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A review by thebookishstephanie
The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste
Venus lives in a world divided: the humans, and the witchers. She makes illegal love potions to support her family, but Venus isn't worried about the legality of it. She is more worried about the dark, sentient magic within her that speaks to her. After her mother's tragic murder, she is thrown into the corrupt underbelly of her world.
Baptiste's story has excellent representation of so many types, and is filled with magic and action. I loved Venus's family, their interactions and the realness of them all. At its heart, there is a story of a young woman trying to find her way in the world, but the world is out to destroy her, and throw in a dash of a revenge story too.
The only downside is that I didn't feel as connected to the characters as I would have otherwise liked. The writing felt a bit cold and distant at times, which didn't help with the connection to these characters.
Thank you to the publisher for an e-arc of this one, all opinions are my own.
Baptiste's story has excellent representation of so many types, and is filled with magic and action. I loved Venus's family, their interactions and the realness of them all. At its heart, there is a story of a young woman trying to find her way in the world, but the world is out to destroy her, and throw in a dash of a revenge story too.
The only downside is that I didn't feel as connected to the characters as I would have otherwise liked. The writing felt a bit cold and distant at times, which didn't help with the connection to these characters.
Thank you to the publisher for an e-arc of this one, all opinions are my own.