This Poison Heart: From the Author of the Tiktok Sensation Cinderella Is Dead

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When strangers begin to turn up at the house, asking for various herbs and potions, Briseis realizes that she has a natural ability for creating these special products. Marie is one of the first visitors to show up on Briseis’s doorstep—she is a gorgeous and enigmatic young woman and Briseis is happy to befriend her. But Briseis finds out that Marie is keeping a ton of dark secrets about her family’s unique history, the house and her strange connection to the surrounding community. Briseis knew that her inheritance was too good to be true and she wants to get to the bottom of all the secrets that go hand in hand with the estate… until a malicious group comes after her because they believe she can make a precious and hazardous immortality potion.

Darkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron’s new contemporary fantasy about a girl with a unique and deadly power. Then there's the romance. Is there a romance? I could hardly tell; it is as underdeveloped as almost everything else. It is instalove, but that's the least of its problems. Marie acts creepy towards Briseis (watching her from outside her new house is only the start). Bri is aware that the strange girl might be dangerous and not what she seems, but she ignores her instincts because Marie is so pretty. Later on it is revealed (plot twist! Pile 'em on!) that Marie is three hundred and seventy six years old, and was lovers with an ancestor of Bri's, who gave her an Absyrtus Heart to save her life and grant her immortality. Oh and she has super strength and can squash men's heads with her bare hands. Somehow none of this deters Bri. She realistically freaks out at first, but after some light kisses, it is clear that Marie is still a viable love interest. A centuries-old woman in a teenage girl's body is flirting with and lusting over a girl who is barely seventeen years old. Said immortal woman was also in love with the girl's ancestor. If Marie had been male, more people would be describing her as toxic, equalling Edward Cullen. Why is she even relevant to the story? She doesn't appear or figure into the big climax in any way. The flowers in my arrangement craned their soft petals toward me. Any time I was sad or scared or happy, they took notice, reacted in kind. Grief and sadness made them shrivel; happiness made them perk up; and fear and anger made them lash out. Author Guy Bass introduces SCRAP, about one robot who tried to protect the humans on his planet against an army of robots. Now the humans need his... You’re new to this place, but it isn’t new to you,” Marie said. “It’s in your bones. It’s part of who you are.”plants are kind of like people. Tell a person they’re worthless, hurt their feelings everyday—they’d wither, too.” Mom gave me a book on botany when I got into middle school. She thought if I became a scientist, I could figure out where my power came from and what exactly it was for. It seemed like a good idea when she first brought it up, but as I got older, the “how” became less important than the “why.” I wasn’t sure the answers I needed could be found in a textbook but I didn’t know where else to start. Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. Get started Close Although they start off in New York, the bulk of the novel happens when they move to a rural town in New York where she has inherited an estate from her birth mother. Cue all the haunting instances with mysterious strangers showing up on the doorstep, skeleton keys that open up doors, and an intriguing apocathery and accompanying garden with deadly plants. I loved discovering all the secrets that the manor had to offer, and how it was tied to Brisei's own ancestors and heritage. There is certainly a thread of magical realism within the book, and the setting is haunting, vivid and evocative which I loved.

Apologies to the author and the readers who love this book. I mean no disrespect, but I had to add my own opinions to the beloved book community; get them out there. Really, what more could you want? It all sounds positively incredible. And throughout the majority of the book, it is. What it sounds like doesn’t make a difference to me. This isn’t just something in your blood. It’s you. It’s who you are. How could I doubt what you’re telling us when I’ve seen what you can do?”You’re related to Circe.” She was suddenly at the base of the ladder holding it steady with one hand. “I can see that by looking at you. Do you mind if I ask how?” A magical Queer story of a Poison Garden, close family bonds, small town secrets and Greek myth, this was such a fun ride. I loved that Briseis magic was specific to plants, and I enjoyed following her as she finally found a place away from the chaos of the city where she could truly test her magic.

