12 Nov Wickedly Good Reads
What’s a good story without a good villain? Want to revisit some of your old favorites? Experience a new take on the characters that walk on the darker side of the story with these wickedly good reads available in Teen Central.
Kill The Beast
by Serena Valentino
It may be a tale as old as time, but what if it were only half the story? Growing up, young Gaston and the prince were as close as brothers and did everything together. They explored the castle and the woods where the legendary beast of Gévaudan supposedly made its home. But one tragic night, the magic of three witches throws them onto very different paths.
Witchkiller
by Ashlee Latimer
Gretel, haunted by her past of killing a witch to save her brother Hansel, finds herself trapped in a society that pressures her into a marriage for wealth. Fleeing from an unwanted suitor, she meets Prince Wilfried, and they fake an engagement to buy each other time. After fleeing to the nearby woods, Gretel encounters a community of healing witches and questions the morality of her past actions. As her family’s involvement in a dangerous plot surfaces, she must decide if she can transcend her identity as the Witchkiller.
The Wishless Ones
by Hafsah Faizal
Jafar wishes to protect his younger brother, Rohan, from the cruelty of the world and their father. However, he knows he is destined for greatness and aspires to join the prestigious House of Wisdom to study alchemy. After a fire devastates their lives, Jafar uses cunning to persuade Rohan that their future lies at Maghriz. However, they soon become entangled in the Sultana’s dangerous plans, which could alter the nation’s fate. As they face their deepest desires and ambitions, the brothers must choose between their dreams and their bond.
Dorothy Must Die
by Danielle Paige
Her name is Amy Gumm and she knows the story, she’s read the books, knows the songs and even seen the movie. But she never expected it to be real or Oz to be so different than she imagined. It’s a world where good witches can’t be trusted, wicked witches aren’t as wicked as they seem, and the order of the world is crumbling like the stone of the yellow brick road. But how did this happen? Dorothy somehow found a way back, she seized control and now nothing is as it seems.
Treachery of Swans
by A. B. Poranek
Two centuries ago, a deity stole magic from Auréal. Now, Odile, trained by her vengeful sorcerer father, plans to infiltrate the royal palace by replacing her friend-turned-enemy, Marie, to steal the king’s crown and restore magic. But when the king is brutally murdered and Odile’s brother is blamed, she must work together with Marie—the very person she cursed—to find out who killed the king and why, before it’s too late.
– written by Alex B, Teen Central Library Assistant
