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Destiny isn't a good witch. She cheats, she lies, and she dances on the dead. But Destiny has a secret, and it might just change everything...

Wicked Witch is a short prequel to the Wicked Witch series.

15 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 6, 2017

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Profile Image for chucklesthescot.
3,000 reviews134 followers
February 18, 2017
Destiny is a Black Witch, who wants something more than being part of the Family, hanging out in graveyards with idiots like Willow or being with her cheating boyfriend Mark. She has two secrets that she needs to share but can she trust anyone with it?

Now it is another night in the graveyard and her group of friends have found a boy doing a spell and decide to have some 'fun' with him. But there is something different about this boy and Destiny doesn't want to hurt him, whatever her friends try to do. Should she help him to escape? Or does she play the game her friends want her to? It's time for her to make a choice...

I haven't read anything else in the series and wanted to try it to see if I liked the writing before plunging in. And I did like it. Destiny is that mixture of wild and evil but not embracing her magic the way her idiot friends do. She wants more out of life and she is having thoughts of getting away. Could she leave and find a way to survive away from the Family? Would they come after her? Where is her aunt who is missing? I'm intrigued by the character, her circumstances and what will happen to her if she takes the chance and runs...

I think there was enough in this short story to get me to look at the series.
Profile Image for JadeShea.
3,235 reviews59 followers
November 22, 2018
There isn't a whole lot to this Prequel, so I will say that I really liked it and I thought it was good. Which is odd considering there wasn't much to it. But the thing is I really liked Destiny, and I love what we did learn in this story, however, that is a pretty big cliffhanger ending right there. And I'm trying to figure out how this forms an RH later on.

We did learn that Destiny's family seems pretty awful and crazy, and so do her friends. I can't wait to read more in this series now.
Profile Image for Amber.
305 reviews32 followers
January 1, 2018
This was a short story that was very intriguing. I found myself immediatly connected to Destiny.

Destiny is a black witch that is determined to do good by herself and others and make something of herself even if people around her don't encourage it. So many people doubt that she can be good but she won't let that stop her. So she makes a big decision that could potentially change everything.

Short, motivating and magical is what this 20 page short story was. leaves you wondering what will happen next in book 1. This book is the prequel to Wicked Destiny which means it is the story that started it all even if it was short.

I received a free copy of this book for signing up to the authors newsletter. I believe this book book may be a newsletter exclusive and only available to the authors subscribers.
Profile Image for Damian Southam.
246 reviews2 followers
January 19, 2017
Finding the party of school friends in a graveyard gets a lot easier when its you who picked it out. Being born a witch does however help when a click of your fingers can subdue the burly security guard interceding your plan. How the thirty prep school juniors around a bonfire wasn't what alerted the guard is a surprise. The purple and green colouring of the flames told it was a magical fire burning, it and the many empty bottles of booze lying around still should've been something that had come to someone's attention first. The two-thousand dollar dress that barely kept her step-sister's ass covered ought to signify well enough the sort of revelers there. Not that its any real call to fame it was Destiny who'd invented Graveyard Fridays, and even with everything going on she couldn't miss what was essentially her own party. A number of things would happen this night, lending truth to the shadows shrouding out the light. They would be revealed as triggered by a little plastic dipstick in a confused girl's pocket, a passing glance between guilty parties, and a human boy with eyes of a clear blue sky.

Different types of witches can commandeer certain types of behaviour, such as Reds, Blues, Golds and Silvers to name but a few. A Silver, for example, might enrapture the mind and lust into a fervor, but when all is said and done you can only do so much if you want them thinking they can get into your pants. The wrath of a Black Witch, however, is something everyone in their vacinity feels, especially if its destruction they seek. She's the first that's been born in centuries. Destiny had something important to share with the boy currently holding her attention, his ongoing avoidance that started that morning was now something that had everyone backing off. They knew the temperature drop had nothing to do with the weather, and certainly not when gathered around a bonfire the temperature continues to drop. Destiny held in her hand concealed in her pocket, the important reason for the absent discussion. He'd stood her up that morning before school and his avoidance now that she wanted to know where he was didn't bode well for why their conversation was important. Her mind dealt with the truth and the sense in what she'd done and needed to do, but her body still screamed for his attention despite her climbing ire.

