A review by kelsbookzone1
The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste

mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Thank you to NetGalley and RB Media for an early release copy 

A debut novel, following the family of Venus, brewing potions in secret to sell in DC due to the injustices that hit her Witcher family in the past. Set in the real world revolving around social and racial injustices, the story revolves around Venus as she discovers what happened to her mother and her seek for revenge.

A good debut, I enjoyed the beginning a little more and the pacing felt uneven as the story continued. I wasn’t a huge fan of chapters of that had excerpts of things of “witchipedia” instead of just including the world building into the story.  Overall, the narrator was fantastic. There were so many characters and the narrator did a great job of giving each character their own personality