A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha Mabry
Series: standalone
Genre: YA, fantasy, magical realism
Release date: April 12th 2016
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Length: 288 pages
Everyone knows the legends about the cursed girl–Isabel, the one the señoras whisper about. They say she has green skin and grass for hair, and she feeds on the poisonous plants that fill her family’s Caribbean island garden. Some say she can grant wishes; some say her touch can kill.
Seventeen-year-old Lucas lives on the mainland most of the year but spends summers with his hotel-developer father in Puerto Rico. He’s grown up hearing stories about the cursed girl, and he wants to believe in Isabel and her magic. When letters from Isabel begin mysteriously appearing in his room the same day his new girlfriend disappears, Lucas turns to Isabel for answers–and finds himself lured into her strange and enchanted world. But time is running out for the girl filled with poison, and the more entangled Lucas becomes with Isabel, the less certain he is of escaping with his own life.
Little note: I am actually super excited to read this one and I was lucky to received an ARC copy! I’m expecting a dual POV and a complicated romance… Hopefully I won’t be disappointed 😀 Oh and I actually love the cover! It’s so bright and unique!
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