readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Grief, Vomit, Excrement, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Infidelity
Poisoning, diabetes mention.seetaylorwriteandreview's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Briseis has the power to grow plants. It’s a power that she and her adoptive parents have tried to hide for years. But when an aunt she never met leaves her the family estate in her death, Briseis and her mothers go to see if they can make it livable. What awaits for them once they get there is a magical adventure full of danger, friendship, and betrayal.
I went into this book mostly blind after seeing it being raved about on BookTok. The cover itself caught my attention and the story swept me away. I didn’t want to put it down and it completely enthralled me. The cliffhanger it left me on has me ready to read the second one. A new take on modern-day Greek mythology with its own Black girl magic, This Poison Heart is probably one of my favorite reads all month.
Moderate: Death of parent and Violence
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Vomit
jazminnnnnnn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Torture, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Stalking, Toxic friendship, Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
thenerdybookwitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Violence and Cursing
Minor: Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, and Pregnancy
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I'm knocking off a star because the pacing got weird near the end (it's a bit of a slow mystery following a trail of breadcrumbs and then in the last 20 pages or so about 4000 things happen) but overall this was a huge improvement and I'm looking forward to the sequel.
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Murder, and Stalking
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Violence