The Poisons We Drink
The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste, published by Sourcebooks on February 4, 2025, is a 496-page work written in English. This narrative unfolds in a country divided between humans and witchers, centering on Venus Stoneheart, who brews illegal love potions to support her family. The story explores the dangers of her craft, including painful side effects and the severe consequences of being caught, while also delving into the dark, sentient magic that resides within her.
Readers will find a gripping tale of action and adventure as Venus navigates her tumultuous life following her mother’s death at the hands of an enemy. With her younger sister Janus to protect, Venus is drawn into a web of corruption when the Grand Witcher offers her a chance for revenge at a steep cost. The narrative examines themes of power, trust, and the complexities of sisterhood, all set against a backdrop where love potions are weaponized in a struggle against hate and prejudice.
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In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illegal love potions to support her family.
Love potions is a dangerous business. Brewing has painful, debilitating side effects, and getting caught means death or a prison sentence. But what Venus is most afraid of is the dark, sentient magic within her.
Then an enemy’s iron bullet kills her mother, Venus’s life implodes. Keeping her reckless little sister Janus safe is now her responsibility. When the powerful Grand Witcher, the ruthless head of her coven, offers Venus the chance to punish her mother’s killer, she has to pay a steep price for revenge. The cost? Brew poisonous potions to enslave D.C.’s most influential politicians.
As Venus crawls deeper into the corrupt underbelly of her city, the line between magic and power blurs, and it’s hard to tell who to trust…Herself included.
The Poisons We Drink is a potent YA debut about a world where love potions are weaponized against hate and prejudice, sisterhood is unbreakable, and self-love is life and death.
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