The Wildest Things

(Hardback)

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In this sapphic Snow White retelling, if Snow is to save her kingdom from being ravaged by the Blight, she'll have to kill the Evil Queen's daughter.if she doesn't fall in love with her first. When her glass coffin unexpectedly shatters, Snow White awakens to anything but a dream. The land is rotting. The animals have mutated. In the twenty years that have passed since Snow bit into the poisoned apple, the kingdom of Roanfrost has transformed from a luscious wild land to a blight-ravaged nightmare. In search of answers and a way to restore her kingdom to its former glory, Snow sets out on a dangerous journey that will test the strength she never knew she had. Friends will become foes. New alliances will form. The Queen with the blood red lips will stop at nothing to seize her power as well as her heart. If Snow has any chance to survive and restore not only her kingdom, but all of Garedenne, her only option is to become the Seasonkeeper and access the life-giving magic that will heal the plague. But the path to becoming the Seasonkeeper is more treacherous than she could ever imagine-because the wild things have awakened and Snow's darker impulses yearn to set them free.

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LGBTQ Reads, "Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Young Adult Fiction: January-June 2025"

The Nerd Daily, "72 of the Most Anticipated YA Books of 2025"

Reactor Mag, "Most Anticipated Young Adult SFF/H for January & February 2025", "New Young Adult SFF Books Arriving in February"

"A dark, creepy, and complex fairy-tale retelling." - Kirkus

"Using richly descriptive prose, Hannah reimagines the story of Snow White in a labyrinthine high-fantasy world of dark magic, greed, and suppressed sapphic longing. A slow-burning tale of desire and nature." - Publishers Weekly

""Hannah crafts a fast-paced adventure that rejects the patriarchy, giving Snow White agency and space to explore her emotions and understand how her feelings were never valued in the past. Its unique premise and familiar characters will make this dark spin on a fairy-tale classic an easy sell." - Booklist

"Richly dark and achingly romantic, The Wildest Things wakes up Snow White -- and gives her a voice. A festering, hypnotic story of second chances, forbidden love, and necessary ruin, Andrea Hannah pays homage to the escapist magic of the original tale, while simultaneously taking a knife to its flaws. This is the retelling I've been hungering for." - Rebecca Mix, New York Times bestselling author of The Ones We Burn

"A sweeping fairytale with an ecofeminist twist. The Wildest Things will transport you to a world both grotesque and beautiful, full of wild magic and lionhearted girls. This one's for the recovering people pleasers." --Allison Saft, New York Times bestselling author of A Fragile Enchantment

"At once utterly lush and feral, The Wildest Things, is a dark, adventurous reimagining of Snow White that intertwines the fire of feminine rage with the healing magic of nature. Heartbreaking, dark, romantic, and deeply reflective, the characters are an enamoring blend of both the fairest and ugliest parts of human nature and are sure to enthrall you and steal your heart." - Kaylie Smith, author of A Ruinous Fate and A Reckless Oath

Praise for Where Darkness Blooms:

"Sharp and rich prose by Hannah blends Faulknerian descriptions with visceral bluntness that artfully marries itself to the story's eerie atmosphere." - Publishers Weekly

"[A] safe exploration of the topic of missing and murdered women and the violence of patriarchy. A worthwhile read for lovers of mystery and female friendship." - Booklist

"Will keep readers engaged until the very end. You will not want to put this one down." - Red Carpet Crash

"An immersive, creepy mystery filled with visceral imagery." - Shelf Awareness

"Where Darkness Blooms is a dark, twisted, eerie paranormal thriller that fans of the genre will devour. Hannah's control of setting, plot and characters is highly impressive as is her descriptive prose. [...] Highly recommended to fans of young adult fantasy and horror." - Mystery & Suspense

"Atmospheric and chilling, WHERE DARKNESS BLOOMS is a haunting YA thriller/magical realism read with poignant themes and a satisfying end." - YA Books Central

"The Wildest Things will give you an original, deliciously dark tale and keep you guessing how it will all play out." - JRS Book Reviews via YA Books Central

"Andrea Hannah's haunting novel Where Darkness Blooms drips with delicious atmosphere and a slowly creeping dread. Fans of [...] Rory Power's Burn Our Bodies Down will love this book, a spiritual cousin that explores with vivid earnestness the mighty force that is women determined to help each other." - Claire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn and Sawkill Girls

"A fierce modern fairytale exploring the bonds of sisterhood in all its forms, WHERE DARKNESS BLOOMS is harrowing and hopeful." - Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf

"A fierce, riveting tale of mothers, daughters, and generational curses. Mesmerizing and brutal, Andrea Hannah's Where Darkness Blooms belongs on your shelf right next to Laura Ruby's Bone Gap [...]." - Adrienne Tooley, author of Sweet & Bitter Magic

"A wildly haunting story. Beware, the creepy town of Bishop will take root under your skin just like those sunflowers somehow take root in the prairie dust." - Ginny Myers Sain, author of Dark and Shallow Lies

Author Bio

Andrea Hannah is an author, astrologer, and workshop leader. She teaches creatives all over the globe and writes about everything from fierce modern fairytales to the cosmos (she's a Gemini). Her work has appeared in Bustle, Elite Daily Thrive Global, HuffPost, Mslexia Magazine, and more.