The calls of the kids around them should also be enough to clue anyone into the warnings of her magic: “Raise the dead, raise the dead, raise the dead.” Being a servant of the Family was a foregone conclusion for the daughter of an immortal god and a high witch. The Family has special usages for talents like hers, as the name suggests, being born a Black Witch meant you're almost always a Wicked Witch. Although not the intended topic the plastic wrapped stick burning a hole in her pocket had intended, the thing that came out of her mouth still wanted to be true; she and Mark could fight their way clear of the Family to live freely. Her own father had been the one to first tell her that ninety-percent of Black Witches were born bad. The little voice in her head that said Destiny could choose to be good, that she could refuse to be a Wicked Witch, thoroughly went against any expectations of her. She knew deep down that if she truly pushed to be free like her mother had before her, she'd soon be a witch listed on the Vanished List too; not that anyone believed their absence had anything to do with vanishing. The List was only made known as a means of keeping witches from forming plans where they could live their life the way they wanted to.

Its in the moments between when a little fun turns to something deadly, and whether we choose to do the same things we always do or try to do something new, that fate provides the impetus of change or confirmation, based on our own particular destiny. The memory of sage words coming to Destiny, "Any place can be an end. Or a beginning.", seem to decide the road her life will lead her upon, now that she actually has a goal. People resigned to allowing fate to steer them in the same direction as always, of making the same mistakes over and over again, choose to do the same things repeatedly for no other reason than its the way its always been done. Those that want their destiny to be something new, to have an influence over how it travels, choose to do the right thing or simply something new. Under such circumstances its possible to redefine our lives for the better. Of course the impetus can be for change that's worse too, when we choose to do the wrong thing despite having always done the right ones; but in such cases I suspect its no longer fate or destiny that's been the shaper of change, its the darker sides of human nature that fuels those changes. Perhaps Destiny's 'Vanished' mother knew something about her daughter's future when she chose her namesake, because it seems she's come to realise the former of the aforementioned two.

Not all stories have to be long to be enjoyed, although had you asked me a while ago if it was possible to get satisfaction from short stories, I'd have said yes but rarely at best. Happily I stand corrected with regard to this short story which is entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable. A tantalising preview of things to come, a window into the history that might later shape the way the story leads. If the point of prequels is to provide a contextual window into the how, and the why of things that are, then this little number does both. This teaser also leaves a reader with expectations and anticipation of where Wicked Witch will go, and the sorts of characters it'll have to do it with. Even if you have no plans on whether you'll followup and read the series, Lucy's little teaser herein is still something you should read. It has its own set of characteristics that do not inherently require any further efforts to grasp the purposes of writing it. Prequel or not it is still a great little flash fiction. Definitely five stars in my book: the only thing I'd call for is that I'll get to read more, and since this is specifically a prequel, I'll get to do exactly that - so full marks are in order.

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Finding the party of school friends in a graveyard gets a lot easier when its you who picked it out. Being born a witch does however help when a click of your fingers can subdue the burly security guard interceding your plan. How the thirty prep school juniors around a bonfire wasn't what alerted the guard is a surprise. The purple and green colouring of the flames told it was a magical fire burning, it and the many empty bottles of booze lying around still should've been something that had come to someone's attention first. The two-thousand dollar dress that barely kept her step-sister's ass covered ought to signify well enough the sort of revelers there. Not that its any real call to fame it was Destiny who'd invented Graveyard Fridays, and even with everything going on she couldn't miss what was essentially her own party. A number of things would happen this night, lending truth to the shadows shrouding out the light. They would be revealed as triggered by a little plastic dipstick in a confused girl's pocket, a passing glance between guilty parties, and a human boy with eyes of a clear blue sky.

Different types of witches can commandeer certain types of behaviour, such as Reds, Blues, Golds and Silvers to name but a few. A Silver, for example, might enrapture the mind and lust into a fervor, but when all is said and done you can only do so much if you want them thinking they can get into your pants. The wrath of a Black Witch, however, is something everyone in their vacinity feels, especially if its destruction they seek. She's the first that's been born in centuries. Destiny had something important to share with the boy currently holding her attention, his ongoing avoidance that started that morning was now something that had everyone backing off. They knew the temperature drop had nothing to do with the weather, and certainly not when gathered around a bonfire the temperature continues to drop. Destiny held in her hand concealed in her pocket, the important reason for the absent discussion. He'd stood her up that morning before school and his avoidance now that she wanted to know where he was didn't bode well for why their conversation was important. Her mind dealt with the truth and the sense in what she'd done and needed to do, but her body still screamed for his attention despite her climbing ire.

