A wonderfully colorful reference book full of pictures, illustrations and historical details. And while it may not cover everything in the world, it had a some of the most well known weeds of the western world and a couple I didn't even know about. There's a lot of detail that went into this for something that was labeled a children's book so praise to the author for her work. Very educational and informative. I really enjoyed this book.

Absolutely enthralling! I devoured this book in a couple of hours. The full color pages are gorgeous and add to the information. The natural world is fascinating and poison plants are no exception. I loved this incredible nonfiction read - ties in well with popular fiction titles like Belladonna - we can understand more why Adalyn Grace went with that as her poison of choice.

oh my gosh. i really loved this! i learnt so much & i didn't expect this to feel like a warm read at all. i'm not into non-fiction usually, but the synopsis and the pages immediately drew me in. i would recommend this for sure!

I thought the book was presented really well.

The images for the most part were engaging and beautiful, especially the introduction image at the beginning of each chapter. These images were reminiscent of old botanical journal drawings. There were a few images that threw off the overall aesthetic of the book, mainly the couple I saw from Getty Images.

The format of the book was very interesting and flowed well. I do wonder if the book may have been mislabeled as for children, not because of the content but because of the explanations. While I really enjoyed the real world examples of encounters with the plants, I thought they could have been fleshed out more, especially when compared to the details and explanation of how the body reacts to the poison compounds in the plants. This portion of each chapter I feel goes beyond a child’s ability to comprehend.

Overall, the book received five stars because it accomplished the author’s goal of introducing the reader to a series of carefully curated poisonous plants with a logical and easy to follow format that was also aesthetically pleasing. It’s a wonderful beginners guide to poisonous plants that also is artfully presented.

A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants is a super gorgeous book about poisonous plants. I loved that it was a mix of botany and true crime as each plant included stories about poisonings that were done with it. It is definitely a dark read, but riveting! The illustrations are fantastic. I had a hard time putting this one down!

Thanks to NetGalley, Rebecca Hirsch, and Lerner Publishing for the chance to read and review! My opinions are my own.

This book was unique and great I loved the concept and the narrative though at certain points it felt flat but it quickly picked up making it a good read