Review: Nightshade:The Poison Diaries 2 - Maryrose Wood

Reading level: Ages 13 and up
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Balzer + Bray (October 25, 2011)

 A dark, gothic tale of romance… and murder. The latest book in the grippingly dark series, The Poison Diaries. Our heroine, Jessamine, has lost her faith in the men she loved, and her innocence as well. She turns to the dark side and plots to kill her father, using his own poisons, before becoming an assassin, a poisoner for hire. Can she recover from her heartache and reunite with her true love, Weed? Find out in this thrilling story where poisons, darkness and horror are a part of everyday life, and love is the only cure.

My Thoughts...

When we find Jessamine in this book she is not the same girl we left in the last book. She has lost her faith in men, and had her innocence taken away. Jessamine gets her revenge against her father and urns to the dark side. She becomes and  assassin for hire and loses herself to he lure of the poisons. Weed spends his time desperately trying to find Jessamine, but all the plants tell him is hey can't find her. 

This novel turns into an intense race to see if Weed can save Jessamine before she destroys herself, and if Jessamine can forgive Weed for the things she thinks he has done. 

I loved this, it was much darker than the first book and Jessamine was pretty rocking even though she was kind of evilish. Weed was still Weed and I really loved him. I can't wait for more in this series cause I can't wait to see where this goes next. I know this wasn't the most detailed review but it is hard to talk in too much detail without giving away one of the things that makes this book so awesome. I'm giving this one 4 stars and I highly suggest you guys read this book!

Review: The Poison Diaries - Marywoodrose Wood

Reading level:  Ages 13 and up
Paperback:  304 pages
Publisher:  Balzer + Bray; Reprint edition (June 21, 2011)

A dark, gothic tale of romance... and murder. In the right dose, everything is a poison. Jessamine has spent her whole life in a cottage close to her father's apothecary garden, surrounded by medicinal plants and herbs that could kill her -- although her father has never allowed her into the most dangerous part of the grounds... the poison garden. And so she's never had reason to be afraid -- until now. Because now a newcomer has come to live with the family, a quiet but strangely attractive orphan boy named Weed. Though Weed doesn't say much in words, he has an instant talent for the apothecary's trade, seeming to possess a close bond with the plants of the garden. Soon, he and Jessamine also share a close bond. But little does Jessamine know that passion can be just as poisonous as the deadliest plants in the garden -- for behind Weed's instinctive way in the garden is a terrible secret.

My Thoughts...

Jessamine has spent her life living in an isolated cottage with her father. Her father is a respected Apothecary, he has spent a lot of time teaching her about the amazing power of plants. One day a man delivers a boy to the apothecary's house. The boys name is Weed. It doesn't take long for Jessamine or her father to realise that Weed isn't a normal boy. As we move through the book we watch Jessamine and Weed start to fall in love. Jessamine's father at one point takes them into the one garden that has been forbidden to Jessamine her whole life. From there the story erupts into betrayal, heart break, lies and touch decisions. 

This story is rather sweet and romantic when you look at Jessamine and Weed, but when you add in her father everything takes on a more sinister look. I really enjoyed this story and the end of this book blew me away. I had my suspicions but I wasn't 100% sure until it was laid out for me. I would recommend his book to everyone I give this one 4 stars!