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A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari

55 reviews

pages_and_chaos's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I tried to do audio while I was cleaning and diving but had to stick to print because it was confusing who was who in the beginning. 
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bookbrig's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

This could be a great readalike for Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Fairies, with the academically inclined leads bantering and flirting and dealing with mysterious goings on. I liked the main characters quite a bit, as well as the poisonous plant elements. The ending wasn't quite to my liking, though it did set up more mystery elements for the next book in the series. Not sure I'll read more of the series, but I enjoyed this one.
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trying_ceratops's review against another edition

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adventurous informative lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I enjoyed this book, it’s always fun to read a mystery involving poison. The main character is rambunctious and gets herself into a lot of trouble. The little  bit of romance is nice and believable. The reason for not giving this a full 5 is that I’m left not feeling very attached to the main character nor if her story continues. 
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bearybooky's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I really enjoyed this story!! Cant wait to read books 2 and 3!
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pkbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

The book follows Saffron and Alexander as they try to solve the mysterious poisoning of Mrs. Henry. Saffron is willing to do anything to prove Dr. Maxwells innocents that leads her into a lot of trouble. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the two main characters relationship and seeing the tension and romance grow. 

I couldn’t put the book down and had a fun time trying to decipher the mystery myself. The reason I gave this book a 4.5 instead of 5 was because the ended was a little drab for my liking. Overall the book was well written, and very captivating, would highly recommend! 
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mels_reading_log's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

At a dinner party for University College of London staff, someone is poisoned. Newly hired research assistant, Saffron, puts on her detective cap to prove her mentor’s innocence. Alexander Ashton, another one of the scientists, gets pulled into her investigation and flirting starts up between the two of them. Can they figure out who actually poisoned the guest before a large group of the suspects get on a boat for their research trip to the Amazon? Or will Alexander have to set sail with a would-be murderer? I love a smart and flirty whodunit.
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glorifiedloveletters's review

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emotional lighthearted mysterious tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was fine, but it wasn't love. The writing style is a bit (forgive me) flowery for my taste, and Saffron is written as though she is very smart, and she mostly is, but she's also painfully naive. Also, she and this Alexander dude should just be buds, what with her "housemate who does housewife duties" bestie pining away at home. Maybe in future books there is a queer awakening for everyone involved? One can dream! But I am unlikely to continue on with the series. This might be more the sort of thing I'd watch instead of read.
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kekepania's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

The basic premise of a woman scientist in the 1920s is really intriguing! But there's surprisingly little written about the main character actually doing anything scientific. It starts out alright, and then is very slow for the middle 200 pages, and quickly wraps up at the end-- which became surprisingly dark, almost uncomfortably. I was going to read the second book...but not sure I want to invest the time. Not a bad book, but just not as advertised.

My biggest complaint is that for a book based on botany, and with the authors note including mentioning botany research, there's a scene in the final third of the book that includes the most inaccurate description of rhododendrons. It honestly took me out of the whole story. Rhododendrons are my states flower and we have them in abundance. Rhododendrons do NOT have thorns! An entire scene centers around this inaccuracy.
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bubblybelle's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

delightfully cozy, historical mystery with plenty of twists and turns. as a plant enthusiast, i loved getting hearing this mystery from a Botanists POV and all of the plant facts that accompanied that. 
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khayes2's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I really liked it! I was constantly changing my suspect and had fun with the budding romance between the characters. Super captivating and cute!
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