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Wicked Ugly Bad
Why Read This?The one-sentence sell. What do you get for showing up to this book, even when it's hard?
A riotously funny fairy tale retelling where the villains are the heroes. Scarlett and Marrok have electric banter, the world-building is wildly inventive (serial-killer Hansel and Gretel, anyone?), and beneath all the chaos is a genuinely sweet romance about misfits finding their people.
Synopsis
Once Upon a Time… Scarlett Riding is NOT an ugly stepsister. Cinderella is the evil one in the family. Unfortunately, that’s kinda hard to prove from behind bars. While Scarlett's stuck in the dreariest dungeon in the land, Cinderella is planning her dream wedding to Prince Charming. It’s time for a jailbreak. Marrok Wolf is baffled by the idealistic redhead in his group therapy sessions. She’s nothing like the other villains in prison. Instead of embracing Badness, she’s lecturing him about equal rights for trolls. Now she’s dragged their whole evil “share circle” into a crazy escape plan. Marrok’s falling hard for the little do-gooder. He might be the Big Bad Wolf, but he’s suddenly got his wicked heart set on a happily ever after. Book one of A Kinda Fairytale series M/F Happily Ever After Fated Mates, fairy tale romance, prison break romance, shifter romance 86,000 + words Standalone romance
At a Glance
3.94 ★ GoodreadsTop TropesPlot devices and story situations that drive the romance. These are the circumstances that throw characters together or create conflict, not how they personally relate.
MoodWhat you felt reading this. Swoony? Gutted? Deliciously unhinged? The emotional fingerprint.
Book Details
Goodreads RatingThe crowd's verdict. Take it with salt, though. Some masterpieces are polarizing.
3.94 ★
Page CountHow long the commitment is.
329 pages
PublishedWhen this hit shelves. Helpful for tracking vibes by era.
2013
Primary GenreWhat type of book this is. Romance? Fantasy? A 400-page therapy session disguised as a thriller?
Fantasy Romance
PairingWho's falling in love? The gender makeup of your main romance. Helps you find your specific flavor of love story.
M/F
POVWhose head are you in? First person = deep in the feels. Third = watching from above. Dual = emotional whiplash (affectionate).
Third Person
Romance PacingHow long until they kiss? Slow burn = 300 pages of tension. Insta-love = page 12 and it's already chaos.
Medium Burn
CliffhangerEnding type: HEA = forever happy (you'll cry happy). HFN = happy for now (open to interpretation). Bittersweet = complicated feelings. Know what you're signing up for.
spoiler
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No
TropesPlot devices and story situations that drive the romance. These are the circumstances that throw characters together or create conflict, not how they personally relate.
Mood & Vibe
MoodWhat you felt reading this. Swoony? Gutted? Deliciously unhinged? The emotional fingerprint.
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