Nothing good comes from living in the Devil’s swamp.
Willow Bell thinks moving to the Okefenokee area isn't half bad, but nothing prepares her for what awaits in the shadows of the bog.
Girls are showing up dead in the swamp. And she could be next.
Everyone warns Willow to stay away from Beau Cadwell—the bad boy at the top of their suspect list as the serial killer tormenting the small town.
But beneath his wicked, depthless eyes, there's something else that draws Willow to him.
When yet another girl he knew dies, though, Willow questions whether she can trust her instincts…or if they're leading to her own death.
5 stars: "Atmospheric, lush, and razor-edged, this romance is the best sort of trouble—the kind that keeps you up reading all night long. " —Jenna Marie Thorne, author of The Wrong Side of Right
4.5 stars: "When I started reading this it reminded me of Beautiful Creatures, however, this mystery was like nothing I've read before and I was hooked on every page. I love the swamp setting and the suspense." –Danielle, Chapters Through Life
5 stars: "From page one to the end, Hart offers up another irresistible read that will keep the reader guessing and rapidly turning the pages." –Heather Smith Meloche, author of Ripple
4.5 stars: "It had everything it needed to be a very good book. An amazing romance, fast paced suspense and great character development. I’m going to keep a close eye on this author because this book was simply amazing!" –Lena, The Printed Girl
4 stars: "Solid romantic suspense. I loved the swamp, the characters, and the Southern Gothic atmosphere." –Outlaw Poet
5 stars: "Wicked Charm is the perfect balance of dark and eerie paired with romantic and suspenseful. It's completely addictive and enthralling and one of the best young adult contemporaries I've ever read." –Kristina, Kristina’s Books & More
4 stars: "If a sultry southern romance with serial killers, gators, and snakes is your glass of sweet tea, then this novel is the perfect read for you." –Erica, Goodreads Reviewer
5 stars: "Her narration and description of the swampland will pull you directly into the setting and make you feel like you are truly there with Willow and Beau." –M.C. Chronister, Tolkien & Company
4 stars: "Wicked Charm unfolds at a Southern pace a tale of two souls grown deep in the Georgia swamp as history, circumstance, and gruesome murders draw them together like a moth to a flame. Both wicked and charming this story is one that will seep into your skin like a Southern summer and stick like beads of sweat rolling down your neck." –Angela, Pooled Ink Reviews
5 stars: "I am in love with this book and I highly recommend checking it out!" –Madison, Stylish Brunette
4 stars: "This story was so atmospheric, I could feel the stickiness of the swamp. The setting is similar to The Beautiful Creatures and Heirs of Watson Island series and the setting of the swamp becomes its own character." –Erika, Goodreads Reviewer
As an adult with grown up responsibilities and big girl woes, it's refreshing to jump into a YA novel that is neither pretentious nor related to current events. Not that the heavy young adult contemporaries aren't enjoyable or much needed, but sometimes my brain needs an escape for pure pleasure rea ...more
4 charming stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟
This was a fun young adult contemporary with the unusual setting of a southern swamp..... this book is classified as a romantic suspense, however I read several reviews before reading this that said it was heavier on the romance than the suspense.... so I went into this expecti ...more
Wicked Charm by Amber Hart is supposed to be a young adult romantic thriller which would lead a reader to believe it would be heavy on the thrills and light on the romance. However, this one really seemed to focus mostly on the romance and add a bit of thriller on the side.
The story starts with the ...more
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟FABULOUS STARS
ARC-Review
Release Date-30/1/18
What a great read, I wasn't expecting to like this so much Wicked Charm By Amber Hart was a fabulous enchanting but nerve-wracking read.
Set in the swamps of Okefenokee, Willow Bell and her parents have gone to live with her grandmother Old Lad ...more
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I loved this book. it was like a murder mystery falling in love with the bad boy kind of story with a southern flair.
what brought it down a star was the writing, for me. I think I would have given this five stars in high school. The writing just was ...more
I want to say thank you to Entangled Teen for sending me this free book, Wicked Charm for an honest review. This book was definitely in a genre I love, southern charm and murders. Giving this read a 3.75 stars.
Wicked Charm is described as a YA contemporary romance and a mystery thriller. Which is ex ...more
Actual rating: 4.5 stars
First of all, don't get confused by the summary because this is a romance! It tricked me, I thought this would be a mystery novel with some romance aspects but it was the completely other way around. 75% romance and 25% mystery. I don't mind actually, I like this combination ...more
Wicked Charm was such a dark, creepy, and addictive story! This was a book that enraptured me from beginning to end! I thought the author did a wonderful job at creating a memorable YA story that did feel like your typical YA story. I thoroughly enjoyed the author's writing style and way her story f ...more
So great I blurbed it! My non-blurby-language review - Amber's so fantastic at voicey characters, and creating this incredibly vivid sense of place through the lenses of her narrators' experiences. And she writes outside the usual upper-middle class YA protagonist bubble, which is an added bonus. Go ...more
Wicked charm is a suspense, mysterious novel set in Okefenokee, Georgia alongside a boggy swamp. It's a little spooky, it's quirky and unique.
