters, whispering trees, and dark romance.

oh, the woods are dark and wicked...

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Average rating: 4.06 · 1,066 ratings · 678 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Quiet Stillness of Empty Houses 3.92 avg rating — 404 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bone Drenched Woods 3.91 avg rating — 321 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darling, there are wolves in the woods (The Wicked Woods Chronicles #1) 4.16 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hush, the woods are darker still (The Wicked Woods Chronicles #2) 4.65 avg rating — 57 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Far Beneath the Wicked Woods (The Wicked Woods Chronicles #3) 4.48 avg rating — 46 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Witch and the Wolf 4.72 avg rating — 29 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond the Shadows of the Wicked Woods 4.62 avg rating — 21 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wicked Tales for Heartless Creatures: Tales from the Wicked Woods 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)

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The Agony Of Her is a nightmarish mix of slow gothic horror and vicersal terror, and I devoured it. Told through both Lori and Ada's pov over different timelines, the tentative creepiness of Haite House sinks its clawed foundations in deep, and refuse ...more
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3 1/2 stars rounded up 🖤 I wanted more dragons and less of Vivian being so indecisive 🙃
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weird, bloody, oddly paced and i loved it. One star off because I wanted more of the saints. 🖤
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