The book centres Black characters, and its prose sings. This Wicked Fate is a delightful novel about literal Black Girl Magic, found family, and queer love, with adventures and a satisfying twist on Greek mythology
Foreword Reviews, starred review
This duology closer delves deeper into mythology while depicting textured, realistic relationships
Kirkus Reviews
Mesmerising and beautiful
Tracy Deonn, NYT bestselling author of Legendborn on THIS POISON HEART
This Poison Heart is a book to enjoy on the first read, notate in the rereads, and pump you up for what’s to come in its sequel. You should pick up this book!
blackgirlscreate.org
A delicious mix of intoxicating fantasy and coming of age, steeped in Greek mythology and peppered with references to the Jordan Peele films Get Out and Us
Observer New Review on THIS POISON HEART
Brings much-needed inclusivity and contemporary flavour to the teen fantasy genre
Kirkus Reviews on THIS POISON HEART
This Poison Heart masterfully weaves a unique story grounded in the depths of Greek mythology and Black girlhood
Booklist starred review
Ambitious, replacing the happily-ever-after with a tragic legacy and a defiant, feminist tone
Publisher's Weekly Online on THIS POISON HEART
Kalynn Bayron does more than re-write a fairy-tale ... She breaks it apart and rebuilds it into a wholly original and captivating story where girls finally decide for themselves who lives happily ever after
Brigid Kemmerer on CINDERELLA IS DEAD