Recs if you like A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons...

Fiction books featuring plants as a major theme. For the purpose of this list, fungi are honorary plants! All fiction genres here (though I am primarily a fantasy reader, so suggestions most welcome!)

Want to start a life in the cottage, escape from the horror of life and tuck into your corner in the world? Just remember, this could be a cozy corner OR it could be just the opposite of that...

Here's me keeping track of (most) of the books mentioned in this non-fiction adventure, for the good of all of us.

There is also a reading list at the back of the book, but I think I got them all.

Get on the hype train for these upcoming releases of books in a series. Now is the perfect time to jump on board a new series or start a re-read.

Covers the next 12 months - please send recs

I will list the first book in the series and the upcoming book. Updates once a month.

(I'm already questioning my sanity on how I'm going to maintain this, I wish we could make collaborative lists on here 😭)

Plants and women that are pretty but deadly

Cozy murders to cleanse the palate or just enjoy!

From cozy to a little less than cozy…some with a romantic subplot and some without…

Mysteries where the lead investigator has a romantic interest that is a significant subplot.

Step into the role of a curious apothecary and pick some new poison for your next read.

This list is title-based. If you have any fiction book with title including a word "poison" feel free to comment.

-memoir -magical realism -author under 30 y/o -sea creature, character, title, or cover -nobel, booker, pulitzer prize winner -rainbow on cover -book with a tv/film adaption -coffee in the title -ren’s 3 colors on the cover -an authors debut -summer slasher -rens rec -2026 release -mountains on cover -climate change impact -sun in title -new-to-you author -one word title -translated lit -favorite author -plants or poison -banned -another country -any book