Week 39 Review: Nightshade

From Goodreads:
A dark, gothic tale of romance… and murder. The latest book in the grippingly dark series, The Poison Diaries. Our heroine, Jessamine, has lost her faith in the men she loved, and her innocence as well. She turns to the dark side and plots to kill her father, using his own poisons, before becoming an assassin, a poisoner for hire. Can she recover from her heartache and reunite with her true love, Weed? Find out in this thrilling story where poisons, darkness and horror are a part of everyday life, and love is the only cure.

My Review:
This was a pretty great book! I didn't enjoy it as much as The Poison Diaries, but it was still pretty great! It was much darker, and yeah, it was pretty darned entertaining, with all the new and dark things that were happening!

So after the ending of The Poison Diaries, I really wanted to read this book. And it picks up pretty quickly, which is what I wanted, because I wanted to know what was going to happen next, after that big mess that was the ending of the last book.

Yeah, this book is definitely darker then the first book, the poison prince is in Jessamine's head, and yeah, her new-found job as an assassin, and being apart, especially after the betrayal. And then there were times when they were just so close, but then it didn't work out for them, and that sucked!

 Lots of pretty bad things happen in this book. You think of the Dante's Inferno, well, this is kinda similar, the first one was the decent, this one is going through hell, and hopefully the last one will get the characters to a good place, to paradise, you know? I'm pretty sure that's the order of events in the Dante series, at least!

Such a fantastic book, really enjoyable, and I want the 3rd, and probably final, book now!

Author: Maryrose Wood
Series: The Poison Diaries #2
Read: September 26th, 2012
Source: Library
Reason Why: Really enjoyed the first book, and it's a YAHFC book!
Publisher: Balzer & Bray
Published: June 9th 2011

5/5 Hearts

2/5 Books

2/5 Stars

Week 31 Review: The Poison Diaries

From Goodreads:
A dark, gothic tale of romance... and murder. In the right dose, everything is a poison. Jessamine has spent her whole life in a cottage close to her father's apothecary garden, surrounded by medicinal plants and herbs that could kill her -- although her father has never allowed her into the most dangerous part of the grounds... the poison garden. And so she's never had reason to be afraid -- until now. Because now a newcomer has come to live with the family, a quiet but strangely attractive orphan boy named Weed. Though Weed doesn't say much in words, he has an instant talent for the apothecary's trade, seeming to possess a close bond with the plants of the garden. Soon, he and Jessamine also share a close bond. But little does Jessamine know that passion can be just as poisonous as the deadliest plants in the garden -- for behind Weed's instinctive way in the garden is a terrible secret.

My Review:
This was a really great book! Dark and creepy, but so good! I enjoyed reading it a ton, it was really entertaining, and fascinating to read, unique in how the paranormal aspect worked out, and with an ending that makes me want the next book now!

Just the idea of a poison garden, with all those deadlies, well, yeah, is pretty creepy! Then there's Jessamine who's grown up with it there, but never entered, and who pretty much everyone describes as innocent.

Then there's Weed, with his strange past, and his strange power over plants, which yeah, adds the big part of the paranormal in this book! So awesome to read about that, and also the relationship that developed between Weed and Jessamine!

Oh, that ending! There were a few close calls, and then everything happened, and just, man! I want the sequel now, because of where it ended, it can't stay there, it has to keep moving to get those two into a better place!

I enjoyed this book quite a good deal, and I wants the sequel!

Author: Maryrose Wood
Series: The Poison Diaries #1
Read: August 2nd, 2012
Source: Library
Reason Why: Sounded like a good book! And it's a YAHFC book!
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Published: July 20th 2010

5/5 Hearts

3/5 Books

3/5 Stars