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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: 4.07 · 1,051 ratings · 677 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Quiet Stillness of Empty Houses 3.93 avg rating — 400 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 3.92 avg rating — 312 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) 4.15 avg rating — 176 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) 4.64 avg rating — 56 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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hell, this was spooky! was absolutely gripped throughout, it was tense, weird and chilling in all the best ways. Would have been a solid 5✨️ but the ending felt a bit rushed, and there was too many lose threads! I NEED ANSWERS!
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this was slow and atmospheric, but i just wasn't hooked. The last couple of chapters seemed rushed though. Not the spooky folk horror i was hoping for ...more
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