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A review by aglittercobra
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
***4.0 Stars***
Overall,
This one was a lovely surprise for me. As per usual, I did not really know much about this book going in. I did not read the blurb, I just thought the cover was pretty and I know what belladonna is so I was like yea sure lets give this a try. This book is a wide range of genres. YA, Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery maybe a dash of Horror. I really don't want to give anything away about the plot, so I will just say this, there is pretty good character development, I liked all the characters and the world building was pretty well done. At the heart of this book there is a mystery that I had a pretty good idea about before it was revealed, though I did not guess everything which I did enjoyed.
Cover,
I have the US first edition version that has beautiful artwork under the dust jacket. The cover itself I beautiful and as I said before it drew me in enough to buy it.
Recommendation,
You should read this book, if you are interested in reading a Gothic paranormal (think death and ghosts), mystery novels. There is a romance subplot with very little spice (maybe 1 chili pepper). Some trigger warnings but nothing super gorey, or detailed. This is definitely properly labeled as a YA.
Overall,
This one was a lovely surprise for me. As per usual, I did not really know much about this book going in. I did not read the blurb, I just thought the cover was pretty and I know what belladonna is so I was like yea sure lets give this a try. This book is a wide range of genres. YA, Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery maybe a dash of Horror. I really don't want to give anything away about the plot, so I will just say this, there is pretty good character development, I liked all the characters and the world building was pretty well done. At the heart of this book there is a mystery that I had a pretty good idea about before it was revealed, though I did not guess everything which I did enjoyed.
Cover,
I have the US first edition version that has beautiful artwork under the dust jacket. The cover itself I beautiful and as I said before it drew me in enough to buy it.
Recommendation,
You should read this book, if you are interested in reading a Gothic paranormal (think death and ghosts), mystery novels. There is a romance subplot with very little spice (maybe 1 chili pepper). Some trigger warnings but nothing super gorey, or detailed. This is definitely properly labeled as a YA.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent