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Poisonous formulas ✓
Audacity ✓
No Fucks Given ✓

Attention to all the abusers, cheaters, bullies and the most disgusting of humans, this horror story is for you!

Nella is a ghost, wowed to help the mentally and physically hurt women with her discreetly booming business. However, she has some rules

#1: These concoctions she dispensed cannot be used to harm another woman!
#2: Names of the murderer and victims must be recorded at the apothecary’s register.

Nella starts to form a unique friendship with Eliza Fanning who is only 12, working at the store with her, a string of unfortunate events put her and the women whose names are recorded at register in danger to be exposed.

At the present time, we’re introduced to aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell who plans to celebrate her tenth year anniversary with her beloved husband. But she finds out her darling husband is a cheating bastard, and travels alone to London. Finding a glass vial in the sand, which brings out so many secrets and with the help of an employee from British library she finds herself digging out to solve 200 years long mystery. Those three women’s paths cross and Caroline gets closer to solve the secrets behind apothecary murders!

After finishing this book, I decided to read more about mudlarking and the story about Mary Ann Cotton who had poisoned nearly 21 victims at the 19th century.

Overall this novel is high tense, gothic, dark atmosphere and a great read! Definitely one for the shelves.

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