Her Wicked Roots

“Her Wicked Roots is a stellar, genre-bending debut from Tanya Pell. It’s a full-fledged Gothic, creepy as hell and full of yearning, soaked in dread and mystery. I can’t want to see what Pell does next!” —Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Birds and The House of Last Resort
“Tanya Pell is a horror horticulturist who has cultivated a manic botanic gothic that grafts Silvia Moreno-Garcia to Daphne du Maurier, and what sprouts out is absolutely beautiful. Her Wicked Roots reaches in and rummages through the reader’s subconscious until there’s no weeding it out.” —Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
“Tanya Pell’s Her Wicked Roots is a winding, creeping ivy, a nighttime garden bursting and blossoming with rich texture and dark, sinister bouquets. Beautiful flowers can, however, be deadly. A richly Gothic and lush retelling.” —Cynthia Pelayo, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Vanishing Daughters
“Her Wicked Roots is a true treat, sure to delight and thrill in equal measure; a must-read for fans of queer gothic novels.” —Johanna Van Veen, author of Blood on Her Tongue and My Darling Dreadful Thing
“Darkly enchanting, Her Wicked Roots is haunting, propulsive and as hypnotic as the poisonous blooms at the novel’s heart. Truly a bewitching sapphic delight.” —Francesca May, author of Wild and Wicked Things and This Vicious Hunger
“This gorgeous, haunting story coiled tight around my heart and refused to let go. An intoxicating tale of secrets, desire, hurt and bravery, rooted in the fear of losing the ones we love. Tanya Pell is such an exciting voice in horror, and this gothic mystery is truly unforgettable.” —Josh Winning, author of Heads Will Roll
“Tanya Pell skillfully brews a gothic Victorian horror novel that’s equal parts The Secret Garden and Midsommar… Like the belladonna plant that populates Edenfield, Her Wicked Roots is deceptively approachable—but beware of the poison just under the stunning surface.” —BookPage
“Eerie… It’s easy to sink into the spooky atmosphere, and an impressive final twist will catch even the most genre-savvy unaware. For readers seeking fun queer gothic horror, this delivers.” —Publisher’s Weekly
“Perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic (2022) or Kit Mayquist’s Tripping Arcadia (2022), the book features a Gone Girl-esque twist that will plant this story’s wicked roots deep into readers’ souls.” —Booklist
“Lush and languid… A full-blooded and enchanting gothic, that much like some of the flora it features, is beautiful and lethal in equal measure. Nothing short of spectacular, Pell’s latest is twisted, twisty, full of queer longing and chlorophyllic menace… There’s a quiet dread that Tanya Pell has clearly mastered. Rappaccini’s Daughter meets Silvia Moreno-Garcia in this claustrophobic, botanical beast of a book that is indeed as exquisite on the inside as its cover suggests. Thorny, horny, and full of tension.” —FanFiAddict

Tanya Pell is a narcoleptic horror author who drinks bougie coffee and lives in the American South. She is the Bram Stoker Award–nominated author of Her Wicked Roots, Cicada, and several short stories featured in anthologies like Mother Knows Best and Obsolescence.

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