A review by mwalsh97
The Poisoner by I.V. Ophelia

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Well that started dark and got darker. I would only recommend this book to those who enjoyed Haunting Adeline. Otherwise, this book is probably not for you.

I really enjoyed this book up until the last 40-50 pages, then it was very harrowing and made me feel like I needed a soul shower.

The concept of a Victorian Era woman poisoning those who mistreat women is an amazing concept and I love the inclusion of her being a botanist. Even the take on vampires in this is really amazing, definitely more on the erotica side of things than I usually read but still well written. I felt that the book I read in the blurb is not the book I got, the blurb made this sound a lot more plot heavy than romance/erotica heavy.

But please please please heed the content warnings in the beginning of the book. They are there fora reason and they are needed. I am going to add in the content warning provided on the author's website: https://www.ivophelia.com/poisoner
• Primal
• Vampires
• A variation of knotting
• Risk-Aware Consent Kink
• Chasing 
• Biting
• Hair Pulling
• Blood play
• Forked tongues
• Brat/Brat tamer
• Spitting
•  Mutual Stalking 
Kinks included, but not necessarily intended for romantic/erotic effect considering their negative depiction in the context of the story. Either way, they should be labeled:
• Dub/non-con
• Impact play with whip
• Inappropriate use of rice
• Degradation/Praise
• Sadism
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