He seems to have some sort of vendetta against Marie. As no one else is around Briseis decides to fix the arrangement, but as she does so a man comes into the room. Karter accompanies her to the funeral home and inside they come to see there is a body on display, with a wilted flower arrangement. Briseis agrees to try to talk to the coroner the following day, while Marie will speak to Dr.
The men were after Briseis because they want access to the power of the second Heart. She is over 300 years old, but 17 forever. They get in and start driving back to Briseis’ house and Marie explains that back in the 1600s she had the plague and in order to save her life Astraea used one of the Hearts, which also made her immortal. When the plants let her go Marie looks at her with eyes that are pure black and asks her if she can keep another secret.īack at the car Nyx is waiting for them - she had taken care of another of the men. Briseis’ eyes open and she watches Marie do something to the head of a man. The plants and vines grab Briseis and protect her, even attacking one of the men. Marie asks Briseis to trust her and close her eyes, and she does so as the men attack.
They also look at Astraea’s grave, but it says she died in 1680, and as Marie is dodging Briseis’ questions about how that is possible, three men show up. Marie meets them there and together they look at the graves of all of Briseis’ ancestors, including Circe and Selene. Nyx picks her up the next evening and drives her out to an overrun graveyard in a remote area. Briseis texts Marie and asks to be taken to see her family’s graves. Inside are pictures of Selene growing up, culminating in a picture of her in 2004, pregnant with Briseis. Just a reminder that this will be a SPOILER discussion for Chapters 22-25 of This Poison Heart, so make sure you read are finished this section before continuing.ĭiscussion questions are listed below, and anyone who participates in the comments will be entered to win a free OwlCrate box! I'll be selecting a winning comment early next week to give people ample chance to finish the book.Īfter getting home Briseis goes up to her room and when laying on her bed notices a photo album on top of her armoire. Welcome back to the penultimate day of our book club read-along for OwlCrate's July book, This Poison Heart!
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