Reviews

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace

katiegetslit's review

4.0

Well this book was way too pretty not to pick up.

And then I read the back cover and it talked about it being a gothic romance with ”poisonous deeds” and a mysterious man covered in shadows. Take my money.

I really liked it. It’s dark fairy tale meets true crime. I love how they were intertwined.

Definitely want to read Foxglove when it comes out.

kariatnip's review

5.0

i absolutely adored this book! i love a good murder mystery with a hint of supernatural stuff! belladonna reminds me very much of the show Ghost Whisperer (which i also absolutely love)! i love signa and her journey throughout the book and her acceptance of what Death is and what it can mean!! this book helped give me a new perspective on death and the passing of a loved one 10/10 recommend this book.

my absolute favorite quote:

“A human life is a beautiful thing. You humans… you feel. You feel so deeply that it consumes you… he feels sorrow because he loved so deeply. And were I not real, Little Bird, were I not Death, he would never have experienced that love. So which better? To live forever, or to live and love?” (350)

lunayin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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

4.5

crilleacreereads's review

4.0

A girl with different colored eyes and an ability to see spirits, has a connection with Death himself. When Signa has yet another caregiver die, she is sent to live with her uncle and cousins who have recently lost their mother to a strange illness that has also settled on the girl cousin. But is it an illness or something else? Signa has a mystery to solve and in the time it takes to solve that mystery, she also begins to understand her connection with Death. I really enjoyed this book and cannot wait for the second one!

beegers_reads's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

jamoll04's review

5.0

Oh my good word. This book is absolutely incredible and I haven’t been caught by a book like this in forever (even though I skipped a decade of reading). There are so many twists and turns and although I guessed only one ☝️ twist, so many things happened that I did not expect. I am eagerly waiting for Foxglove

Merged review:

Oh my good word. This book is absolutely incredible and I haven’t been caught by a book like this in forever (even though I skipped a decade of reading). There are so many twists and turns and although I guessed only one ☝️ twist, so many things happened that I did not expect. I am eagerly waiting for Foxglove

meigothic's review against another edition

5.0

Sometime last year, I had immediately added this book TBR as soon as I learned that Death was a love interest. I knew I was going to love it. I just didn't know HOW MUCH I was going to love it. I'm SO glad I finally got the push to read it thanks to some awesome people (you know who you are

darrienburnett's review

4.0

The only reason I’m giving this 4 stars is because there were times in the book that I thought dragged, but the story as a whole was good!

leahreadzlolz's review

adventurous inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

strawberry2109's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Loved the story! I couldn’t stop reading, but the ink thing that irritated me a little was the scene with the death and signa when they came very close to eachother. Cannot wait to read the 2. Book