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A review by sarahscupofcoffee
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
5.0
I read this for the first time as an ARC when it came out a few years ago and was swept away. The atmosphere is perfect for fall, even if it's not explicitly set in it. We have a nineteen year old who can interact with the dead and cannot die herself. When her parents died horrifically when Signa was only a baby, she was bounced from one family member to another. Unfortunately, most of these people only wanted the fortune that they'd have access to, so she wasn't well cared for.
This is where Death comes in. Signa learns that if she takes a handful of belladonna berries, she dies.
She's transported to this in-between, where she interacts with Death before coming back to her body. In other words, Signa hates Death and blames him for her misfortune. Everyone around her dies.
Not only is Belladonna perfect for spooky season because we have death personified, haunted manors, a murder mystery, a sweeping romance, and a great cast of side characters... but there's a dog. Who doesn't love a man with a dog?
Onto book two!
This is where Death comes in. Signa learns that if she takes a handful of belladonna berries, she dies.
She's transported to this in-between, where she interacts with Death before coming back to her body. In other words, Signa hates Death and blames him for her misfortune. Everyone around her dies.
Not only is Belladonna perfect for spooky season because we have death personified, haunted manors, a murder mystery, a sweeping romance, and a great cast of side characters... but there's a dog. Who doesn't love a man with a dog?
Onto book two!