One visitor is Marie, a mysterious young woman who Bri befriends, only to find that Marie is keeping dark secrets of her own. When strangers begin to arrive on their doorstep, asking for tinctures and elixirs, Bri learns she has a talent for creating them. But their new home is sinister in ways they never imagined-it comes with a specific set of instructions, an old-school apothecary, and a walled garden growing the deadliest botanicals in the world. Hopefully surrounded by plants and flowers, Bri will finally learn to control her gift. When Briseis’s aunt leaves her a dilapidated estate, Bri and her parents head there for the summer. Darkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron’s new contemporary fantasy about a girl with a unique and deadly power.īriseis has a gift: with a single touch, she can grow plants from tiny seeds to rich blooms. Vis mereĭon't miss the sequel, This Wicked Fate, where to save the people she loves, Briseis must change the most dangerous of fates ahead of her. And Briseis's long-departed ancestors aren't going to let her rest until she accepts her place as the keeper of the terrible power that lies at the heart of the Poison Garden.Ĭinderella 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.ĭon't miss the sequel, This Wicked Fate, where to save the people she loves, Briseis must change the most dangerous of fates ahead of her. A hidden altar to a dark goddess, a lineage of witches stretching back to ancient times, and a hidden garden overgrown with the most deadly poisonous plants on earth. And then Briseis inherits an old house from her birth mother and suddenly finds herself with the space and privacy to test her powers for the first time.īut as Briseis starts to bring the house's rambling garden back to life, she finds she has also inherited generations of secrets. It's a power she and her adoptive mothers have spent her whole life trying to hide.

Flowers bloom in her footsteps and leaves turn to face her as though she were the sun. '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 ReviewĮver since she can remember, Briseis has had power over plants. 'Brings much-needed inclusivity and contemporary flavor to the teen fantasy genre' - Kirkus Reviews

She breaks it apart and rebuilds it into a wholly original and captivating story where girls finally decide for themselves who lives happily ever after' - Brigid Kemmerer

'Kalynn Bayron does more than re-write a fairy-tale.

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