The Poisons We Drink
The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste, published by Sourcebooks, Incorporated in 2024, is a young adult fiction novel that delves into a world divided between humans and witchers. The story follows Venus Stoneheart, who brews illegal love potions to support her family, navigating the dangerous consequences of her craft. As she grapples with the dark magic within her, a tragic event forces her to take on the responsibility of protecting her younger sister, Janus, while seeking revenge against her mother’s killer.
Readers will find a narrative rich in action and adventure, exploring themes of power, trust, and the complexities of sisterhood. As Venus becomes entangled in a web of corruption and deceit, she must confront the blurred lines between magic and authority. This edition spans 480 pages and is presented in English, offering a compelling look at a dystopian society where love potions serve as both a means of survival and a weapon against societal 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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