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,
Italy,
Australia,
France,
Denmark,
Sweden, (under the title
Mer än ögat ser meaning 'More than the eye sees'),
Germany (under the title of
Gegen das Sommerlicht meaning 'Against/Towards the Summer Light'.) and in
Spain (under the title of "Encanto fatal" meaning 'Fatal Enchantment').
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. 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.