This Poison Heart

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Call Number: Teen Fiction / Bayron, Kalynn, Teen Book / Fiction / Fantasy / Bayron, Kalynn
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Teen, 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Teen Fiction / Bayron, Kalynn	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Fiction / Fantasy / Bayron, Kalynn	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Teen Books 4-week checkout	Teen Book / Fiction / Fantasy / Bayron, Kalynn	4-week checkout	On Shelf

When Briseis's aunt dies and wills her a dilapidated estate in rural New York, Bri and her parents leave Brooklyn behind for the summer. Hopefully there, surrounded by plants and flowers, Bri will finally learn to control her gift: the ability to grow plants from tiny seeds to rich blooms with a single touch. Their new home comes with a specific set of instructions, an old-school apothecary, and a walled garden filled with the deadliest botanicals in the world that can only be entered by those who share Bri's unique family lineage. Then strangers begin to arrive on their doorstep, asking for tinctures and elixirs. One of the visitors, Marie, is keeping dark secrets about the history of the estate and the surrounding community. -- adapted from jacket

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Engrossing Book submitted by Beatlesfan04 on July 22, 2022, 11:12pm I read this book after watching an AADL pride book talk. It is so engaging I read it in two days and it's sequel in one day. It has an interesting plot, twists and turns, fantasy and reality. I love it's effortless queer and POC representation. It's not your stereotypical coming out book. It has a deep plot that echos some of the real life struggle of reconciling with your family lineage and past trauma. I would highly recommend this book.