Wicked Lovely

infobox Book |
name = Wicked Lovely


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author = Melissa Marr
cover_artist = Mark Tucker (photography)
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Young adult
Urban fantasy
publisher = HarperTeen, an imprint of Harper Collins
release_date = June 12 2007
pages = 328
media_type = Print (Hardcover)
isbn = 9780061214653
preceded_by =
followed_by = Ink Exchange, Fragile Eternity (forthcoming)

Wicked Lovely is a Young Adult Urban Fantasy novel by author Melissa Marr. It was published by HarperTeen, a division of HarperCollins, in June 2007. The novel has also been released in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Germany (under the title of "Gegen das Sommerlicht") and in Spain (under the title of "Encanto fatal"). "Wicked Lovely" was originally written as a short story, ("The Sleeping Girl"), before the author decided to expand on her work in order to further develop the characters.cite news | last = Glogowski | first = Taylor | date = | title = Get a read on otherworldly writings: Melissa Marr | work = St. Petersburg Times | url = http://www.sptimes.com/2007/10/15/Books/Get_a_read_on_otherwo.shtml | accessdate = 2008-04-30 ] She completed the novel over a period of four months, and submitted it to an agent in January, 2006. By early March of that year it had been accepted for publication.cite web | last = Marr | first = Melisa | title = Frequently Asked Questions | work = Melissa Marr (Official Site) | url = http://www.melissa-marr.com/melissa_marr/faq.php | accessdate = 2008-04-30 ]

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Reception

Reviews for the novel have been very positive. Annette Klause in The Washington Post spoke highly of the work, praising the "fully realized" world and the romance,cite news | last = Klause | first = Annette | authorlink = Annette Curtis Klause | date = June 24, 2007 | title = The Faery Queen | work = The Washington Post ] while other reviewers, such as Charles de Lint, highlight both the tight plotting and the characterization.cite journal | last = de Lint | first = Charles | authorlink = Charles de Lint | year = 2007 | title = Books to Look For | journal = Fantasy and Science Fiction | volume = 113 | issue = 1 | pages = p. 30 ] Nevertheless, there is some concern with the character of the Winter Queen: Klause found her to "a little too over the top to be totally threatening", while de Lint simply describes her as "a bit of a stock villain". Wicked Lovely debuted at #8 on the New York Times bestseller list, and reached as high as #2. It stayed there for 11 weeks.The novel is described as being aimed at the Young Adult market, and some reviews chose to emphasize this, noting that the sexual tension and the "underlying darkness" ensure that "Wicked Lovely" is primarily appropriate for the over 12's.cite news | last = Hoult | first = Lisa | date = February 23, 2008 | title = Kid's Books | work = Taranaki Daily News ] cite journal | last = Melgaard | first = Tricia | year = 2007 | title = Wicked Lovely | journal = School Library Journal | volume = 53 | issue = 12 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.wickedlovely.info Fairy Love - an italian fansite] (Forums)
* [http://www.wickedlovely.com WickedLovely.com - The first Melissa Marr fansite.] (English)
* [http://www.melissa-marr.com/ Melissa Marr.com - Official Author Website]
* [http://www.harpercollins.com/harperteen/wickedlovely/ Harper Collins Web Feature]
* [http://wickedlovely.com/forum1/index.php Rath and Ruins] (Forums)