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"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?

THE POISONER is a GOTHIC DARK ROMANCE with secondary themes in HORROR, SUPERNATURAL, and SCIENCE FICTION. Please take care and read ALL author notes on sensitive content in the front of the book and on the author's website.
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    May 6, 2024
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    6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-13
    979-8990129405
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"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.

About the Author

I.V. Ophelia hails from a small town in New England and has inhabited NYC for a little over half a decade. She is known for her gothic Victorian vampire series, The Poisoner. When she is not writing the most unhinged thing she can think of, Ophelia spends most of her time as a full-time artist, 19th-century gown collector, animal mom, antique furniture hoarder, world traveler, and overall menace.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CXLLBQMY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dalahast Books (May 6, 2024)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 444 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8990129405
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
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I.V. Ophelia hails from a small town in New England and has inhabited NYC for a little over half a decade. She is known for her gothic Victorian vampire series, The Poisoner.

When she is not writing the most unhinged thing she can think of, Ophelia spends most of her time as a full-time artist, 19th-century gown collector, animal mom, antique furniture hoarder, world traveler, and overall menace.

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bree100197
5.0 out of 5 stars A heart wrenching read
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2024
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I’ve been waiting for this book to come out for ever! I can say that the anticipation was definitely worth it. This was a fantastic read. I didn’t want to put the book down once I started. You truly fall in love with Alina and Silas and their morally gray (or at times morally evil) personalities, and the twists make the story even more thrilling. I can’t wait for the next book!
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Cactus Tuna 🌵
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Debut but proceed with caution!
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2024
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This is an outstanding debut novel by an indie author!

First I want to preface that this is my first dark romance book. I have read other horror/thrillers in the past but this is the first to involve romance. I found out about the book and the author with her amazing marketing on Instagram. Huge kudos! I know how hard it is to stand out especially with the Instagram algorithm.

The writing was really good. It was very smooth and didn’t have that usual indie debut book writing feel where the prose is very choppy and inconsistent. It was perfect enough to get sucked into the story.

Spoilers below👇

Since I am new to the genre, it was big jarring to see the cat and mouse game happen in the first half of the book, with all of the traps, catch and release. It wasn’t doing it for me TBH but I acknowledge that that’s a trope that a lot of people look for. I just realized that it’s really not my cup of tea 😅 I kept going because I really enjoyed the writing but wasn’t too convinced that the MMC and FMC would get past that. But once they did, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I really liked them as a couple and the drama between Silas, Alina, and Viktor.

On to the cons:

There were several chapters that felt like vignettes of Alina’s life as she was navigating this, which left me a bit confused of the timeline. But I guess it reflected how she was feeling with everything going on?

There’s a lot of questions I still have like: how was her father killed exactly? It’s alluded that she made a mistake and killed him when trying to kill the assistant but I really wish we would’ve been told how exactly. And after Luka tortured and basically SAd Alina during the rice incident, why did Silas say he had a plan that only Luka would help with but then proceeded on just feeding (threesome style) with Luka? He really did nothing and just gave up on the woman he mated with? Not sure if he was just riding it out and waiting in his father to show up? Or if that was his way of being there for her?

Hopefully we get more info in this with the next book which I will def read ☺️

Overall I enjoyed it! It’s twisted and new for me. Don’t think I will continue with the dark romance genre but I will continue with book 2 for this series! 😁 I would recommend, but yes, definitely don’t skip the kinks/trigger warning page at the beginning. It’s not for the faint of heart 🖤
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5.0 out of 5 stars I literally have no words
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024
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I found this author through Instagram and was intrigued with the cover and the little bio we got with what the book was about and let me just say this is a new favorite. I'm in love with Alina and everything she does, her strength of character and willingness to keep going even through her trauma and fear. I am so excited for the next book and can't believe I have to wait for probably another year.

I will say READ THE TRIGGER WARNINGS and make sure that your up for this gothic story. It is devious and deliciously dark but with that dark comes the things that make the skin crawl.

5/5
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Haplafilt
5.0 out of 5 stars Dark gothic romance, read it!
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2024
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This is an amazing debut book.

Important to know is the FMC and MMC are NOT good people, both of them will dismember a corpse without lifting an eyebrow. Both rabid animals in their own way with a blatant disregard for human life.

What do you get when two morally gray/black killers meet by chance and try their best to kill eachother? Set it in Victorian London and you get the Poisoner.

Alina is one of my favourite FMC I've come a cross, fierce, intelligent and a moral compass that's unhinged. That moral compass leads her right into view for the MMC who finds her murderous tendencies just adorable.

Silas starts to stalk Alina with the only reason being she's cute, smells good and he likes to play with his food, his intention is kill and eat her. But after a failed poisoning he takes her every murder attempt as advanced flirting and the internal bleeding really makes the butterflys flutter in his stomach.

