Belladonna: bestselling gothic fantasy romance

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Oh wow, what an intriguing and unique plot! This book seems to be right up my alley. I love a good gothic-inspired read. Plus, the cover is absolutely stunning, wow!

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years older—and the time would come for me to meet them. For the longest time, I pitied them for their short lives. And I admit, Signa, that I have grown more callous with my age. But I have also grown to admire humans. They've such a short time to experience their lives, and so they must feel deeply. They must experience in one life-time things it's taken me an eternity to experience. When I see men like Elijah, rather than feel guilt for what I've done, I remember that he feels sorrow because he loved so deeply. And were I not real, Little Bird, were I not Death, he would never have experienced that love. So which is better? To live forever, or to live and love?” Julius is poisoned. Death shows up to take his spirit. Fate also arrives and tells Signa she has another murder to solve. Excellent. Death tells Signa to make a choice. She can either let Percy run, or kill him and give his remaining years to Blythe. She sets Gundry, the hellhound on him. Signa heads to the stables to get a horse, which Sylas sorts out for her. The two of them head off and Signa leaves Sylas behind to head to the garden. Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Sex, Romance & Nudity in your kid's entertainment guide. Get started CloseSigna and Percy head into town to go to the apothecary. The doctor advises that Blythe doesn’t have company that day because she’s getting worse and hallucinating. Her tongue is starting to develop the same sores her mother’s did. Marjorie agrees with the doctor but Elijah points out that he gave the same advice for Lillian and she still ended up dead. Reminder of what the expectations were of young society women in the 1800s: to be demure, be a good dancer, wear extravagant dresses, and attract a rich husband. A little botany and chemistry lesson: physostigmine is found in the calabar bean and can reverse the effects of belladonna poisoning. Death, or the grim reaper, has been a character in many many books. Readers can compare this handsome depiction of Death with others. Signa was then passed from relative to relative, starting with her grandmother. Her grandmother died, but she loved Signa. The other relatives weren’t so loving. Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. Get started Close Everyone thinks Percy ran off. The Hawthornes let a lot of their staff go in the hope that whoever was poisoning the children leaves too.

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace | Waterstones

Add it: Goodreads Goodreads Summary: For as long as Signa Farrow has been alive, the people in her life have fallen like stars... There was nothing she hated more than people, and nothing she loved more than attention. A true conundrum.” Were you rooting for Signa to be interested in Death? Why, or why not? What about this depiction of Death makes it easier to imagine him as a love interest? What other depictions of Death have you read about?

Goodreads Summary:

Signa has been experimenting with different poisons. She discovered a while ago that she wouldn’t die, but if she did take the poison then she could possibly summon Death himself. She also learns that if she touches things after consuming the poison, that thing will die. Content Warnings: (major) Gore, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Vomit, (moderate) Suicide attempt*, Addiction, Body horror, Sexism, Blood, and Physical abuse Belladonnacapitalizes on a well-developed magic system and atmospheric prose to deliver both a satisfying mystery and romance.”