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This Poison Heart
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Description
Bloomsbury presents This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron, read by Jordan Cobb.
Darkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron's new contemporary fantasy about a girl with a unique and deadly power.
Briseis has a gift: with a single touch she can grow plants from tiny seeds to rich blooms.
When Briseis's aunt dies and wills her a dilapidated estate in rural New York, Bri and her parents hope that surrounded by plants and flowers, she will finally learn to control her gift. But their new home is sinister in ways they never expected-it comes with a mysterious set of instructions, a walled garden filled with the deadliest botanicals in the world, and generations of secrets. There is more to Bri's sudden inheritance than she could have imagined, and she is determined to uncover it.
From the bestselling author of Cinderella Is Dead comes an enchanting story about a young woman with the power to conquer the dark forces descending around her.
Product details
| Published | Jun 29 2021 |
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| Format | Audiobook |
| Duration | 10 hours and 17 minutes |
| ISBN | 9781547607723 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury YA |
| Series | This Poison Heart |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
About the contributors
Reviews
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Mesmerising and beautiful
Tracy Deonn, NYT bestselling author of Legendborn
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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
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Brings much-needed inclusivity and contemporary flavor to the teen fantasy genre
Kirkus Reviews
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This Poison Heart masterfully weaves a unique story grounded in the depths of Greek mythology and Black girlhood
Booklist starred review
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A wholly original and captivating story where girls finally decide for themselves who lives happily ever after
Brigid Kemmerer on CINDERELLA IS DEAD
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Challenges patriarchy with kick-butt heroines and a counter-story that will forever change how readers perceive fairy tales
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