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

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It's outside influence, and the fear of how other people will react, that are the only things holding her back.Cinderella Is Dead author Kalynn Bayron brings a message of proud inclusivity to this empowering fantasy about a young woman finding the strength to challenge everything she has been told is true. Everywhere I went, if there was something green and growing, it was like an alarm went off, alerting it to my presence. Any "Author Information" displayed below reflects the author's biography at the time this particular book was published. It contains references to 'Hamilton', 'Hadestown', 'Get Out', 'Us', 'Black Panther', Disney's 'Hercules', and yes, DC's Poison Ivy is cited in-text, in comparison to the heroine Briseis's own horticultural and poison making and handling abilities. And the deeper Briseis delves into the history of her family and her garden, the more she learns what's really at stake.

I helped Mo patch the fence, but every time I looked at the new, pale pickets, a stab of shame coursed through me. No, the villain is a crazy, murderous, power hungry lady with a god complex and entitlement issues who would let her child die if it meant achieving her goals. She confesses that she forged all the letters from Circe, save the map, and that she had tried to enter the garden herself. Alongside the uncoiling magical mystery, I adored the loving banter between Bri’s moms, and the intrigue of her friendship with local boy Karter. Will Briseis be able to accept her duty as the guardian of an ancient power that lies in the middle of the Poison Garden?i feel like the author was trying to put too many black culture things in the book to make it and bri seem more relatable but it got really annoying at certain points because sometimes characters would say black phrases that didn’t fit into the conversation and it felt like the author was forcing it. The book’s botanical and mythic insights are endlessly fascinating and interwoven with green-fingered dexterity, and the plot is 100% page-turning as it conjures a fast-blossoming story that twists with the grip of snaking vines.