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A Week to Be Wicked

by Tessa Dare · Spindle Cove #2 · 384 pages · Published March 2012
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
4.13 / 5 across 22K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ (3/5)

A hilarious, adventurous Adult historical romance built around road trip, fake relationship, science heroine. 384 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Hilarious. Adventurous. Steamy.

Hilarious Adventurous Steamy

Mood Match

Hilarious Adventurous Steamy
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Skip this book if…

  • You prefer completely clean, fade-to-black romance
  • You haven't read the earlier books in the Spindle Cove series

Content notes

Sexual Content
Road Trip
Fake Relationship
Science Heroine
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
70%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
3/5
Core elements
Genre
Historical Romance
Comedy
Moods
Hilarious
Adventurous
Steamy
Key Tropes
Road Trip
Fake Relationship
Science Heroine
Ending
Satisfying
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How spicy is A Week to Be Wicked?

Moderate (3/5) — explicit content present but not dominant.

Do I need to read A Week to Be Wicked in order?

A Week to Be Wicked is book 2 in the Spindle Cove series. Reading in order is recommended.

Who would enjoy A Week to Be Wicked?

Readers who love hilarious and adventurous stories with road trip and fake relationship. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is A Week to Be Wicked?

A hilarious, adventurous Adult historical romance built around road trip, fake relationship, science heroine. 384 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for A Week to Be Wicked?

Content notes include: sexual content. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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