As she magics the grounds back into life and strangers arrive asking for plant potions and medicines, Bri discovers another more sinister side to her powers and her legacy. P. Paul Fenech, lead singer of the psychobilly band the Meteors, covered the song on his solo album The "F" Word in 2006.

Apparently this is also a Secret Garden retelling, but I'm just going to run with the Poison Ivy comparison.

She consults her trusted parents and studies and practices diligently to protect herself and others. I mean no disrespect, but I had to add my own opinions to the beloved book community; get them out there. A centuries-old woman in a teenage girl's body is flirting with and lusting over a girl who is barely seventeen years old.

My grandparents are always telling me to drink herbal tea when I’ve got an upset stomach or to boil some ginger with lemon on the stove when I’m sick. Bayron does a fantastic job combining reality, complete with 21st century pop culture references, with the magic of Greek mythology, and I'm really looking forward to book 2! Just a reminder that this will be a SPOILER discussion for Chapters 26-31 of This Poison Heart, so make sure you read are finished the book before continuing.She's been twisted into the ultimate epitome of the woman scorned cliché in our culture and society, to suit the patriarchy's needs, with no sympathy or critical human thought by the men (i. It was a really unique urban fantasy with the plants and poisonous plants in particular being a main part of the story. When she inherits a mysterious house from an unknown ancestor, she finally has a place with enough space to let herself explore her gift to its fullest. The supporting cast of characters is richly drawn and realistic too from intriguing local boy Karter to mysterious rich girl Marie. I don't care that he attacked her, he WAS STILL INNOCENT> But Briseis was all like "i can change her, heart eyes, wishy-washy love monologue.

Briseis knows that she’ll be surrounded by a lot of plants and flowers at her new home and she hopes that she will learn how to control her unusual gift while she is there. Gorgeous cover aside, I'm going to need everyone who enjoyed Tracy Deonn's LEGENDBORN to add this to their TBRs a. Jude—broken, rebuilt, fueled by anger and a sense of powerlessness—has never recovered from watching her adoptive Faerie father murder her parents.Now surrounded by the ghosts of her birth family, a gothic mansion filled with secrets, and a mysterious garden on the property with a locked gate, Briseis is about to discover the true meaning of her abilities and just what, exactly, they're meant for. She knew about the Colchis women, was friends with them, and apparently she comes from a family of alchemists.