Description
Description
"Have you ever wondered how long it would take for a lethal dose of arsenic to kill you?
Thirty-five hours, twenty-nine minutes, and fifteen seconds.
I should know. I counted myself."
Amidst the gaslit alleys and cobblestone streets of Victorian London, two killers find themselves entangled in a waltz they cannot escape.
Alina Lis, a botanist and hobbyist poisoner, has a pastime of killing unsavory men in her twisted sense of poetic justice. When she targets the conceited playboy, Silas Forbes, only to find him in her apothecary the following week, she discovers human men are the least of her problems.
The pair's unlikely association sparks gossip among affluent society. As their mysterious bond deepens, a chilling truth emerges-concealed identities, lurking foes, and questions as plentiful as the hydra's head brew within this haunting Gothic tale of violent passion.
Will Silas and Alina find themselves in each other's arms, or will the shadows of their past keep them apart?
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"If you're at all interested in the "Gothic" as a category of literature (or of expression in general), you'll recognize the powerful thematic elements Ophelia experiments with. They dabble in matters of class, femininity, fashion, the academy and the animal, and leave you with an urge to research further or read the book again." - Camille Kolo, Goodreads.
"The Victorian London setting heightens the gothic atmosphere and the sense of Alina's misplacement in the world as a woman driven by her intellect and curiosity." - Nikki, Goodreads.
"All the pieces just slide into place- twisting and turning what you thought you knew about them." - Samantha Lynn, Goodreads.
"...suspect a satisfying, neat, little love story before Ophelia throws you to your knees and makes you beg for whatever their dramatic, alluring and oft times grotesque book is willing to give you." - Camille Kolo, Goodreads.
"This is precisely the type of book that whisks you out of a reading slump, only to plunge you right back in" - Sophie, Goodreads.
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