The vampiri are different from a lot of vampires I've read about and I'm looking forward to learn more about them.

This is a DARK romance and if you're expecting to read a fluffy vampire book you're gonna be disappointed, some themes are very dark and triggering so be sure to read the trigger warnings.

The story is far from over at the end and I'm on the edge of my seat to see where the story is gonna takes us in the next book.
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Sofia Diaz
5.0 out of 5 stars I recommend this book to anyone hesitant.
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2024
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I was hesitant to read this, but I ended up loving it. I’ve come across books that claim to have dark themes, obsession, gothic elements but they are terrible. I felt like most dark literature was rinse & repeat with flat characters, bland plots and recycled writing. I was tired of reading books making these claims and falling so short. But this left me wanting more. The language the characters use is realistic for the time setting, the detail and knowledge about the tome period, along with the character monologues being written……and the ending threw me on spin. I’m looking forward to the second book in the series!
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Sam
4.0 out of 5 stars Spicy, Gothic, Victorian 📚
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2024
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This book is absolutely worth the read! It gives Haunting/Hunting Adeline vibes. There’s “the creature” and “the poisoner”. The MMC and the FMC are both stalkers and unhinged- which we love. The FMC goes through some trauma after being captured. There’s a good plot twist towards the end. I predicted part of the twist, but not all of it. I’m excited to see how the next book turns out!
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Bloody Crimson
5.0 out of 5 stars Delectable
Reviewed in Canada on May 9, 2024
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 /5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

Utterly delectable. I devoured the gem that is this debut novel. I was so eager for The Poisoner to be out in the wild, my sights have been set on it for months. The Poisoner goes straight to my favorite books ever.

Alina and Silas were exquisite together, the bantering and the thrill of the hunt were quite fun. The storyline was gripping, the writing style pulled me in from the very beginning. I adored the Victorian setting, the gothic atmosphere. I’m such a suck3r for those kinds of books. For a smart girl, Alina sometimes was actually quite blinded by her curiosity (it’s okay, we all have our moments) and Silas, for a Vipera, was quite a sweetie when it came to her.

The anticipation regarding this book was killing me and I’m elated to say that it did not disappoint. I cannot say that the ending was what I was ‘’expecting’’, but simultaneously, it’ll fuel supreme angst for the next installment (Silas *shake my head*). The author, I.V Ophelia, stated that The Poisoner is a combination between Penny Dreadful and Crimson Peak and I clearly see it. I don’t want to say more in fear of inadvertedly spoiling something. Just know that I ADORED IT.

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Bloody Crimson
5.0 out of 5 stars Delectable
Reviewed in Canada on May 9, 2024
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 /5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

Utterly delectable. I devoured the gem that is this debut novel. I was so eager for The Poisoner to be out in the wild, my sights have been set on it for months. The Poisoner goes straight to my favorite books ever.

Alina and Silas were exquisite together, the bantering and the thrill of the hunt were quite fun. The storyline was gripping, the writing style pulled me in from the very beginning. I adored the Victorian setting, the gothic atmosphere. I’m such a suck3r for those kinds of books. For a smart girl, Alina sometimes was actually quite blinded by her curiosity (it’s okay, we all have our moments) and Silas, for a Vipera, was quite a sweetie when it came to her.

The anticipation regarding this book was killing me and I’m elated to say that it did not disappoint. I cannot say that the ending was what I was ‘’expecting’’, but simultaneously, it’ll fuel supreme angst for the next installment (Silas *shake my head*). The author, I.V Ophelia, stated that The Poisoner is a combination between Penny Dreadful and Crimson Peak and I clearly see it. I don’t want to say more in fear of inadvertedly spoiling something. Just know that I ADORED IT.

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Amber
5.0 out of 5 stars Dark & Delicious
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 10, 2024
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This gothic romance novel is very well written for debut book. The FMC is utterly independent and strong, and that rage she has! The MMC is so twisted, but when his caring side came out! I love development of the relationship between the two main characters. (It does get steamy too…) But I also love the mystery that develops and watching it unfold. Somethings I did not see coming. I cannot wait for book 2! If you are reading reviews to look for a sign to ready this, let it be this! You won’t regret reading!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Book!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2024
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I absolutely love The Poisoner! Following the the author's journey for months made me so excited to receive it on Monday. I read it in two days (work pulled me away🥲) and I was so enthralled. As a fellow writer I loved the prose, the characters, and the atmosphere.

I need to re-read immediately🥰
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Georgia Rewcastle
5.0 out of 5 stars Just get it already!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2024
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I was counting down the days for the release of this and I was not disappointed!
I absolutely LOVED this book
It is a masterpiece!
The characters 😍 the tension 🔥 the ending‼️‼️‼️
I don’t know how I’m going to survive the wait for the next one!
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