An Affair of Poisons by Addie Thorley
Publisher: Page Street Kids
Release Date: February 26th 2019
Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
Synopsis:
After unwittingly helping her mother poison King Louis XIV,
seventeen-year-old alchemist Mirabelle Monvoison is forced to see her mother's
Shadow Society in a horrifying new light: they're not heroes of the people, as they’ve always claimed to be, but murderers.
Shadow Society in a horrifying new light: they're not heroes of the people, as they’ve always claimed to be, but murderers.
Herself included. Mira tries to ease her guilt by brewing helpful
curatives, but her hunger tonics and headache remedies cannot right
past wrongs or save the dissenters her mother vows to purge.
Royal bastard Josse de Bourbon is more kitchen boy than fils de
France. But when the Shadow Society assassinates the Sun King and
half the royal court, he must become the prince he was never meant
to be in order to save his injured sisters and the petulant Dauphin.
Forced to hide in the derelict sewers beneath the city, any hope of
reclaiming Paris seems impossible — until Josse's path collides with Mirabelle’s, and he finds a surprising ally in his sworn enemy.
She's a deadly poisoner. He's a bastard prince. Together, they form a
tenuous pact to unite the commoners and former nobility against the
Shadow Society. But can a rebellion built on mistrust ever hope to
succeed?
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About the Author
Addie Thorley spent her childhood playing soccer, riding horses, and
scribbling stories. After graduating from the University of Utah with
a degree in journalism, she decided “hard news” didn’t contain
enough magic and kissing, so she flung herself into the land of fiction
and never looked back.
She now lives in Princeton, New Jersey with her husband, daughter,
and wolf dog. When she’s not writing she can be found gallivanting in
the woods or galloping around the barn where she works as a horse
trainer and exercise rider.
AN AFFAIR OF POISONS is her debut novel.
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*I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to Page Street Publishing*
Mirabelle is an alchemist. She makes hunger tonics and medicines for
the poor, but Mira also makes poisons. When Mira’s mother, the leader
of the Shadow Society, uses one of Mira’s poisons to poison King Louis
XIV, Mira realises the true nature of the Shadow Society.
Josse de Bourbon is the bastard son of King Louis XIV. He works in
the palace kitchen and uses every chance he can to see his half-sisters. When Josse’s father is assassinated, Josse hides with his
siblings in the sewers.
Mirabelle and Josse meet and together they will try to unite the
citizens of Paris.
Can Mirabelle and Josse trust each other?
Will they stop the Shadow Society?
An Affair or Poisons was an enjoyable, intriguing read.
I loved the setting and the mix of historical and fantasy.
I liked that it was based on an actual historical figure - one that I
hadn’t heard of before and am interested to find out more about.
I thought that both Mirabelle and Josse were relatable protagonists
and I enjoyed their interactions. It was good reading as they
developed throughout the book.
The plot was interesting and had some twists that I didn’t see coming.
I liked the writing style overall, but there were times when I forgot
whose perspective I was reading from.
Overall this was an enjoyable read that I would recommend.
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