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The Poison Diaries (Poison Diaries, #1) - Community Reviews back

by Maryrose Wood
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Jazabell
Jazabell rated it 13 years ago
This was a very interesting story. At first I didn't think I was going to like it, but soon I couldn't put it down. Weed is a very interesting character and I can completely understand why Jessamine finds him so fascinating. It's a very quick read and full of unexpected twists. I am looking forward ...
Feelingfictional
Feelingfictional rated it 14 years ago
Jessamine and her father Thomas live a quiet life in the ruins of Hulne Abbey spending most of their time tending to their gardens. There is one garden that it is forbidden for Jessamine to enter though - her father's poison garden where he keeps the dangerous plants he uses to make medicines. Tho...
Books With Bite
Books With Bite rated it 14 years ago
In the beginning it was slow. At first I almost gave up in the book, then I hit chapter four, thats when things really started to get interesting. It certainly did pick up when Weed, started to do strange things. I was very intrigued from the start.Now, this book was written well, and the plot, dram...
Bibliophilic Monologues
Bibliophilic Monologues rated it 15 years ago
I admit it all right? It was the cover that first reeled me in. And then I noticed the “Duchess of Northumberland” and grew more intrigued. Besides, the plot sounded intriguing. Now, the book, it seems, is the first of a series, and so I understand the reason it doesn’t seem complete but the thing i...
E.J. Stevens
E.J. Stevens rated it 15 years ago
Plants can be categorized as helpful or deadly, it is in their nature, but what excuse for the nature of man? The Poison Diaries illustrates the dark side of humanity and the selfish, obsessive nature of man. Some of the characters in this novel are horrifically cruel and yet Jessamine is a young...
TheBecks
TheBecks rated it 15 years ago
I read this pre-release ebook on HarperTeen.com. I must admit that I'm not generally a fan of reading ebooks on the computer - I like to be able to travel while reading: the bed, the couch, the floor, at the table while I eat, etc. So I don't read a lot of books at the computer, but a lot depends on...
MiriamReads
MiriamReads rated it 15 years ago
Jessamine lives alone with her apothocary father in the remains of a monastery, tending their herb and vegetable gardens and keeping house while her father travels the county dosing people with his herbal remedies, searching for any books of horticulture that may have survived the burning of the mon...
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