The calls of the kids around them should also be enough to clue anyone into the warnings of her magic: “Raise the dead, raise the dead, raise the dead.” Being a servant of the Family was a foregone conclusion for the daughter of an immortal god and a high witch. The Family has special usages for talents like hers, as the name suggests, being born a Black Witch meant you're almost always a Wicked Witch. Although not the intended topic the plastic wrapped stick burning a hole in her pocket had intended, the thing that came out of her mouth still wanted to be true; she and Mark could fight their way clear of the Family to live freely. Her own father had been the one to first tell her that ninety-percent of Black Witches were born bad. The little voice in her head that said Destiny could choose to be good, that she could refuse to be a Wicked Witch, thoroughly went against any expectations of her. She knew deep down that if she truly pushed to be free like her mother had before her, she'd soon be a witch listed on the Vanished List too; not that anyone believed their absence had anything to do with vanishing. The List was only made known as a means of keeping witches from forming plans where they could live their life the way they wanted to.

Its in the moments between when a little fun turns to something deadly, and whether we choose to do the same things we always do or try to do something new, that fate provides the impetus of change or confirmation, based on our own particular destiny. The memory of sage words coming to Destiny, "Any place can be an end. Or a beginning.", seem to decide the road her life will lead her upon, now that she actually has a goal. People resigned to allowing fate to steer them in the same direction as always, of making the same mistakes over and over again, choose to do the same things repeatedly for no other reason than its the way its always been done. Those that want their destiny to be something new, to have an influence over how it travels, choose to do the right thing or simply something new. Under such circumstances its possible to redefine our lives for the better. Of course the impetus can be for change that's worse too, when we choose to do the wrong thing despite having always done the right ones; but in such cases I suspect its no longer fate or destiny that's been the shaper of change, its the darker sides of human nature that fuels those changes. Perhaps Destiny's 'Vanished' mother knew something about her daughter's future when she chose her namesake, because it seems she's come to realise the former of the aforementioned two.

Not all stories have to be long to be enjoyed, although had you asked me a while ago if it was possible to get satisfaction from short stories, I'd have said yes but rarely at best. Happily I stand corrected with regard to this short story which is entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable. A tantalising preview of things to come, a window into the history that might later shape the way the story leads. If the point of prequels is to provide a contextual window into the how, and the why of things that are, then this little number does both. This teaser also leaves a reader with expectations and anticipation of where Wicked Witch will go, and the sorts of characters it'll have to do it with. Even if you have no plans on whether you'll followup and read the series, Lucy's little teaser herein is still something you should read. It has its own set of characteristics that do not inherently require any further efforts to grasp the purposes of writing it. Prequel or not it is still a great little flash fiction. Definitely five stars in my book: the only thing I'd call for is that I'll get to read more, and since this is specifically a prequel, I'll get to do exactly that - so full marks are in order.
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Author 7 books57 followers
December 17, 2018
Look, maybe I’ve read too much fanfiction but I find it really hard to take a character seriously whose name is Destiny and she has red hair and violet eyes. And worse, she seems to be pretty unlikeable. [maybe she’s got reasons to be, but we don’t really know that in this short teaser to a series that doesn’t seem to exist… ? The other parts lead to dead links - this was in a boxed set]
The world is suggested - she’s a dark witch daughter of Balor. In Irish mythology, Balor (modern spelling: Balar) was the tyrant king of the Fomorians.
There’s a prophecy but most dark witches are evil… I guess?
And there’s a douche boyfriend Mark who is a red witch?
2 star - it was ok
In the boxed set Modern Magic
Profile Image for Camille.
203 reviews45 followers
August 19, 2017
This is a great introduction to the series. I normally don't read prequels b/c they either a.don't contribute to my feelings on the characters and therefore feel unnecessary or b.just overall bore me; but Wicked Witch showed what I hope will be the core to who Destiny is. She comes across as mature, while still retaining her personality. She is smart and has a way of seeing people for what they are [really, she found out her boyfriend was cheating on her just by observing things and she accepted that while pretty much anyone else would've lived in denial land]. And best of all, she doesn't settle—for Mark, for shitty friends, for being a weapon just b/c she's a Black Witch.
Profile Image for Sayra.
53 reviews4 followers
September 21, 2017
Enjoyed this 'prequel' and by definition of the word it is a back story but it is only a chapter long (15 pages). I hope once the novel is released this is the initial chapter or present in the book and a prequel. I'm just confused as to why it was marked as a stand alone prequel and not given as a snippet at the end of another of the authors books. I looked up the authors other works to find this and was pleased when in did, only for it to end as soon as I begun reading. Otherwise I would have rated this much higher. Looking forward to the actual book being released though.
Profile Image for Sairaika.
914 reviews47 followers
January 7, 2018
An enlightening read!

