Description: "This intriguing fantasy has many tendrils to wrap around teen hearts: there is a budding romance between Jessamine and Weed, a grave illness that threaten's Jessamine's life, Weed's supernatural skills, a series of chilling folk-lore worthy tests of Weed's love, and encounters with Oleander, a figure who enters Jessamine's fevered dreams and implores her to abandon Weed and join him in death. The haunting ending will leave readers wanting to talk about the themes of cruelty, honesty, and loyalty." - Booklist "This intriguing fantasy has many tendrils to wrap around teen hearts. The haunting ending will leave readers wanting to talk about the themes of cruelty, honesty, and loya--lty." - Booklist "Lyrical and lovely, a fast-paced literary gem."-- - Ally Carter, New York Times bestselling author of Heist Society "A passionate story....Wood does a marvelous job of creating heart-wrenching decisions for her characters and portraying a doomed romance reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet." - Publishers Weekly "Wood fashions a narrative whose conventions of gothic romance intertwine with, then utterly succumb to, the brutal forces of human obsession. Absorbing." - Kirkus Reviews

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