A fiercely compelling, ferocious story full of fury and tenderness - a gorgeous read * Kiran Millwood Hargrave * Furious, beautiful, and impossible to put down * Katherine Webber * I read this book in one sitting. I literally couldnt put it down! Watson builds an incredibly vivid world oozing with magic, excitement and danger. My heart didnt stop racing until the very last word * Jasbinder Bilan * I flew through this book. Its a gripping exploration and vindication of anger, rooted in South African history... Read this one for witches, a family curse, falling for a childhood friends, girls both expressing and claiming their fury, and a magical Cape Town * Samantha Shannon * Bold, visceral, and alive, from the hidden magic swirling under the everyday and mundane, to the slow unfolding of the depth of the curse and fight to break it an absolute gut-punch of a novel * Melinda Salisbury * A gripping, immersive story, and a powerful vindication of female anger, Blood to Poison is a stunning read * Louise ONeill * A compulsive read. It has everything a bestselling YA novel needs: secret societies, deliciously evil villains, love, and enough twists to keep you gasping from beginning to end * Sally Partridge * Mary Watson is a writer of great skill, and unsurprisingly, Blood to Poison sings with blood and magic... hard to put down and harder to forget. * Deirdre Sullivan * A fierce battle cry of vindicated anger, set in a richly textured world of everyday magic. * Imogen Russell Williams, Guardian *