Willow Bell and her parents are moving in with her grandmother. She lives in a desolate area near a swamp. Their only neighbours are the Cadwell family. A di ...more
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What I loved about this novel was the dual point of views. You can fully understand the story from Willow's and Beau's point of view. It's a thriller and mystery that I thoroughly enjoyed. This book is definitely addicting a ...more
The main characters in this YA romantic suspense are Willow Bell, who has moved to live with her Grandmother in the Opefenokee Swamp and the boy-next-door, Beau Cadwell. Beau is very popular with the girls but has a reputation as a Cassanova, always breaking the hearts of the girls he dates. The sto ...more
Willow Bell is the spitting image of her grandmother Lady Bell and has just moved to her grandmother's house along with her parents on Devil's Swamp. There is only one other house on the Swamp which is Old Man Paxton Cadwell and his two grandchildren Charlotte and Beau. Willow's grandmother despises ...more
So Wicked Charm, by Amber Hart, is a romantic suspense thriller for teens.
Well, there’s a little more emphasis on the romance than on the mystery, but I did enjoy our murder mystery and the author did a pretty good job at keeping that aspect suspenseful.
The atmosphere of the book is sultry Southern ...more
I'm a huge fan of Amber Hart's writing. From her riveting BEFORE YOU and AFTER US duology to her UNTAMED duology, she has a way of instantly drawing the reader in with her well-drawn characters, the instant romantic tension between her main characters, and with her unique and well-described settings ...more
3 1/2-4 stars
Wicked Charm was a pretty fast paced mystery, but there was also a big focus on romance. It somewhat took up more of the book than the actual murders did. It's told in alternating chapters by the two main characters, Willow and Beau.
Willow has recently moved in with her grandma in the s ...more
Thank you to Entangled Teen and Netgalley for a copy of the eARC in exchange for a fair review.
Willow is new but not new to this small Georgia town. Her grandparents have been living in this swamp for as long as she can remember. But she has recently moved here from Florida and it has been awhile si ...more
pooled ink Reviews:
Spun with the forbidden sweetness of iced tea and the darkness of country nights, Wicked Charm unfolds at a Southern pace a tale of two souls grown deep in the Georgia swamp as history, circumstance, and gruesome murders draw them together like a moth to a flame. Both wicked a ...more
Disclaimer: An eARC was provided via Inkslinger PR and the Author as part of the Blog Tour. The Thoughts, opinions & feelings expressed in the review are however my own.
Touted as a YA Romantic Thriller, Wicked Charm by Amber Hart does its best to make the reader experience the romance w ...more
This was such a struggle to put a star rating on this. On one hand, there's a lot of bark but no bite. On the other, what is there is lovely in it's own right. Regardless, I have a lot to say about this.
1. The characters. Elaborating on what I said above, it's made very clear that Beau Cadwell is th ...more
Willow Bell moves with her parents to live with her grandmother in Waycross, Georgia, on the edge of the Okefenokee wetlands. When she sees Beau Cadwell, the grandson of Gran's neighbour, she is instantly smitten and it's not long before her feelings are reciprocated. However, Gran holds an intense ...more
Wicked Charm is a slow-moving, creepy and atmospheric read. Since much of it takes place in a swamp, in one respect this is pretty appropriate. As a reader, though, it gets a bit frustrating at times as you start to feel that like Willow and Beau, you're spending just a bit too much of the book floa ...more
'Wicked Charm' is a great new YA romantic thriller that fans are sure to love. There were several things I really enjoyed about the book, along with some that weren't the best (in my opinion). I'm a huge fan of thrillers, so I read them constantly. I've come across so many that it's truly hard for m ...more
One of my favorite books to read are thrillers so I was excited to dive into Wicked Charm! Wicked Charming is a fun suspenseful read with plenty of romance. I was a little disappointed that the romance was more of the main focus than the serial killer. I did still really enjoy Wicked Charm, it just ...more
*I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for a honest review*
Wicked Charm is a YA romantic thriller. I absolutely loved the setting of this book. I could feel everything. The swamp was so spooky. Throughout the entire book I had this creepy feeling. I had to know who was murdering these gir ...more