Briseis has a gift: she can grow plants from tiny seeds to rich blooms with a single touch. When Briseis’s aunt dies and wills her a dilapidated estate in rural New York, Briseis and her parents decide to leave Brooklyn behind, seeking a quieter existence. But their new home is more sinister than they could have imagined—it comes with a walled garden filled with the deadliest botanicals in the world, one that can only be safely entered by those who share their bloodline. What a fun and unique read! This Poison Heart features a blend of plant loving, Greek mythology and a haunting tale to find one's own mysterious heritage. I thought Briseis was such a fun main character, particularly with her powers of growing and understanding plants (like Poison Ivy). Although this isolates her from other people, she has a strong bond with her two mothers which was lovely to see. Mom always knew exactly what to say. Mr.Hughes and his wife used to come into the shop together. Now, it was just him, and it made me so sad I could hardly stand it. The arrangement on the table in front of me began to wilt.

Lou the undertaker. Does he need to exist? Has he and his family been covering up the suspicious deaths of the Colchis women for forever? Why? Does he work for Veruca Sore? It's extremely unclear. But if he does, then why is Karter so hostile to him when they meet, calling him creepy and accusing him of being horrible to Bri? There was no hint whatsoever about Mrs. Redmond being evil beforehand. She aided Bri (and didn't appear much in the book, at any rate), and never even attempted to steal the keys to the garden's gates from her - some of which the woman had the entire time anyway - and if she needed Bri to get the Absyrtus Heart to her, then why did she attempt to get through the gates before going to the house with the eviction notice, hence why she looked so beat up? (The plants are sentient and only allow Bri with her powers to go through unharmed). Redmond knew what would happen, and Bri had the keys! Which. Mrs. Redmond. Gave. To. Her. Why didn't she just force Bri to retrieve the Heart by threatening one of her mums in the very beginning? She thinks to do this at the end, thus the majority of the book, the large part of the middle, is kind of a convoluted waste of time. And then, I’d pushed too hard. Igrew dozens of the daisy-like chamomile plants, but I also brought the roots of our neighbor’s Norway maple tree up through the ground, tearing apart the landscaping and busting a hole in the fence. Mo told the guy next door that sometimes trees go through a growth spurt, like kids when they hit puberty, and for some reason that was beyond me, his dumbass believed her. I loved this so much!! I need the sequel right now!! I really enjoyed Cinderella Is Dead when it came out, but This Poison Heart has me at stan levels for Kalynn Bayron. Ma'am can do no wrong. I will read ANYTHING she writes. Also desperate for the sequel *cries in queer*

Blondie performed acoustic versions of "Poison Heart" and " I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" at their October 14, 2006, show at CBGB's. It was the penultimate show at the club before its closing. The last show was performed the next day by Patti Smith. THIS POISON HEART is about a girl named Briseis. She works in a flower shop with her two moms and she has a natural affinity for plants. An affinity that makes them approach her like friends and grow at super-speed. Also, she's immune to poison. I was thinking to myself, "Oh my God, she is literally like Poison Ivy" and was delighted when one of the characters in the book comes to a similar conclusion. Apparently this is also a Secret Garden retelling, but I'm just going to run with the Poison Ivy comparison. She even sort of meets her own Harley Quinn to be her BFF/love interest. Briseis has a very unusual power – she can control the plants and flowers around her. But she's struggling to keep her gift under wraps, and it's starting to alienate her friends. So when she discovers that she's inherited an old house from her birth family, she and her adoptive mothers agree that it might just be the fresh start they need. This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron is a captivating young adult fantasy novel that emphasizes the importance of being true to yourself and fully embracing your power and your destiny.

A delicious mix of intoxicating fantasy and coming of age, steeped in Greek mythology and peppered with references to the Jordan Peele films Get Out and Us' - Observer New Review When Briseis’s aunt dies, she bequeaths a large and neglected estate in rural New York to Briseis. This inheritance came at the right time for Briseis and her parents so they decided to leave Brooklyn and spend the summer at the estate. Briseis knows that she’ll be surrounded by a lot of plants and flowers at her new home and she hopes that she will learn how to control her unusual gift while she is there. Unfortunately, her new home is menacing in every sense of the word because it comes with bizarre instructions, a well-established apothecary and a hidden garden that contains some of the deadliest plants in the world and no one except Briseis or her blood relatives can enter it. Although there is only a touch of romance in this story, it is a realistic portrayal of teenage attraction. I am eager to see how the flirting and chemistry here develop in the next book.