A warning: Black Witches are badass. You should know not to mess with them or else be prepared to face their wrath.

Favourite quote: "A Black Witch is a wicked witch."

Such a short prequel but it is powerful, motivating, enlightening and catching. This prequel makes me eager to read the novel - to see how Destiny lives her, how she finds her new life to be interesting or does she regret it?

Full of witches, immortal gods, magic, lies, secrets, trust and choices.

Perfect for readers of urban fantasy paranormal mystery reverse harem romances.
Profile Image for Aj.
41 reviews
September 9, 2017
This book IS short, so you will get only so much information from it, but it's very good as all of L.C. Hibbett's work is in my opinion.

Destiny is born into a magical family as a Black witch, a rarity as you will find. The family sets their sights on the darkness that this entails, but IS that her only destiny, or is there another?
Profile Image for Michelle.
2,184 reviews87 followers
February 17, 2019
Read this as a part of the Not Just Voodoo collection -

This one has a really cool premise and I love the idea of highly influential and well of people being magical, I also like that the group of teens we follow are not necessarily good people either. But this one just didn’t grab me much and at times it felt too Gossip Girl in terms of loftiness.
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469 reviews1 follower
April 21, 2018
This is the prequel to the Wicked Witch series.
It's rather short but looks to be setting the scene for the series rather well.
I love Destinys character. She wants more than what her supposed destiny as a black witch propels her to be. She wants to be/do good.
113 reviews
March 13, 2019
Anne Kinslow.
I read this short story after I had read Wicked Destiny. It gave me an insight into where Destiny came from and why she left home to go live with her aunt, start a new life and raise her daughter away from the family.
Profile Image for Anett Simonsen.
204 reviews2 followers
March 10, 2017
Damn I now know what series is going on my TBR list.
I love that Destiny tries to embrace that 1 out of 10 times :)
Profile Image for Ruth.
14 reviews
June 3, 2017
a good little taster of what the book is going to be out. Pre ordered my copy after reading this
Profile Image for Ola Adamska.
2,881 reviews27 followers
December 18, 2017
Interesting prequel. Destiny is a mature girl that has powers. Who is she? What can she do?
Profile Image for Pam Foster.
710 reviews7 followers
December 23, 2017
Great little prequel that sets the stage for book 1 in the series. I love Destiny!!
Profile Image for Diana.
1,563 reviews85 followers
February 26, 2017
This book was received through InstaFreebie by the author of the book with no expectation for review.

This prequel is a young adult/new adult urban fantasy that takes place in Ireland. The main character is a dark witch/necromancer and this prequel sets the stage for everything to come in the next books in the series. It was an extremely short read, but I enjoyed the look at the series without having to get the first book and worry about not liking it. I may read more in this series.
Profile Image for Jennifer Holzapfel.
1,037 reviews4 followers
January 25, 2017
Prequel story that gives some of the background information to the Wicked Witch series. Good idea to read it if you want the story before the story.
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694 reviews13 followers
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January 25, 2017
* ebook received from author via instafreebie *
Profile Image for Kristi.
190 reviews
April 28, 2017
This was a really interesting short story. I hope to read more about Destiny in future books.
Profile Image for Fran.
961 reviews10 followers
April 28, 2017
I actually had never heard of this series by L.C.Hibbett before reading this but you can be sure I will be going to buy the first book right away! I love everything of hers I have read and from the start this one has aka this prequel, this will be no different. I gave it a 4 out of 5 only because I don't give 5s to short stories as there is never enough time to get in depth. since this is a prequel thats not an issue and on to book 1 I shall have to go. :)
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